dcpollay
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Joined: 11/22/2012 From: Upstate New York USA Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson 3 The simple fact is that people are stupid and fall for this pseudo science nonsense, which is why advertisers charge for them, firms pay for them and we as consumers actually pay for our own stupidity. Roger A friend of mine at work once pointed out (not totally untrue)that the average person in this world is just barely smart enough to get by. We know about our own tiny piece of the universe and are completely reliant on others to guide us through the rest. Scott Adams (Dilbert) took this a step further with the idea that you don't even have to be smart about something; you just need to know 1% more than the other guy, and then the other guy can't tell the difference. It's how most of the economy functions. Car salesmen suck thousands of dollars out of your pockets for that sunroof to counteract the air conditioning, but can't balance their own checkbook. Gorns buy shampoo. Doctors invest their money in technology stocks, and programmers invest in pharmaceutical stocks. Ah, thanks Gorn, for the nice Saturday morning rant!
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