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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 116 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

"You now have access to the collective knowledge of the entire world."

"Nah, let me see the boobies!"

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 61 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's where it starts. Then once they find Wikipedia, it'll be a game changer.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

it might be the pessimist in me, or it might be the reality we're living in

but if sheer access to Wikipedia cured you out of being a cultist- i don't think there'd be that many trump supporters

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 38 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My mom believes that Wikipedia is "influenced and censored." She didn't like Fargo when my uncle tricked her into watching it, so claimed that the Wikipedia article describing its awards (7 Oscar noms, 2 wins, etc.) were part of the demon-influenced liberal agenda.

So no, Wikipedia doesn't cure cultism.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

*facts don't cure...

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a difference between a cultist living thru the growth of the Internet and social media. It's another when you have people completely cut off from the vast majority of the world and information for the last few decades.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

arguably that could even be more difficult. I'm pretty sure in South Korea they have to keep North Korean escapees separated from everyone else for a few months as they introduce them to technology, re-reeducate them, and teach them how to live in a regular society.

The culture shock and sudden information overflow can easily cause someone to shut off and refuse to take anything new in

[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

Facts don't cure stupid... Sadly

[–] T156@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

A surprising amount of technological development is for pornography. Video-casettes won out because pornography used them over laserdisc or betamax.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you meant VHS won out. Betamax was also a video cassette format.

And yes, porn had a lot to do with why VHS won!

[–] gerbler@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

VHS beat betamax because porn, dvd beat laserdisc because porn, streaming beat physical because porn.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

And secure online payments.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

As is tradition dating back to cave paintings.

[–] mm_maybe@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

this is pretty much the most common response to AI as well

Well with ai your choice is deeply flawed knowledge from a system that can't recognise it's own mistakes or semi-convincing generated pictures. It does one of these significantly better.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

"Boobies but show them to me"