| ▲ | SideburnsOfDoom 5 hours ago |
| > the schizophrenic sister's name happens to be Carol ...
Obviously made up. Why? because no-ones' sister is ever called "Carol" ? Or because people of that name don't get schizophrenia? I consider myself sane, but if I saw a billboard addressing me by name, I would do a double-take at least. I can easily understand how it would have an impact and look like a schizophrenic symptom. The TV show advert with that text actually does exist, I've seen it. Given that, what are the odds that some day a) it is seen, b) by someone called Carol, c) who is susceptible to being affected by it. I would say substantial. We don't know the truth of this at all. |
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| ▲ | wiseowise 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Somehow it all happened just in time to coincide with the release of this big show: Samsung rolling out ads(a big story in its own), Pluberis (or whatever the name of the show) from the creator of the Breaking Bad on Apple TV, schizophrenic sister that is named Carol. Totally NOT made up. Not related at all, but I have this very exciting business idea – you can make billions, can you contact me via email in my bio? Not a scam, 100%. |
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| ▲ | SideburnsOfDoom 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | > schizophrenic sister that is named Carol. Name matches will happen regardless of the name chosen for a fictional person. "named Carol" specifically vs other names is an irrelevance. You put too much on it. > Totally NOT made up. Once more for the hard of reading, I refer you to what I said earlier, "We don't know the truth of this at all." > but I have this very exciting business idea – you can make billions, It looks to me like you want to rant people you have invented, who hold positions that I do not. I'm sorry that you can't parse nuance, but I think I'll keep the sceptical lack of faith in your position that I used earlier. | | |
| ▲ | wiseowise 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | > Once more for the hard of reading, I refer you to what I said earlier, "We don't know the truth of this at all." I’m still awaiting your email, good luck! | | |
| ▲ | SideburnsOfDoom an hour ago | parent [-] | | > I’m still awaiting your email, Then you failed to read and understand what I wrote at all. And so there is no point in further written conversation. Good day. |
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| ▲ | mikkupikku 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Carol is a very uncommon name, it was last popular in the 40s and 50s so almost every Carol you find today will be in an old folk's home. The odds of two truly independent instances of somebody named Carol appearing in this manner of circumstance is extremely small. Edit: https://www.babynameatlas.com/name/carol Also, it came from reddit therefore it is fake. Reddit is a dumpster fire, if we're being generous it's a website for playing around with creative writing exercises. The not so generous interpretation is that reddit users are deranged internet point addicts who habitually lie to get their fix. |
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| ▲ | SideburnsOfDoom 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | > it came from reddit therefore it is fake This level of simple assurance is for simpletons. You and I don't know the truth of it and can't be sure based on "it's from reddit". I'm sorry that not being sure is hard for you. > The odds of two truly independent instances of somebody named Carol appearing in this manner of circumstance What on earth are you talking about? There there are not "two people named Carol appearing in this manner." The first is the protagonist of a sci-fi show. You know, a fictional person. There is 1 - count them, one, supposed victim appearing in this manner. Which is possible regardless of the name chosen for the show and ad. | | |
| ▲ | mikkupikku an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | > "This level of simple assurance is for simpletons. You and I don't know the truth of it and can't be sure based on "it's from reddit". I'm sorry that not being sure is hard for you." I respectfully disagree with your dismissal. Reasonable heuristics are necessary to get through life without getting lost in hours of deep dives into any random shit you hear. Anyway, the mere fact that the fridges have ads of any sort at all is reason enough to never buy one, I don't need to also believe some redditor's karma seeking tall tale. | | | |
| ▲ | ohhellnawman an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | [dead] |
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| ▲ | da_grift_shift 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | It's layers of fake! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173339 (And yes: the karma farmers are either deranged addicts or warming up accounts for onward sale.) |
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