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Re:Does or did COBOL default to 1875-05-20 for corrupt or mi... by actinium226 on Monday February 17, 2025 @02:33PM (#43082514)
People believe stories. It's ridiculous to suggest otherwise.

As competing narratives become more compelling, people switch the stories they believe.

So if you want people to start believing in the set of facts you hold to be true, tell them a compelling story about those facts, don't just tell at them for not fact checking.

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Re:Does or did COBOL default to 1875-05-20 for corrupt or mi... by burnte on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @09:52AM (#43090156)
"People believe stories. It's ridiculous to suggest otherwise."

No one suggested otherwise, in fact, that's virtually verbatim what I said.

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