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		swasheck 18 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bluesky has been dealing with a DDoS attack for ne... people really do struggle to differentiate between correlation and causation. we humans love our patterns so that we can make sense of existence.

avaer 18 days ago [–]

More like a struggle to STFU about things people don't know much about. I don't think the comments are thought out at all beyond being said in reaction, or likely to get a reaction.

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