Assertividade artificial
O assunto é o mesmo, então não dá pra apelar pro Baader Meinhof, mas são de tal forma complementares que achei justo voltar ao blog para registrar. Primeiro, Clive Thompson:
But when someone is bullshitting, they don’t care about whether what they’re saying is true or not. Their goal is merely to seduce the audience, to give off the appearance of being authoritative. So the bullshitter confidently bloviates. The words and ideas gush out loghorreaically. Is what they’re saying correct, or true? Maybe! Maybe not? Who cares, so long as it holds the audience’s attention.
Depois, esse rico causo:
Talvez não por acaso, redatores publicitários andam preocupadíssimos com a tecnologia.
posted: 23 February 4
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