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Re:This map is not upside down by mryijum on Thursday September 18, 2025 @04:49PM (#45294845)
yeah it's remarkable how many comments in this thread seem to be grasping onto random facts as if they represent a non-arbitrary justification.

is this a contrarian impulse or an anti-contrarian impulse?

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Re:This map is not upside down by jama211 on Thursday September 18, 2025 @11:15PM (#45297590)
People latch hardest onto a random explanation when they have the least idea what’s going on. The more someone knows, the more complicated and “it depends” their answer will be I’ve found.

A green flag for me that someone might be an expert is when their attitude towards answering a questions has that “it depends” energy.

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