Elizabeth Sandifer @elsandifer.bsky.social

Whereas from a tech-aware skeptic’s perspective, the press went from listening to crackpots with sandwich boards to listening to snake oil salesmen.

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ʟɪɴᴇs @lines.snail.skin [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 11:49 UTC

Yeah it was just a move to a slicker set of cranks.

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fnix @fnix.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 11:54 UTC

With the former playing the function of making the latter seem unobjectionable.

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