The act deplorable act of cutting a hole into a stuffed animal, fucking it, nutting inside of it, then taking the fur of the stuffed animal, cutting it off, and making a fur suit out of it, then wearing it in public.
Person A: Hey what the fuck are you doing?!
Person B: Oh I’m just carpet sampling
Person A: Carpet sampling is the new meta!!
Person B: Kill yourself!
Person B: Oh I’m just carpet sampling
Person A: Carpet sampling is the new meta!!
Person B: Kill yourself!
by AbsoluteComedy April 1, 2024
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The logical simplifier doesn't argue against specifics—they argue against complexity itself. Presented with speculation about advanced technology, they respond with generic difficulty assertions. Confronted with political possibility, they invoke governmental messiness as if chaos precluded capability. Faced with any claim outside consensus, they deploy the "conspiracy theory" label as automatic disqualifier. The bias lies in treating these logical-sounding simplifications as sufficient responses, when they actually bypass the difficult work of engaging evidence, possibility, and the vast territory between "proven fact" and "obvious nonsense."
The logical simplifier doesn't argue against specifics—they argue against complexity itself. Presented with speculation about advanced technology, they respond with generic difficulty assertions. Confronted with political possibility, they invoke governmental messiness as if chaos precluded capability. Faced with any claim outside consensus, they deploy the "conspiracy theory" label as automatic disqualifier. The bias lies in treating these logical-sounding simplifications as sufficient responses, when they actually bypass the difficult work of engaging evidence, possibility, and the vast territory between "proven fact" and "obvious nonsense."
Example: "When someone suggested the government might have energy weapons, he didn't discuss the physics or history—his Logical Simplification Bias fired instantly: 'it's hard to build, government is messy, so not logical, it's easy to make conspiracy theories.' He'd reduced decades of classified research, unknown technological progress, and genuine historical secrecy to a sound bite that made him feel rational while learning nothing."
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Sneaky head in a public space, especially a higher trafficked public space, that whets the appetite for future acts.
We were exploring the gallery and then snuck into a storage room for a little public sampling - just a taste.
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A jump off, bigot, or person who enjoys drama
A jump off, bigot, or person who enjoys drama
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Example: "The slogan 'Defund the Police' is a masterclass in the Theory of Constructed Simplicities. It condensed a vast, nuanced policy argument about reallocating resources and reimagining public safety into a potent, three-word construction. Its power and its liability came from the same source: it was a simple hammer built for a complex nail, designed to shatter existing frames of thought."
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