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  • Re: Can the US go bankrup

    From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 07:29:49
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Joseph Pereira <=-

    Normally, countries cannot go bankrupt; after all, they can raise taxes and reduce spending.

    Can talkers ever become listeners?

    They can. But bots like Joseph can't.

    1. They are told what to say/think and can't do anything else.
    2. They deeply believe that they are right and no facts can change that.
    3. They lack any self-awareness to help them here.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/200 to Ron L. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 06:46:29
    Can talkers ever become listeners?

    They can. But bots like Joseph can't.

    1. They are told what to say/think and can't do anything else.
    2. They deeply believe that they are right and no facts can change that. 3. They lack any self-awareness to help them here.

    That's definitely part of the problem. The other part (I suspect) is BBS lamerism where he doesn't know how to check for new messages or reply or anything like that. Just "which button do I press to parrot CNN?"

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Thursday, May 15, 2025 08:06:21
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    That's definitely part of the problem. The other part (I suspect) is
    BBS lamerism where he doesn't know how to check for new messages or
    reply or anything like that. Just "which button do I press to parrot
    CNN?"

    Yup. His job isn't to engage. It's to spread propaganda and tie us up with his BS so that we don't actually DO anything.


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