valentinesmith

@valentinesmith@lemmy.blahaj.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon preps for a hurricane⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I honestly think that it’s totally fine to ask for citations and I also would have loved to see them. Furthermore I also really think that it was much more reasonable to ask the second person for the citation than the first one so I am in total agreement with you.

  And I do really want to clarify that I was honestly just commenting on the doomy comment of: „a reflection of our times“ Because this really just felt more like an anchor effect hypothesis moment to me of being biased by the first data input however outrageous it may seem.

  Even if you had casted doubt (which I again don’t think you did) that would’ve been fine and healthy I would argue. I love it when people ask for citations and then even read through them and discuss the limitations of it, I think that’s fucking awesomesauce and I’m glad people like you can read it and share their insights on it.

  Long story short I was sharing another - to me more plausible - explanation of the vote distribution. Hope you have a lovely day and this kerfuffle did not discourage you from exploring and sharing the interest details of the world.

  (god I should really learn to write more concise)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon preps for a hurricane⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe, but they could’ve also posted the same request for citations on the first poster but did not.

  I think that really does reflect how someone can just say whatever and when challenged we are biased to only assume the second opinion as doubtful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The REAL Problem with "Luxury Housing"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the Westbank sponsorship was a joke as they follow it up with a surfshark sponsorship. But it was a dicey joke to make

  Otherwise nice links!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it really goes to show how reality bending it is when so much wealth is concentrated on singular people and that it’s just not healthy for us as a society.

  Like even if he was a saint I don’t want any human to have direct control over so many things ESPECIALLY if he was not elected to do so in any capacity.

  That he specifically has so many many „views“ on things I do not agree with just makes it that much more egregious