charonn0

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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 28 points 9 months ago (15 children)

Without looking at the article, guess what party she's a member of.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't hang my hat on that statistic until after autonomous cars make up a significant portion of cars on the road.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 5 points 9 months ago

According to Robert Duncan McNeal, Larcarno gave the impression of being a good guy who made a mistake when in reality deep down he was a bad guy, whereas Paris was the other way around.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact: Christian Slater's mom was casting director on Undiscovered Country. Reportedly, he begged for a cameo, stole the costume, and framed the paycheck.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago

Jimmy Gibbs, Jr!

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago

This phenomenon is known as the "curse of knowledge".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're so intent on defending your underlying point that you don't seem to realize that your underlying point is not in fact the point here. It's your technique, or lack thereof, in making your point that is being criticized.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Thank you for your submission, but we already have an excellent example.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 23 points 9 months ago (5 children)

They look like they're posing for their album cover.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Because it's not intended to be persuasive. The point is to make the speaker feel good, and look good in the eyes of those that already agree. It's fundamentally selfish, self serving, and dishonest.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 8 points 9 months ago

"One cannot reign innocently... Every king is a rebel and a usurper."

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