#gobbledygook

[yesornopolls]

Have you ever met someone who said some homophobic gobbledygook like, “Gays have equal/civil rights like everyone else. They don’t need special rights”?

[crowbrained]

[tinyreviews]

Wordplay: Using doublespeak to manipulate your readers!

Doublespeak distorts, like a cuttlefish squirting ink. It makes the bad seem good, the negative positive, the unpleasant attractive.

It frames reality in a different way than it really is. For example, reframing an act of war as a “defensive freedom” and a “necessary action to protect our way of life”.

Types of Doublespeak:

Euphemism: Using mild or vague terms to mask harshness or unpleasantness.

Example: Referring to tax increase as “revenue enhancement”, shellshock as “”operational exhaustion”.

Jargon: Using special(pretentious, obscure) language that confuse, and exclude those not familiar with the terms.

Example: “The machine has a baseplate of prefabricated amulite, surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing.”

Gobbledygook: Using complex, convoluted language to appear sophisticated and official.

Example: Instead of saying “We are cutting costs”, say “In alignment with our strategic operational objectives, we are initiating a paradigm shift in our financial allocation protocols to optimize resource utilization and enhance fiscal prudence across all departments.”

Inflated Language: Using grand words to make things appear more significant.

Example: Referring to a janitor as a “sanitation engineer”.

With doublespeak, deceptive language is normalized, politicians don’t lie but misspeak, illegal acts are inappropriate actions, and a fraud is a miscertification.

“If thought can corrupt language, then language can corrupt thought.” -George Orwell.

The above is my summary of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzsEp_hakK4

I like the concept of doublespeak, reframing, and tuning words to convey same-ish, yet different meanings.

Wordplay! Love it!

[goodgoblinguy]

The @fawnnbinary set up

[sspacegodd]

[84reedsy]

fmk Kane, Gobbledygooker, the guy who was literally just a bull

This was a personal attack, and I'm suing for emotional distress

F*ck: Mantaur - and this is said with my hands covering my face - but this is because I'm assuming he's also hung like a bull and that'd be all that was keeping me going at that point

Marry: Gobbledygooker - um...Hello...Guerrero? Only 1 degree of separation from Chavo and Eddie? DONE DEAL!!

Kill: Kane - I think @ayeeitsali said beautifully - conservative whack job - maybe with the mask the answer might be harder... but still probably a nah

[shyhermit]

Life is better when you see through two eyes, isn't it?

Life is better when you don't see at all. Why is that? I don't know. Ignorance or something. What do you think? What's ignorance mean? It means when you don't know that you don't know something. Isn't that pretty much everything? Aside from the things you do know? Yea I think so. How do we know what we do know is true? I don't know.

[idmakeitbehave]

Me in the middle of the night: I have an idea!!!

The idea:

[mifter]

Imagine waking up and having green feet, like who gave me green feet???

[pureamericanism]

I've seen, in recent months, a few people online talking about the 'spirit' or 'character' of landscapes, and this is a topic I have Strong Opinions about. I do not trust my intuition about the character of people much at all, but I trust my intuition about the character of landscapes implicitly. A skeptic might say that this is because landscapes don't have a 'spirit,' and thus my intuitions can never be proven wrong. Well, perhaps, but I'm going to indulge myself anyway.

In particular, the Appalachians have a reputation for being dark and sinister and forboding, and have for about as long as English speakers have known about them. Obviously the trope of the darksome woods is very old in European culture, and makes sense for an agricultural civilization for whom forest clearance directly leads to greater wealth. But the reputation of the Appalachian mountains is a separate thing, distinct in kind and degree from that of the Yankee's North Woods, the southern pinelands, or the forests of the mountain west. All of those were 'tamed' by American industry and literature. But no amount of coal-mining, railroad-building, or poetry-composing has dimmed the folkloric reputation of the Appalachians as a landscape haunted by dark forces. There's certainly a Marxist perpective that it's just because they're remote and full of poor people, but there's plenty of remote places with lots of poverty that do not have this reputation for the land itself being anti-human.

Over the past few years, I've had the opportunity to spend much more time in Appalachia than I ever previously had, and I've come to believe that this bit of American belief is wrongheaded. The hills and forests of Appalachia do not seem at all sinister to me, but instead give an impression of great peace. The hills and forests are old here, old and powerful beyond measure, to be sure, but I find them kindly, as if they had found in their great age an acceptance of the ways of things and that sense of Oneness With All Things we are told mystics strive for. Yes, I do find all forests (at least, all temperate forests) kindly to me in particular, because I love them so much and they condescend to return the favor. But I can still recognize that certain trees (spruces in general and Sitka spruces in particular; and willows in general and sandbar willows in particular) have in them a deeply inhuman spirit, inimical to us and perhaps to all animal life. But I find nothing like this in the Appalachian forests, and it is perhaps notable that they are crowned by red spruces, probably the least sinister member of the genus.

