Re: oh, it's called a sweeping generalization retard ...

On 7/31/2026 3:37 PM, dart200 wrote:
> On 7/31/26 3:16 PM, Creon wrote:
>> At Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:14:40 -0700, Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/31/2026 1:53 AM, dart200 wrote:
>>>> On 7/30/26 9:25 PM, Creon wrote:
>>>>> At Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:43:53 -0700, Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/30/2026 6:53 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>> On 7/30/26 6:44 PM, Creon wrote:
>>>>>>>> At Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:42:44 -0400, Noah Sombrero <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:47:37 +0000, Creon <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> At Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:02:12 -0700, Dude <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Post your opinion here:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Fine, I shall:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I think there is too much "baseline fallacy" in the economics
>>>>>>>>>> discussion.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> And, I think the idea that the wealthy buy politicians is
>>>>>>>>>> a bit trite.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And the reason certain ideas become trite is...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> $ dict trite
>>>>>>>> 2 definitions found
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>    From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English 
>>>>>>>> v.0.48
>>>>>>>> [gcide]:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      Trite \Trite\ (tr[imac]t), a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to
>>>>>>>>         rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See 
>>>>>>>> {Throw}, and
>>>>>>>>         cf. {Contrite}, {Detriment}, {Tribulation}, {Try}.]
>>>>>>>>         Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost
>>>>>>>>         novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite 
>>>>>>>> remark; a
>>>>>>>>         trite subject. -- {Trite"ly}, adv. -- {Trite"ness}, n.
>>>>>>>>         [1913 Webster]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>    From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      trite
>>>>>>>>          adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
>>>>>>>>                 "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and
>>>>>>>>                 commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock 
>>>>>>>> answer";
>>>>>>>>                 "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some 
>>>>>>>> timeworn
>>>>>>>>                 axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn:
>>>>>>>>                 {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat},
>>>>>>>>                 {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn},
>>>>>>>>                 {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ...and have I introduced you to the "panopticon" theory of media
>>>>>>>> dynamics?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Media doesn't report what everyone thinks, it reports what it wants
>>>>>>>> everyone to think everyone thinks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Political corruption is a problem, but implying that _all_
>>>>>>>> wealthy people are part of that is...a baseline fallacy.
>>>>>>> seriously this group is literally just noah + a bunch of retarded 
>>>>>>> cons
>>>>>>> with their heads stuck up their butts, eh???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> it's statistically provable that public opinion does _not_ influence
>>>>>>> federal policy, and that only the opinion of the wealthy matters 
>>>>>>> in us
>>>>>>> federal policy. they do this by surveying groups of people, 
>>>>>>> segmenting
>>>>>>> them by wealth class, and comparing that to the result of public
>>>>>>> policy.
>>>>>>> it's not a hard analysis.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> in order to claim the /baserate/ fallacy u need some stats to 
>>>>>>> back that
>>>>>>> up, claiming it out of the blue is just a _bear_ assertion
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> That should be a wrap!
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes.  Specifically, fishrap.
>>>>>
>>>>> (It's used to attract the _bear_s, I guess?)
>>>>>
>>>>> dart200 is confused, that's not what the baseline fallacy
>>>>> is.  The baseline fallacy is assuming "all" for "many", because
>>>>> the large majority of a group form a "baseline" that is then
>>>>> used to pigeonhole the whole group.
>>>>
>>>> nigga are you going to respond with anything useful?
>>>>
>>> The base line on this board is that the claim you are referring to is
>>> entirely false and fabricated, originating from a mashup of internet
>>> rumors and memes made up by informants which have all been refuted and
>>> found to be spurious, crude racist and biased - on this very board!
>>>
>>> Don't make us go back there, Nick. It won't be easy on your ego. You
>>> came here to get enlightened.
>>>
>>> You came to a bowling alley. Now You're our Bitch.
>>>   >
>>>   >
>>>>    > or just keep proving wealth turns _all_ into retarded children???
>>>>    >
>>>>    > #god
>>>>
>>>> cause that's just a true generalization ... not a fallacy
>>>>
>>>> and i believe we'll prove it true when build transparent systems
>>>>
>>>>    > 🖕🤣🖕
>>>>    >
>>>>    > #god
>>>>
>>> The base rate fallacy (often called a baseline fallacy) is a thinking
>>> error where you ignore general statistical facts (the "base rate") and
>>> focus only on small, specific details or a single story
>>>>>
>>>>> But I'm sure Nick knew all that.  That's what I like about him:
>>>>> his attention to detail.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My biz partner has met with the FCC, along
>>>>>>>>>> with other representatives from regional ISPs that he
>>>>>>>>>> picked up along the way.  Can't afford lobbiests?  Lobby 
>>>>>>>>>> yourself.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Someday I'll have to tell you our "coopetition" story.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Note: The opinions expressed by informants are their own and 
>>>>>>>>>>> do not
>>>>>>>>>>> necessarily represent the views of all Usenet board subscribers.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> I would really rather not see the mental midget quoted
>> if he's going to throw tantrums.
>>
>> Otherwise, it will be off to the cornfield for you, too. ;)
>>
> 
> imagine being such a goddamn pussy ur gunna threaten to block others if 
> they don't abide by ur blocklist
> 
>   > humanity never ceases to reach for new kinds of low
>   >
>   > #god
> 
Imagine being such a goddamn pussy you're going to pretend to be the 
rich guy in a chat room. Compared to your current situation, all the 
subscribers posting here are living on Easy Street.

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