Comments | kirinn: Random kind of depressing link of the day:

kirinn

Random kind of depressing link of the day:

Oct 23, 2007 15:46

People suck at facts. Well, no wonder the world is screwed up. That clears that up.

Comments 6

akiko October 23 2007, 20:16:31 UTC

I read a blog post on that when it came out nearly 2 months ago. :P

I wonder if it'll affect the MYTH/FACT pamphlets people like to put out... since the MYTH part seems to be detrimental.

leora October 30 2007, 04:08:04 UTC

I hope so. I kind of hate those. I consider myself a rational, intelligent person. But the problem is that my memory is only so-so. And the way those myth/truth things are presented is they present plausible information on both sides and then tell you which ones are true. I know my memory can't handle that. I can remember the things I read fairly well, but the extra little bit just doesn't stick ( ... )

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akiko October 23 2007, 20:35:18 UTC

I've noticed a lot of gay equality bloggers, for example, saying "gay people are just like everyone else" and that sort of wording (ie, not using "not different.) I wonder what impact that could have.

prongsy October 24 2007, 02:32:27 UTC

This makes me cry a little inside. I like the psychological aspects, but dude... seriously?!

And is that really what the Arab world thinks happened on Sept 11? o.O

beth_leonard October 24 2007, 05:17:39 UTC

I think it's the 9/11's image in the Arab world that scares me most. Clearly we're not winning the Information Warfare war.
--Beth

175560 October 25 2007, 04:56:38 UTC

Recently, I've become increasingly fascinated with human irrationalities. This exceedingly depressing article hits a couple of nails on the head simultaneously.