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Re:Are film critics losing sync with audiences? by _dain_ on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @03:02PM (#31006934)
I wouldn't consider either of these to be the "correct" solution. You don't need to posit anything at all about how film criticism works. Occam's Razor suggests (ROT13):

Vg'f whfg erterffvba gb gur zrna pbzovarq jvgu erfgevpgvba bs enatr. Vs lbh unir gjb pbeeryngrq inevnoyrf K naq L, naq lbh cvpx gur zvavzhz A fnzcyrf sebz K, cebonoyl gur pbeerfcbaqvat A fnzcyrf sebz L jvyy unir uvture crepragvyr enax. Lbh pna pbasvez guvf ol fvzhyngvba. Gura pbzovar jvgu erfgevpgvba bs enatr: vg'f vzcbffvoyr gb tb orybj 0% fpber, fb ybj pevgvp fpberf "cvyr hc" ng mreb. Gura jura lbh ybbx ng gur pbeerfcbaqvat nhqvrapr fpber, nal aba-mreb inyhrf ng nyy jvyy envfr gur zrna. Ol flzzrgel, jr fubhyq rkcrpg gur zbivrf jvgu uvturfg pevgvp fpberf gb unir ybjre nhqvrapr fpberf, naq ivpr irefn va obgu pnfrf sbe ybj/uvtu nhqvrapr fpber.

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Re:Are film critics losing sync with audiences? by robocat on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @03:58PM (#31007550)
Off topic question: Is there anyone here who reads raw ROT13?
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Re:Are film critics losing sync with audiences? by sdiupIGPWEfh on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @09:27PM (#31010223)
A couple years ago, I could manage reading and writing ROT13 somewhat decently. I can still do it after some warm ups first. I can also do arbitrary Caesar cyphers in my head, but not fast enough to impress anyone. Memorizing the alphabet backwards helps, as does being able to visualize the numeric value of each letter. Embarrassingly, I'm actually rather slow at the simple mental arithmetic part.
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