Ramkumar Ramachandraartagnon@mathstodon.xyz
Oct 11, 2026, 9:57 PM@datarama Option (3) is the unfortunate reality.
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- Ramkumar Ramachandraartagnon@mathstodon.xyzOct 11, 2026, 10:05 PM
@datarama What I have generally observed with humans is that if they pretend or lie enough, they inevitably end up believing the lie and pretension, and end up broken. I think these people were lying for PR purposes initially, way back, but it's been far too long, and they've fallen far too deep in the rabbit hole.
dataramadatarama@hachyderm.ioOct 11, 2026, 10:08 PM@artagnon I said elsewhere that I generally think option 3 subsumes option 2. If you start out lying, but end up successfully deluding yourself to get *this* far out of touch, then you've effectively induced psychotic delusions in yourself, and should probably have psychiatric care.