> Like, I don't quite believe the claim because I'm defensively rational, but I feel a certain dizziness and confusion (thinking to myself, "could this actually be true?") until I come back to my senses. The more outlandish and impassioned the speech, the stronger the effect.
I always like to ask myself: "what are they trying to get me to do?". Whether it's a habit, voting pattern, product, etc. Then I ask myself: "is it useful? who does it benefit?"
Whether it's true or not, idrc. what's more important (at least to me) is what it does and who it benefits
(also in this case to avoid any ethical conundrums, something is useful if it makes $, beneficial to X party if it makes them $)
I always like to ask myself: "what are they trying to get me to do?". Whether it's a habit, voting pattern, product, etc. Then I ask myself: "is it useful? who does it benefit?"
Whether it's true or not, idrc. what's more important (at least to me) is what it does and who it benefits
(also in this case to avoid any ethical conundrums, something is useful if it makes $, beneficial to X party if it makes them $)