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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• 8 months ago

an interesting thing about humans is that pretty much everyone gets at least 20% smarter when they’re doing pranks or other goofy shit. saw this in the military all the time

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Manifold@ManifoldMarkets• 8 months ago
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@visakanv Seems related to the observation that telling people to imitate an opera singer improves their vocal resonance - maybe a lot of people don't think they're "smart", but the context of pranking tricks them into trying without getting self-conscious. Human prompt engineering

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Richard Panko@worldsbestbet• 8 months ago
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@visakanv Yah this is why I’m convinced I was smartest and most clever when I was in like eighth grade

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twit@sublime_seeker• 8 months ago
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@visakanv The power of play. This is why Australia was most powerful when full of larrikins.

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Sam Inloes@SamInloes• 8 months ago
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@visakanv It's because when it's something you enjoy, you don't immediately stop an internal chain of thought when you get blocked.

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Michael Timbs@michael_timbs• 8 months ago
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@visakanv Phone of Theseus is a good one

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Rems@remsvidrol• 8 months ago
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@visakanv A similar phenomena: Cheaters on tests will concoct the most elaborate schemes to get away with it. Ingenious display of problem solving ability

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WECSOG vintage lazymaxxer (250 IQ convicted felon)@Flatt0pH8r• 8 months ago
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@visakanv Well, because it's something we actually want to do and enjoy putting effort towards.

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1Arenio 🇺🇸@_arenio• 8 months ago
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@visakanv i’m always using my boost then

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Unlearned Hand@Unlearned_Hand• 8 months ago
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@visakanv Did not know you were in the military, but that tracks in a weird and good way

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🎯🔫👌@gurgle_io• 8 months ago
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@visakanv "We're going to prank the project manager by getting everything done 20% early."

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Kadabvra@kadabvra• 8 months ago
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@visakanv Purpose.

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Zero@spicy_bagz• 8 months ago
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@visakanv didn’t know you were former mil. what branch and mos/rate?

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Jarad Johnson@jdjohnson• 8 months ago
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@visakanv People pay more attention when having fun. Also probably something to do with creativity and disobedience working well together.

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Ethan Gregor@ethangregor• 8 months ago
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@visakanv Nothing motivates like love of the game

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Bepis™ 🔀@UnderwaterBepis• 8 months ago
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@visakanv This is what I love about Resonite, just ppl riffing off of each other making weird code prank creations all day

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Smooth Crab@NotSoSmolBirb• 8 months ago
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@visakanv When naked and wet, small children become 100% more agile and 50% smarter.

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metin kumru@metinkumru• 8 months ago
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@visakanv play tickles the brain

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you can trust me@verytrustable• 8 months ago
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@visakanv Do you have anything I can read more about this? How do leverage this to make employees work better and users better at taking advantage of my products

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Charles Wang@cfwang1337• 8 months ago
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@visakanv Must have to do with intrinsic motivation or something

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