Brandolini's law

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Brandolini's law

podrock — 5/21/2022 6:57:50 PM (archived)

"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude larger than is needed to produce it."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law

I too had some excellent teachers that taught me how to dig deep, especially one of my graduate school advisors. If I didn't check sources, then check the sources for those sources...etc.

But it is exhausting. Especially when the lie is obvious. "Look," they'll say, "at all the footnotes!" I shake my head.

The information highway is full of potholes and offramps that go nowhere.

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Eating their own - podrock - 5/20/2022 2:35:16 PM
- Next up: - podrock - 5/21/2022 6:22:08 PM
  - I applaud their choice of target, but... - RL - 5/21/2022 9:00:53 PM
    - Why has he not been indicted yet? - podrock - 5/21/2022 9:33:00 PM
      - Because we had 4 years of a president gutting, slandering and demoralizing the DOJ... - RL - 5/22/2022 4:25:42 AM
- Kristall Abend - ER - 5/21/2022 3:05:31 PM
  - You are- without a doubt- the most gifted writer the zone has, or ever had - RL - 5/21/2022 9:39:42 PM
    - Seconded - podrock - 5/21/2022 10:28:16 PM
    - Thanks, for the compliment, but... - ER - 5/21/2022 9:56:41 PM
      - Sparring with excellent writers made me a better writer. - podrock - 5/21/2022 10:30:39 PM
  - Apparently, the John Birch Society is gaining members. - podrock - 5/21/2022 3:16:04 PM
    - You might want to re-read my post. - ER - 5/21/2022 3:26:25 PM
      - Yep - podrock - 5/21/2022 4:10:51 PM
        
        I first was exposed to the John Birch Society while in high school. - ER - 5/21/2022 6:37:14 PM
        
        Brandolini's law - podrock - 5/21/2022 6:57:50 PM
- Looks like Madison won't be taking this sitting down.... - RL - 5/21/2022 2:07:30 AM
  - Uh... - podrock - 5/21/2022 4:25:31 AM
    - Since he lied about the circumstances leading to that disability, and used that lie to get it elected... - RL - 5/21/2022 10:56:32 AM
      - The zone had members explicitly spouting 'replacement theory' 15 years ago- before it was 'cool' - RL - 5/21/2022 12:55:06 PM
        
        I wanted him banned too - podrock - 5/21/2022 3:08:40 PM
        
        I know, and was not implying the decision was yours.... - RL - 5/21/2022 3:15:47 PM
        
        Would it have changed anything? - podrock - 5/21/2022 6:32:37 PM
        
        Taking a stand on the right side always accomplishes something... - RL - 5/21/2022 7:32:44 PM
        
        My final stand on the issue before I left would have been 2007 0r 2008 - RL - 5/21/2022 3:24:47 PM
        
        I've the classic Zone archives - podrock - 5/21/2022 6:24:21 PM
        
        You have mail... - RL - 5/21/2022 10:34:43 PM
        
        copy - podrock - 5/22/2022 12:25:24 AM
        
        actually, after Nov 2008, maybe early 2009 - RL - 5/21/2022 5:43:35 PM
- First it was the Communists. - ER - 5/20/2022 3:10:39 PM

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