I do not believe in coincidences. First Microsoft, then anthropic, now ATC radio. Something big is going on.

"The easiest person to fool is yourself." I think because we love patterns so much we see them everywhere they aren't.

causal 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Both feel like extraordinary disruptions that are indistinguishable from cyberattacks from the user perspective.

eli 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Do you believe in apophenia?

pseudonimous-pr 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's standing right in front of our faces but we're making an effort not to see it. For to notice it is to give it the recognition that it seeks.

mulderc 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The world is complex and mostly duck taped together so I wouldn't get too concerned just yet.

temp0826 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Hanlon's razor

	▲	odyssey7 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They should make a Hanlon’s Rosary, I’ve consulted it so often of late for reassurance.

> "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action." -Ian Fleming, Goldfinger

You need to wait for the third shoe to drop.

	▲	mmh0000 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Elim Garak: I believe in coincidences. Coincidences happen every day. But I don't trust coincidences.