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[–] disguy_ovahea 57 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This is absolutely necessary for anyone born before ~1985. I have so many “random facts” memorized from pre-internet days, and many of them have turned out to be half-right hearsay or straight up incorrect when faced with fact-checking.

[–] WagnasT 43 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Your tongue does not use different parts to taste different things. They taught that shit at school, they had infographics and everything. Also food pyramid is false, carrots do not improve night vision and you most certainly use nearly all of your brain, though i will concede that MAGAs may be only using 10%. I use arch btw.

[–] jaybone 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Later I would hear the carrot thing was a cover story for British radar in WW2.

[–] WagnasT 8 points 2 days ago

Yeah, i'm not even mad about that one. Incredible OPSEC and propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Using all of your brain (at once) is called a stroke

[–] BugleFingers 1 points 1 day ago

A stroke of genius! Brainblast!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'd argue that the internet has made this problem worse, not better.

In fact, I'd argue that the internet has taken away tons of people's ability to admit they're wrong because there's always an echo chamber that will support you on even the dumbest of beliefs and anyone fact checking anyone is seen as the enemy. You see this on places like Facebook and YouTube comments where someone will make a claim, other people will think it makes sense on a cursory glance and express their agreement, then someone who actually knows what they're talking about will politely correct them and everyone will gang up on them because they've disrupted the vibe, and simply because of that the unanimous decision is made that the correct answer is in fact wrong and is a government conspiracy.

[–] TriflingToad 4 points 2 days ago

but not exclusive, don't believe everyone online either!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Mandala Effects are usually put in around 3am local.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

The problem is that now the first page of results is all AI garbage and wrong, so you’re not 100% sure at what point you’ve reached the sane internet.

[–] Diplomjodler3 27 points 2 days ago (4 children)

New law dropped yesterday. Two plus two is five now.

[–] ignotum 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I don't like all the new rules
I'm sticking to math 3.5, the best edition

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You really ought to get on the mathfinder train

[–] flicker 3 points 1 day ago

The coastal mathematicians are just into math to screw you and take your money. The geniuses at πzo really captured the spirit of the math.

(I had to go a long way to get to πzo but I'm glad ai got there.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I just got the DLC expansion pack and now I have to do equations with LETTERS in them?! Rigged!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Algebra is OP

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Two plus two is four, minus one that's three QUICK MATHS! -Roadman Shaq

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Did someone sign into law again that pi is exactly 3?

[–] lath 3 points 2 days ago

And two times one is four.

[–] moistclump 4 points 1 day ago

After watching a lot of QI I know better than to trust general knowledge.

[–] ieatpwns 7 points 2 days ago

1 • 1 = 2

-Einstein probably