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Re:You want to know something about how bullshit insane our ... by spywaregorilla on Monday August 01, 2022 @08:24AM (#32304986)
The tone of this is grating. That aside, I don't think this mechanism is all that surprising. Inferring the previous state of things helps you better predict its next state.
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Re:You want to know something about how bullshit insane our ... by bowsamic on Monday August 01, 2022 @08:26AM (#32304997)
Well, it is foone...no offence to them but it's kind of their hallmark
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Re:You want to know something about how bullshit insane our ... by xphx on Monday August 01, 2022 @08:48AM (#32305207)
Written as though it's competing for the attention of fourteen-year-olds against meme scrolls, video games and online porn.
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Re:You want to know something about how bullshit insane our ... by TheCraiggers on Monday August 01, 2022 @08:59AM (#32305314)
> Written as though it's competing for the attention of fourteen-year-olds against meme scrolls, video games and online porn.

Well, technically they are. Only not just teens. Attention spans have gotten shorter; I doubt that many of my friends can make it through that without checking their phone at least once.

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Re:You want to know something about how bullshit insane our ... by giraffe_lady on Monday August 01, 2022 @10:14AM (#32306224)
That's quite literally the exact context, so yeah.
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