• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    3 hours ago

    Then we learned that if you wanted to get the right answer from people … all you had to do was confidently post an answer, any answer, especially if it was wrong … and so many people would jump on you so fast to tell you how stupid you were and give you the right answer.

    … and you also had to tie an onion on your belt which was the style of the time.

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      13 minutes ago

      all you had to do was confidently post an answer, any answer, especially if it was wrong

      so called murphy’s law…

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      40 minutes ago

      Phishing legitimate answers out of people by exploiting their ego is still one of the most impressive things I haven’t thought of.

      Will try to keep in mind