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QC@QiaochuYuan• over 5 years ago

social media is an arcane ritual for manifesting the cthaeh / the simurgh

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QC@QiaochuYuan• over 5 years ago
Replying to @QiaochuYuan

i t h u n g e r s f o r c l i c k s https://t.co/uyuVoDIBup

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monk@mechanical_monk• over 5 years ago

people still don't get Optimizers YOU CLICKED WHATEVER COMBINATION OF WORDS WILL MAKE YOU CLICK GOES IN THE ARTICLE THE WRITER DOESN'T HAVE TO BELIEVE IT, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE SENSE, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SYNTACTICALLY VALID ENGLISH SENTENCES AS LONG AS IT MAKES YOU CLICK https://t.co/rmhsOJveOA

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QC@QiaochuYuan• over 5 years ago
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o p t i m i z e https://t.co/POWz9UcIdo

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QC@QiaochuYuan• over 5 years ago
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it is said, "it's bad on purpose to make you click," but... w h a t i s "i t" https://t.co/bMQ3A3753a

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QC@QiaochuYuan• over 5 years ago

slatestarcodex: 6,000-word blog post, "the toxoplasma of rage," describing with detailed examples the complicated interaction between outrage and internet attention @TRULY_RELAXED: "it's bad on purpose to make you click" astounding

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QC@QiaochuYuan• over 5 years ago
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https://t.co/PFuXb1v4Xi https://t.co/HD4C3byle5

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QC@QiaochuYuan• over 5 years ago
Replying to @QiaochuYuan

you must not imagine that you will know by sight if the cthaeh / the simurgh has manifested. that is the height of foolishness. it does not need a single localized physical form to operate. the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was [REDACTED]

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QC@QiaochuYuan• over 5 years ago
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https://t.co/YOsRQupPME https://t.co/HZpLNzjco5

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monk@mechanical_monk• over 5 years ago
Replying to @QiaochuYuan

@QiaochuYuan Draining water forms a whirlpool Crystals form around volcanic exhausts Sand piles maintain a critical slope It's bad on purpose to make you click

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