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   Gary McGath to Cryptoengineer   
   Re: Readercon code of conduct   
   03 Jun 24 06:28:36   
   
   From: garym@mcgath.com   
      
   On 6/1/24 11:37 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:   
      
   > Ive noticed a growing trend of people who reject formal expertise   
   > and rigorous, data based knowledge development, instead loudly   
   > espousing ill informed, unsupported positions, mostly obtained   
   > from social media.   
   ...   
   >   
   > I think it makes people feel 'smart', that they have a special handle on   
   > what's going on, even when it's based on demonstrable idiocies.   
   >   
      
   And now with post-ChatGPT AI, computers are doing it without human   
   intervention.   
      
   --   
   Gary McGath    http://www.mcgath.com   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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