It is not the biggest problem, it is just a new problem. I am as desensitized as anyone, but I also see how ridiculous it is that google is rummaging through all my data as an insatiable ogre.

I know they are handling them, now my sms are associated to my google account.

I have no reason to believe they are not doing with them whatever is more profitable for them.

Rocks are doing pretty well now, here, and all over the universe

that is why i love the gothic tone of Tim Burton, it is a Hallucinogenic reality with grotesque characters

Yes, it is more like a sleigh of hand or a magic trick. When the presenter discards an option, they are acting as a hand of god that skews the probability.

It is much easier to understand with a hundred doors. You choose one and then the presenter discards 98 doors, now you decide whether to keep yours or to choose the other one.

Here it is more obvious the role of the presenter discarding negatives.

I don’t know, it is quite common also in Africa

Shot in a turf war

Savage

I don’t mind gullible. I think that is just part of his persona.

What I mind is that he is a dishonest and malicious manipulator.

It became obvious in his political commentary that he was subjective on purpose with an agenda, that means he is being paid one way or another.

When he finally endorsed Trump, it became undeniable.

I am in the same boat.

Joe Rogan was a good interviewer, he is humble and unassuming and gives enough space to the guest to share. If you are into the guest, then you will enjoy it, I really enjoyed his interview on Tarantino and a few others.

It is also nice when he interviews comedians, since you can see the camaraderie and some of them are really funny, like Chapelle, Burr or CK. It is very interesting to listen to them if they are given space.

I stopped to listen when it became obvious that he is monetizing or capitalizing all the audience he has gained over the years. He is not a neutral commentator, he is a pundit with an agenda and he is making bank on it. That has degraded the image I had of him to the image I have of people as O’Reilly or the Bow-Tie guy.

It is a shame but I will not listen to anything from his show on principle.

Women = Stuff

Both opinions agree that you should not vote for Obama, that is the editorial strategy, the different motivations are to capture the whole range of voters.

Nowadays it is even easier to do this, thank to personalized news. They can tell unemployed people that immigrants are stealing all the jobs, while they can tell taxpayers that immigrants are leaving off grants. They can even tell cat lovers that immigrants are eating all the cats.

The idea you are pushing that Op-Eds are a whiteboard for diverse opinions is either innocent or malicious.

It’s Still Real to Me, Damn It!

This is the best timeline for memes, well done sir

Think of it as the society being the victim. The clearest example is when Trump started talking about Fake News. The goal is to devoid words of meaning, to reason based only on emotional attachment, to eliminate critical thinking. This guy follows the same strategy.

Below a definition of gaslighting, I think it applies pretty well to the kind of society these people are leaving behind:

Examples of gaslighting behaviors are denying something the other person knows is true, spreading rumors about them, and blaming the victim. The mental health impact of gaslighting includes feelings of powerlessness, confusion, isolation, disorientation, and low self-esteem

one does not simply time travel into Mordor