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Re:Mitchellh starts a new company: Superlogical by sailingparrot on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @04:48PM (#49102888)
> but why do others take their hobo shouting on the street ramblings seriously, presumably only because they have wealth? The other hobos on the street seem to be happily ignored.

The wealth is precisely what allows those hobos to act on their crazy ideas and and impact us all. The other hobos on the street without wealth have no actual impact thus we just ignore them. I don't think its that complicated.

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Re:Mitchellh starts a new company: Superlogical by win311fwg on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @05:41PM (#49103433)
The only act here is to convince others that the crazy shouting is something to seriously pay attention to. It is apparent that wealth enables that, but the exact mechanics remain unclear. Why does a hobo having wealth convince a bystander that the hobo should be listened to? What's the difference between a hobo that rolls up in a Rolls Royce and a hobo that rolls up in a shopping cart that changes how others behave?

It may not be complicated, but that doesn't mean I understand it without an explanation.

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