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Re:Silicon Valley is Running out of Juice in 2018 by jwilbs on Thursday October 11, 2018 @04:46PM (#18196907)
In which the author restates his title thesis in every paragraph, without ever mentioning supporting evidence.
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Re:Silicon Valley is Running out of Juice in 2018 by robbrit on Thursday October 11, 2018 @05:42PM (#18197247)
It's proof by assertion. Just repeat the same thing over and over, eventually it will be true.

It's a real thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_assertion

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Re:Silicon Valley is Running out of Juice in 2018 by johan_larson on Thursday October 11, 2018 @07:34PM (#18197888)
Absolutely. No doubt about it. If you want something to become true, just repeat it over and over.
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Re:Silicon Valley is Running out of Juice in 2018 by lucasmullens on Thursday October 11, 2018 @05:33PM (#18197209)
Exactly. I kept reading and waiting for an explanation, but they keep dropping things like "American capitalism fueled by a perversion of Silicon Valley could result in the decline of America as a whole." with no evidence. It's absurd.
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