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This is a pretty good some up of the difference between things as they appear to be and things as they really are. (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by Frank@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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I suspect a lot of people have difficulty recognizing that what they believe about the world may not be representative of how the world actually behaves. I certainly do, frequently.

Like with politics, people think they need to go vote and march and stuff to effect change, but if you're willing to accept the idea that there are limits to your ability to perceive the world and your perceptions are misleading, you can pretty reliably go and see that isn't true.

You can also decipher deeper realities like you can basically put whatever you want on flat bread, or that you dadskf;'akse'wfaegqrwt;'lj'a fuck my brain. I'm asd I'm not sure what I was trying to say.

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[+] Optimus_Subprime@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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[-] NPa@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Why so much time in isolation? Because someone convinced the judge that he was capable of "initiating a nuclear war by whistling on a public telephone".

nerd "Mr. Clinton, listen to this for a sec." [impossibly beautiful rendition of The Internationale performed in whistling]

billdawg "I understand. AmeriKKKa must burn."

[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

That also happened at a time where most people in the gov and leo really didn't understand tech yet. Not that it's much better now, but the sort of people who were chasing and abusing Kevin couldn't figure out how to program their VCR. #FreeKevin

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Realizing that judges are, by and large, have no qualifications at all, of any kind, whatsoever, really helps you on your way to realizing that society is silly and you shouldn't take it at face value.