I somehow misread the title as “The Spider That Isn’t There” and was prepared to read an SCP article about a spider that doesn’t exist but still bites you.

The candy you whistle, the whistle you eat!

I retract my uninformed comment. Thank you.

When I read that article, my assumption was that people rated all the presidents whose name they recognized and then they just filled in the rest. Your point is valid and I agree with the idea but it requires that people know the policies and impact of each president.

No.

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https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1756888470599967000

When Georgia voters cast ballots in person, they use Dominion ballot marking devices, which then print a paper ballot with a QR code and text indicating the voter’s choices. Scanners read the QR code to tabulate ballots. But legislators say voters tell them they distrust the codes because they can’t be sure they’ll match their choices.

That’s not a bad idea all by itself. As someone points out in the article, though, there isn’t enough time to get all the new scanners in place before the next election so the timing will create some chaos. I suspect that, even if the chaos is not one of the main goals, it is at least a bonus.

Edited with explanation and alternate link.

I suspect you would enjoy the story of Furbeowulf.

http://www.trygve.com/furbeowulf.html

That page is old enough that it doesn’t seem to support HTTPS. If your browser automatically converts HTTP to HTTPS, you’re going to get a warning about an insecure connection. Here’s a wayback machine link that supports a secure connection:

https://web.archive.org/web/20230503215715/http://www.trygve.com/furbeowulf.html

It doesn’t have to be but it is.

W E A R E H E R E

Potato Soup. Nickname Potato.

https://xkcd.com/2030

You can thank Norman Vincent Peale for that.

I believe they are pointing out that, despite the fact that this is being done by a group that is trying to make Trump look bad, it will be viewed as making him look good to those on the far right. They like dictators so long as they’re part of the in-group.

This boils down to:

It’s impossible to do something perfectly and we may even make it worse so we shouldn’t try.

Sure, it’s impossible to preserve a piece of art in such a way that those who experience it later also experience all of the context around that art. However, if the preservation process begins soon after the art is created, it is possible to document the relevant context and - to some extent - the artist’s intended meaning. Those who experience it later can learn if they want. There’s a chance art can go wrong (The creator of Pepe the Frog hates it’s use by the alt-right.) but all actions carry risk. We have to decide when the risk outweighs the benefits. I’m not sure how to strike that balance but I would presume it’s not always or never. It’s a sometimes kind of thing, which is why it requires care and attention by the original preservers.

I saw your comment that you are not arguing in good faith here, this is just a debate you picked. That’s fine.

Hephaestus seems the most likely to leave me alone. The gods are so capricious that I’d prefer to not have their attention.

They said he couldn’t move the Georgia RICO case to federal court, making it less likely that any other defendant will be able to, either. It can still go to the Supreme Court which may change things. Saved you a click.

You could improve this by comparing it to someone beheading a statue of Jesus at the state capitol. I don’t know if that has happened, but it would be more likely to elicit the response you describe.