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  #2410866 31-Jan-2020 17:40
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jarledb:

Whats this 20/30 thing?

 

 

Do your own research.

 

 

(Hey, blame @tripper1000 and @Batman, they started it!).

 

 




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  #2410870 31-Jan-2020 18:20
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neb:
jarledb:

 

Whats this 20/30 thing?

 

Do your own research. (Hey, blame @tripper1000 and @Batman, they started it!).

 

it's an antisocial method of brushing off more knowledgeable foes when losing an argument. so it doesn't apply.


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  #2410886 31-Jan-2020 18:51
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it's an antisocial method of brushing off more knowledgeable foes when losing an argument. so it doesn't apply.

 

 

Just did a bit of my own quick research and it's a term so frequently (ab)used in the digital tulip bulb market that there's a predefined acronym for it, DYOR.



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  #2413970 7-Feb-2020 09:11
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My friend, who is a staunch anti-5G. Amp signer has posted a link to this article on Facebook.

It has little to do with 5G except for the title: https://www.globalresearch.ca/more-than-50000-5g-satellites-encircling-the-earth-appeal-by-astronomers-safeguarding-the-astronomical-sky-it/5700687 


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  #2414018 7-Feb-2020 09:31
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Wow.
Hey, someone with legit concerns had a cool article that has some freakish numbers. They'd look good for us

How come they get so much attention when 5g doesn't

Let me fix that.. *adds 5g to headline*

Sorted.

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  #2414208 7-Feb-2020 13:16
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On Twitter I replied to  a comment saying   that 5G didn't cause the Coronavirus in China.  Man did I get spammed by the anti 5G brigade. 





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  #2454858 5-Apr-2020 10:55
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Good lord.

This just came up in my Facebook feed: https://www.facebook.com/97548423605/posts/10158688440323606/?d=n 

Basically the Govt is slamming the “experts” throwing out the story that 5G causes Coronavirus.

Some of the comments...people really believe this stuff!!!!





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  #2454875 5-Apr-2020 11:07
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had a local complain about a PTP radio on the school yesterday.

 

they were horrified in the mits of COVID19 someone installed 5G at a school of all places!

 

 

 

The Radio was installed 3 years ago, apparently they have only just become aware of it.

 

I felt it was a conflict of interest for me to intervene, so let one of the other admins remove that post... 





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  #2454879 5-Apr-2020 11:19
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I've only half been following this thread, but this article from the BBC amazed me. People haven't changed that much over history after all. Scared/idiots burn stuff.
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  #2454885 5-Apr-2020 11:27
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hio77:

 

had a local complain about a PTP radio on the school yesterday.

 

they were horrified in the mits of COVID19 someone installed 5G at a school of all places!

 

 

What a school that has a 5Gig PtP wifi link let alone one of those nasty 5G radios in ever classroom.

 

In a past life on the SNUP program I was commisioning a Ruckus installation at a school. I was doing coverage tests with my laptop running Tamograph site survey software.

 

I walked into a classroom and said to the teacher I just need to wander around with my laptop to do some testing on the new WiFi, she said ok but why, I said I just needed to check the radiation levels were high enough to keep the kids warm, the look on her face made me realise she was one of those types that did not see the funny side, I made a quick retreat and returned to that class during lunch break.

 

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  #2454890 5-Apr-2020 11:38
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Handsomedan:

 

Good lord.

This just came up in my Facebook feed: https://www.facebook.com/97548423605/posts/10158688440323606/?d=n 

Basically the Govt is slamming the “experts” throwing out the story that 5G causes Coronavirus.

Some of the comments...people really believe this stuff!!!!

 

 

i believe this is happening because the govt is not projecting itself enough airtime to the public. public gets 99% of info from social media and 1% fr govt. in the age of misinformation you need to do more propaganda to drive your agenda not just a yellow and white banner and 5 mins of talk / 24hr.


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  #2454936 5-Apr-2020 12:19
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Not sure this question belongs here but I will ask it anyway: Why are some people so quick to believe in the most outlandish conspiracy theories and quack therapies when there is so much good information out there on real cures and serious science? You don't have to have any understanding of science in order to comprehend simple and obvious explanations of things. I have a friend who swears by all this weirdness and I don't understand it at all. I saw the beginning of some stupid conspiracy video about the California fires that seems to suggest that trees burning from the inside-out are evidence of secret zappers from space (insides burn first because rotted matter in hollows is more combustible) and houses burning when surrounding trees don't are more evidence of this (d'oh, dry wood in houses is more combustible than green wood in trees). So why do people reach for outlandish explanations when the real ones are in front of their face? I don't get it.

 

 





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Rikkitic:

 

Not sure this question belongs here but I will ask it anyway: Why are some people so quick to believe in the most outlandish conspiracy theories and quack therapies when there is so much good information out there on real cures and serious science? You don't have to have any understanding of science in order to comprehend simple and obvious explanations of things. I have a friend who swears by all this weirdness and I don't understand it at all. I saw the beginning of some stupid conspiracy video about the California fires that seems to suggest that trees burning from the inside-out are evidence of secret zappers from space (insides burn first because rotted matter in hollows is more combustible) and houses burning when surrounding trees don't are more evidence of this (d'oh, dry wood in houses is more combustible than green wood in trees). So why do people reach for outlandish explanations when the real ones are in front of their face? I don't get it.

 

 

 

 

I think the well worn saying "The truth is stranger than fiction" applies for these people, or they never trust what the authorities tell them. They are generally the tinfoil hat brigade, chem trial believers etc.





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  #2454940 5-Apr-2020 12:24
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@Rikkitic:

 

Why are some people so quick to believe in the most outlandish conspiracy theories and quack therapies when there is so much good information out there on real cures and serious science? 

 

 

Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?

 

"In sum, we have a good understanding of what motivates people to believe in conspiracy theories. That is, they do so because of three basic needs we all have: to understand the world around us, to feel secure and in control, and to maintain a positive self-image."

 

5 Theories About Conspiracy Theories

 

"Conspiracy theories are a long-established method of organizing and understanding the modern world."

 

In other words, people are simple-minded beings.





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  #2454958 5-Apr-2020 12:55
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Rikkitic:

Not sure this question belongs here but I will ask it anyway: Why are some people so quick to believe in the most outlandish conspiracy theories and quack therapies when there is so much good information out there on real cures and serious science?

 

 

There's a huge amount been written on this, for example Psychology Today has good coverage. If you prefer dead trees, look for some of the books by Rob Brotherton, who did his PhD on the topic.

 

 

This should also go into the neverending Covid19 thread I guess.

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