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Re:The Singularity Will Occur on a Tuesday by Terr_ on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @02:34PM (#46965573)
Refined 1.01 authoritarian form: Everybody knows you didn't win, and everybody knows the sentiment is universal... But everyone maintains the same outward facade that you won, because it's become a habit and because dissenters seem to have "accidents" falling out of high windows.
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Re:The Singularity Will Occur on a Tuesday by demosito666 on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @02:45PM (#46965722)
V 1.02: Everybody knows you didn't win, and everybody knows the sentiment is universal... But everyone maintains the same outward facade that you won, because they believe that the others believe that you have enough power to crush the dissent. The moment this belief fades, you fall.
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Re:The Singularity Will Occur on a Tuesday by dclowd9901 on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @03:22PM (#46966290)
Is that not the "Emperor's New Clothes" form? That would be like version 0.0.1
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Re:The Singularity Will Occur on a Tuesday by infinitewars on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @02:44PM (#46965716)
it's a sad state these days that we can't be sure which country you're alluding to
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