Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Aeson]

At a certain point, the two sides dig in to the extent that both sides' arguments are arguing about nothing.

I have to disagree with this statement, and make an irrational counter argument.

 

[MoonSong]

At a certain point, the two sides dig in to the extent that both sides' arguments are arguing about nothing.

I remember one time I conceded an argument that had derived into defending myself from nitpicking to my words.

I know we are nerds and arguing over minutia is its own kind of fun, but no need to take it this seriously. I mean that is how flatearthers started.

 

[Ryujin]

I remember one time I conceded an argument that had derived into defending myself from nitpicking to my words.

I know we are nerds and arguing over minutia is its own kind of fun, but no need to take it this seriously. I mean that is how flatearthers started.

Resisting. Nitpicking. Words...

 

[Aeson]

I heard a very painful piece of audio the other day. Elon Musk was bumbling his way through a bad joke. The point here isn't the joke. I wanted to know if my assessment was right.

Basically, the joke has two economists challenging each other to eat a pile of for $100. After the challenge one realized that they both won the $100, so they cancelled each other out. The "punchline" is that they added $200 to the economy.

My reaction was that zero dollars were added to the economy. The $200 was already there. It never left. Perhaps that's the joke? They think they're adding to the economy?

 

[The Firebird]

I heard a very painful piece of audio the other day. Elon Musk was bumbling his way through a bad joke. The point here isn't the joke. I wanted to know if my assessment was right.

Basically, the joke has two economists challenging each other to eat a pile of for $100. After the challenge one realized that they both won the $100, so they cancelled each other out. The "punchline" is that they added $200 to the economy.

My reaction was that zero dollars were added to the economy. The $200 was already there. It never left. Perhaps that's the joke? They think they're adding to the economy?

Yeah, would be counted as GDP

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I mean that is how flatearthers started.

Oh lord, I saw my first flat earther video the other day and it was hilariously dumb. And the comments underneath were amazing, with just how confidently out to lunch everyone was. Such a fascinating subculture, but I worry if I dig into it, it'll wreck my algorithm something fierce.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Also, I became a paying member of a Patreon thing for the first time (Quinns Quest was having a sale) and, my goodness, having more Quinns Quest in my life is an amazing present to myself. What a delight this guy is.