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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 59 points 10 months ago (3 children)

This is absolutely necessary for anyone born before ~1985. I have so many “random facts” memorized from pre-internet days, and many of them have turned out to be half-right hearsay or straight up incorrect when faced with fact-checking.

[–] WagnasT@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Your tongue does not use different parts to taste different things. They taught that shit at school, they had infographics and everything. Also food pyramid is false, carrots do not improve night vision and you most certainly use nearly all of your brain, though i will concede that MAGAs may be only using 10%. I use arch btw.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Later I would hear the carrot thing was a cover story for British radar in WW2.

[–] WagnasT@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Yeah, i'm not even mad about that one. Incredible OPSEC and propaganda.

[–] goatbeard@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Using all of your brain (at once) is called a stroke

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

A stroke of genius! Brainblast!

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'd argue that the internet has made this problem worse, not better.

In fact, I'd argue that the internet has taken away tons of people's ability to admit they're wrong because there's always an echo chamber that will support you on even the dumbest of beliefs and anyone fact checking anyone is seen as the enemy. You see this on places like Facebook and YouTube comments where someone will make a claim, other people will think it makes sense on a cursory glance and express their agreement, then someone who actually knows what they're talking about will politely correct them and everyone will gang up on them because they've disrupted the vibe, and simply because of that the unanimous decision is made that the correct answer is in fact wrong and is a government conspiracy.

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

but not exclusive, don't believe everyone online either!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (4 children)

New law dropped yesterday. Two plus two is five now.

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't like all the new rules
I'm sticking to math 3.5, the best edition

[–] PhoenixAlpha@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You really ought to get on the mathfinder train

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

The coastal mathematicians are just into math to screw you and take your money. The geniuses at πzo really captured the spirit of the math.

(I had to go a long way to get to πzo but I'm glad ai got there.)

[–] kusari@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I just got the DLC expansion pack and now I have to do equations with LETTERS in them?! Rigged!

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Algebra is OP

[–] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

Two plus two is four, minus one that's three QUICK MATHS! -Roadman Shaq

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

Did someone sign into law again that pi is exactly 3?

[–] lath@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

And two times one is four.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 10 months ago

The problem is that now the first page of results is all AI garbage and wrong, so you’re not 100% sure at what point you’ve reached the sane internet.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

1 • 1 = 2

-Einstein probably

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

With the help of AI changes to basic knowledge could get more frequent.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago

Mandala Effects are usually put in around 3am local.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

After watching a lot of QI I know better than to trust general knowledge.