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Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Re: Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Post by 8bitsrule »

>My assistant suggested we first try the “wood-knock” technique. According to expert Bigfootologists, the creatures are said to communicate with one another by hitting tree trunks with thick branches...

Sounds like Tamlin's 'assistant, a lawyer' is an id^H^H^H^H hasn't spent much time in the bush. BIG NOISE generally means: run fast and hide deep.

Re: Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

brrrrrm wrote: post #10

Unrelated to the content, anyone else having trouble reading this article? After three reloads from what seems to be way too many interactive ads, the page crashed entirely. I got about one paragraph in before this: https://postimg.cc/2qQ3qPjy

I don't, but I don't have any ad-blocking outside of what Firefox supplies by default, and I'm sure that's the difference.

Re: Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Post by brrrrrm »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #12
brrrrrm wrote: post #10

Unrelated to the content, anyone else having trouble reading this article? After three reloads from what seems to be way too many interactive ads, the page crashed entirely. I got about one paragraph in before this: https://postimg.cc/2qQ3qPjy

I don't, but I don't have any ad-blocking outside of what Firefox supplies by default, and I'm sure that's the difference.

You’re probably right, I’m browsing with iOS safari and no ad-block

Re: Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Post by Bombthecat »

gota wrote: post #6
belter wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not a coincidence. Either you share the same lawyer or the same psychiatrist... "Facebook recommended that this psychiatrist's patients friend each other" https://splinternews.com/facebook-recommended-that-this-psyc...

Wait, if that's true its not impossible to perform targeted search to find out who is under psychiatric treatment... that's not ideal, to say the least

Stuff like this is already known for a long time.

Re: Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

brrrrrm wrote: post #13
SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't, but I don't have any ad-blocking outside of what Firefox supplies by default, and I'm sure that's the difference.

You’re probably right, I’m browsing with iOS safari and no ad-block

No ad-block? Well that's surprising.

Re: Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Post by jazzyjackson »

gota wrote: post #6
belter wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not a coincidence. Either you share the same lawyer or the same psychiatrist... "Facebook recommended that this psychiatrist's patients friend each other" https://splinternews.com/facebook-recommended-that-this-psyc...

Wait, if that's true its not impossible to perform targeted search to find out who is under psychiatric treatment... that's not ideal, to say the least

its very not ideal - facebook just assumes if you’re on the same ip address you should have the right to know each other’s identities. see also: https://gizmodo.com/how-facebook-outs-sex-workers-1818861596

Re: Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Post by motohagiography »

I like this stuff because I think things like Ancient Aliens are the Subgenius and Discordianism of our time. The genius of it is that it is a note for note send up of ideologies of every kind, literally, the logic of an idea, where when you project it on something, the reflection doesn't illuminate the object so much as reinforce the underlying idea itself as a lens. If I could coin a term for it, I would call it "profound comedy," where the genius of it is that when you apply its structural absurdity to other ideas whose logic people iterate into funhouse mirror beliefs, it shows how equally dumb they are. The laughter is involuntarily revealed truth. This is what makes it so dangerous and subversive, and the people who react to it do so because they know they are being mocked with impunity.

I would seriously consider donating to a cryptozoology scholarship fund.

Re: Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Post by balls187 »

kingcharles wrote: post #2

A LinkedIn ad the other day urged me to apply for the position of CEO of Boeing. I was just released from jail. Coincidence?

Will you be writing about this experience (I recall another thread where you discuss being on the receiving end of a state sponsored attack).

Re: Facebook ads told me to become a certified cryptozoologist, so I did

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Post by avs733 »

Bombthecat wrote: post #14
gota wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait, if that's true its not impossible to perform targeted search to find out who is under psychiatric treatment... that's not ideal, to say the least

Stuff like this is already known for a long time.

'known' doesn't mean everyone is aware of something, just that one person knows it.

that is a really important reality for interacting in society that I think we often miss in having discussions with others. Just because something is 'objectively true' or 'a fact' doesn't mean that everyone is aware of that fact, when people express surprise at knowledge new to them it seems odd to think that indicating others previously knew that information is somehow a helpful response?

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