Post #1443619
2026-02-27 18:22 UTC
@ids1024
I could probably live with a bunch of lads attributing human intelligence to an inanimate object. We've a tendency as a species to anthropomorphise, from pathetic fallacy to pareidolia
But when they decide their shiny box of tricks is a god...
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@ids1024@mathstodon.xyz 2026-02-27 20:39
@faduda At least if you anthropomorphize your toaster, it won't give you bad advice. (Although maybe anthropomorphizing inanimate things and following their advice is just what "divination" is?)