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

On 7/31/2026 4:01 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:37:08 -0700, dart200
> <[email protected]> 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
> 
> Funny think about blocking.  The silencing works both ways.  Never
> block anybody.  There is no way works on a screen can possibly be so
> annoying that you can't bear to read them.  And it also doesn't hurt
> you to respond once in a while.
>
Imagine you're such a pussy as to snip debates arbitrarily, alter the 
Subject; change the topic; and cross post to a death chat room as a 
debate tactic.

Imagine you're such a pussy that you remain silent when informants post 
personal racist remarks about their debate opponents.

You suck as a forum moderator!
 >

>>   > humanity never ceases to reach for new kinds of low
>>   >
>>   > #god