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victorz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I’ll wait until someone who knows just replies the answer to me, kthx. [sinks bait back down]

And people will, too. People love sharing knowledge. Whether it be altruistic or self-affirming. Heck, I’ve necro-bumped stuff just to add some tid-bits, myself.

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teft@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
You have to post a wrong answer on an alt so that someone will post the correct answer to look smart. It’s called Poe’s Law.

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- jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I see what you did there and I’m not going to fully fall for it.
  
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- victorz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  to look smart
  
  That’s the self-affirming part that I mentioned. But some do it out of the kindness of their own heart, too.
  
  I am “guilty” of both, for sure.
  
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