But there is a sinister geography in the region, and one that probably explains the ill reputation of the whole area. It's not the hills, though, and not the forests. It's the rivers. The Ohio river and all her tributaries seem to me to carry a dark, ferocious, brooding energy, that leaks out into the landscape immediately adjacent even farther than their floodwaters. To the physiognomist of landscapes, these constricted valleys seethe with angry inhuman spirits. When the morning fog rolls in from the river to blanket Portsmouth, Ohio, it's a very different feeling from the same thing happening in the San Francisco Bay. And since these valleys are also the corridors through which all human traffic in the region moves, all who travel in or through the area take this impression with them, however subconsciously.

This sees some reflection in folklore, too: the most famous 'cryptid' of the area, the mothman, was sighted around Point Pleasant, WV. For people from New York or Chicago, this is just one more random Appalachian mountain town, doubtlessly full of hillbillies. But no, Point Pleasant is a low-lying, (ex-)industrial river town. The great tragedy the mothman is associated with was even the collapse of a bridge over the Ohio River itself!

This may all be silly, pretentious gobbledygook. It's definitely silly and pretentious. And even if it isn't gobbledygook, I'm not occultist enough - or even necessarily believing enough in the supernatural - to speculate why this is, what causes this, or if it's anything more than a wannabe poet's fancy. But I still trust my readings of landscapes, and would like to see the vocabulary of the good and kindly hills (especially as contrasted with the cruel and violent valleys) enter the repertoire of Appalachian landscape writers.

[talltalestogo]

Orange fear

Talking head season. /

Pop your top and spew your guts. /

Gobbledygook lies.

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[crowbrained]

nuh uh it was about this person who like shrank to bug size. it had a romance plot too between a person and a bug i think

what's the first movie you remember seeing in theaters? don't try and be all edgy and cool and say like tetsuo: the iron man. be honest.

Go!!

[crowbrained]

HOW DO I GET FREAKS OFF MY ISLAND!!!!! I WANT THEM GONE!!!!!!

dont play for a few weeks and they should move out on their own

if not there’s always the explosion method

[goodgoblinguy]

how do I buy your bead work??

Shoot me a dm, with the preferred piece!! I'll let you know the price, and send you my venmo, Cash app, whatever you prefer. I'll mail it out to you once payment is processed, and give you a tracking number :).

All information is kept confidential, and once the beadpiece is confirmed as delivered, I'll send you another message to confirm you received it.

If there is any damage to the piece in the next 3 years, just send it back to me, I'll repair it free of charge!!

[adomainname]

Bamboozled by Gobbledygook? Navigating the World of Information Overload

In today's digital age, we're bombarded with a constant stream of information, from tweets and texts to never-ending news alerts. It's as if we're swimming in a sea of gobbledygook, with every new notification demanding our #attention. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and befuddled by the sheer volume of content we encounter daily. But don't worry—you're not alone in this struggle, and not everything requires your immediate action.

The Gobbledygook Phenomenon

Let's start by defining what gobbledygook really means. It's that baffling jargon or overly complicated language that often leaves us scratching our heads. Think of the legalese in terms and conditions or the dense wording of some technical manuals. It's the kind of language that seems designed more to confuse than to clarify.

The rise of digital communication has amplified this phenomenon. With everyone from marketers to friends vying for our attention, messages can get lost in translation, leaving us feeling bamboozled. Companies often use complex language to sound authoritative, while social media platforms encourage brevity over clarity, resulting in a peculiar blend of complexity and vagueness.

Can It Wait?

While some things in life demand our immediate focus, many do not. Distinguishing between the two is crucial for maintaining sanity in this age of information overload. Consider the emails marked "urgent" that turn out to be anything but, or the notifications about sales and promotions that can certainly wait.

Here's a handy tip: prioritize tasks that align with your goals and values. If a piece of information or a message doesn’t contribute to your priorities, it might just be part of the gobbledygook that can wait. Keep in mind that not every bell and whistle in your digital life needs to be answered right away.

Techniques to Tame the Gobbledygook

Navigating this complex web of information involves a few simple strategies to ensure you stay informed yet not overwhelmed:

Simplify: Break complex topics into bite-sized, understandable pieces. If something sounds like gobbledygook, take a step back and try to comprehend it in simpler terms.

Prioritize: As mentioned, not every notification is urgent. Establish a hierarchy of information. What needs immediate attention? What can wait until you have more time?

Filter: Use technology to your advantage. Set up filters in your email or use apps that declutter your notifications, allowing only what's important to come through.

Pause: Take time to reflect and process information before acting on it. This pause can help you discern what truly matters.

Engage: When you're confused, don't hesitate to ask for clarification, whether it's from a colleague, a friend, or even yourself. There's no shame in seeking to understand better.

Embrace the Balance

The goal isn't to eliminate gobbledygook altogether—that would be an impossible task. Instead, it's about finding balance and ensuring that your focus is directed towards what truly matters. By applying a thoughtful approach to the information you consume, you can reduce the noise and maintain a clearer, more focused mind.

In the end, being bamboozled by gobbledygook is a common experience in our connected world. But with a little patience, prioritization, and discernment, we can tackle the torrent of information and emerge more informed and less stressed. So next time you feel overwhelmed, take a deep breath, remember that some things can wait, and choose clarity over confusion.

Tame the Gobbledygook

[crowbrained]

HOLY SHIT

IM A WIZARD NOW

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