Too Stupid for Words category archive
Twits on Twitter 0
Elie Mystal points out that Twitter is basically a fact-free zone and pretty much everybody knows it.
Punk’d in the Pocketbook 0
You may have heard about the Payless Shoe chain’s “Palessi” prank, in which Payless invented a tony ersatz brand, “Paylessi,” and gulled folks with more money than sense into paying hundreds of dollars for $20 shoes.
At Psychology Today Blogs, Utpal Dholakia draws three lessons from this. Here they are; follow the link for a detailed discussion of the Paylessi prank and of each of these items.
- We should be skeptical of recommendations given by influencers and so-called experts.
- We should treat brands like wrapping paper on a Christmas present, not the present itself.
- When making a purchase decision, we should pay attention to the product features that really matter.
Twits on Twitter 0
The twit less followed . . . .
A quibble. Facebook purges nothing on its ownsome. Once you have been assimilated by the Zuckerborg, the Zuckerborg does not easily let you go.
You can deactivate an account and remove it from public view, but deleting it is much more complicated.
The Summit of Trumpling 0
David tries to make sense out of Donald Trump’s behavior at the G20 Summit.
A Frightening Fireball of Fantastickal Fomentation 0
The San Jose Mercury-News reports that internet whack jobs are cooking up all kinds of loony conspiracy theories about California burning.
We are a society of stupid.
Facebook Frolics 0
Christalmighty, people will fall for anything if they see it on a computer screen.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
There’s something about being aloft that makes some persons want to get higher.
“Block Contact” 0
What bright light decided that unexpected annoying text messages from unknown persons would be a productive way to get out the vote?
Furrfu.
Facebook Frolics 0
What was I saying earlier about “gullible” and about “if you see it on ‘social’ media, check it out first”?