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Creative Speculation

MutantAndProud

(855 posts) Tue Oct 10, 2023, 08:27 PM Oct 2023

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Literally everyone you knew suddenly began communicating in a different way? Like the words you spoke were having almost no effect or randomized effect?

Like being in the communication’s major’s equivalent of a twilight zone where you could only ever get reliable but barely useful basics out of an AI chatbot since the rest of humanity just went blank

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What would you do if... [View all] MutantAndProud Oct 2023 OP

Sounds like Fox News (n/t) PJMcK Oct 2023 #1

Sounds like the way Scientologists use the English language. Or MAGAts. fierywoman Oct 2023 #2

You know MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #5

I once had a friend who started the Scientology program (it was in LA and I think she fierywoman Oct 2023 #6

Ha. MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #9

According to her, it was what they really did. fierywoman Oct 2023 #10

Ha you never know exactly why MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #11

That was the premise of the "Hush" episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Shermann Oct 2023 #3

Haven't seen Buffy in years MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #4

That's kind of my life cyclonefence Oct 2023 #7

Actually that has been happening to me more than a little MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #8

You might be interested ... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #12

I'm aware of those MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #13

I agree... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #14

Ah it's been a while since I heard that quote MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #15

My sanity depends on that quote. Think. Again. Oct 2023 #16