Re:Things you notice when you quit the news (2016)
by ishjoh on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @03:07PM
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As a point of encouragement don't let some random internet bully discourage you from using a perfectly fine word like smart or from diminishing your self image. For all we know you're the smartest person in the world.
Re:Things you notice when you quit the news (2016)
by Smoosh on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @08:47PM
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But appliances like toasters are "smart" these days, so perhaps it's no longer an apt adjective to use.
Re:Things you notice when you quit the news (2016)
by Jaruzel on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @04:16AM
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Talkie Toaster would disagree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec
In fact, a good 50% of my feeds are 'World News' feeds from other countries. it's the best way to see alternate points of view I think, and then as a moderately intelligent[1] adult, I can form my own opinion on the current state of affairs.
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[1] I'm not allowed to call myself 'smart' on HN, I got told off for it on a previous comment ;)