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And that is how feelings turn into rumors, which turn into "facts", through a game of telephone in which each next person wants a pat on the back for having their finger on the pulse, for wishing to be perceived as a thought leader.

And then "journalists" "feel" like they have to report on things because as long as they say they're reporting that "someone else had a feeling" they're not technically wrong, and they have bosses breathing down their necks to make the business work, to grow their monetizable audience.

And then no one knows what's true anymore, because we chose to be entertained instead of choosing to be informed.

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Jensen scandal is the new Harambe incident

Mr. President, there's been a second timeline-split.

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Where were you when it happened
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Jensen and Harambe in the same sentence, not on my bingo card
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Yeah, there were definitely zero cyber incidents before this week in 2026 that I can think of. /s
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