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Re:In the Long Run, We're All Dad by matthewowen on Friday December 22, 2023 @09:05AM (#38734220)
That’s an interesting fact I didn’t know before that makes sense in retrospect.

I wish you hadn’t phrased it snarkily tho: is it really “sad” that someone doesn’t know an interesting fact that you do, or is it a fun opportunity for others to learn something?

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Re:In the Long Run, We're All Dad by Smaug123 on Friday December 22, 2023 @10:11AM (#38734865)
FWIW I didn't read snark. I read "I am sad to see…", much as I might be sad to see the history of any other ancient thing forgotten.
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Re:In the Long Run, We're All Dad by antonvs on Friday December 22, 2023 @06:38PM (#38739999)
A little bit of both, really. But thanks for the charitable reading.
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Re:In the Long Run, We're All Dad by antonvs on Friday December 22, 2023 @06:33PM (#38739952)
The author took a position on the name’s newness, which implies he did some research.

Blog authors like this remind me of ChatGPT: they write with an affected authoritativeness completely disconnected from the actual value of their words.

This gains them a following in the same sort of way that Donald Trump, Joe Rogan, or Jordan Peterson gain a following.

That’s also sad to see.

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