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Anyone that can explain what the people on X mean when they comment that it was "intentional"? I'm probably out of the loop but this feels super out of place to me.

These are only a small amount directly from the replies to the tweet you shared, you can find many more if you keep scrolling.

https://x.com/27steph77/status/1884799302947500062 https://x.com/Aangtweets/status/1884793609326666014 https://x.com/Ray4444444444/status/1884824192308134234 https://x.com/OmarGoshTV/status/1884807622588522981 https://x.com/Sgt_Mac87/status/1884795428559814968 https://x.com/dudeodnv/status/1884796307665203456 https://x.com/USBornNRaised/status/1884793041610842420 https://x.com/thatcrazytoast1/status/1884797991678034183

Because everything is intentionally nowadays according to Twitter users. No matter the event.

Because too Allah-damned-many people are worm-brained conspiracy theorists nowadays: https://archive.is/sS3W1

I feel like Q is much more prevalent in discussions here and on reddit than between actual conspiracy theorists... Q didn't start that, it's just part of it. But I do think it shows that we should help people understand more. A lot of secrecy nowadays.

It doesn't have to be connected to QAnon, a lot of people now just jump into "it's a conspiracy, I'm sure of it!" and when they find X and Y and create a connection between the 2, their brain rewards them, even if that connection isn't there in reality. And imagine how exhausting it is for debunkers, when they try to say "you're hallucinating", the conspiracy theorist holds strong to his belief, thinking the debunker doesn't get it or they're part of the lying pack.

> As game designers would expect, it works very well — because when you “figure it out yourself,” you own it. You experience the thrill of discovery, the excitement of finding the rabbit hole and tumbling down it. Because you were persuaded to “connect the dots yourself,” you can see the absolute logic of it, even if you made it up.

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