"Any item of outrage shall be forgotten by the time a more complex solution or answer has revealed itself."
Akin to the Murray Gell-mann law as suggested by Michael Crichton, this law deals with the cascading effects of outrage on social forums such as Facebook and subsequent amnesia when the outrage has subsided. Various types of mindless shaming and outrage may be considered, and the law is applicable to situation where the cause of the outrage turns out to have been false after but where the negative effect is not reversed.
Akin to the Murray Gell-mann law as suggested by Michael Crichton, this law deals with the cascading effects of outrage on social forums such as Facebook and subsequent amnesia when the outrage has subsided. Various types of mindless shaming and outrage may be considered, and the law is applicable to situation where the cause of the outrage turns out to have been false after but where the negative effect is not reversed.
A pediatrician in England fell foul of the Freeman's law after it emerged that the angry mob had falsely thought them a pedophile.
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The Freeman Effect is a type of false memory that occurs when many different people incorrectly think Morgan Freeman played in a movie but didn't .
It refers to a widespread false memory believed by millions that Morgan Freeman starred in "The Mandela Effect"
It refers to a widespread false memory believed by millions that Morgan Freeman starred in "The Mandela Effect"
No, Morgan Freeman did not star in the movie The Mandela Effect, you're just experiencing the Freeman effect.
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Get the huey freeman mug.A British actor well-known for his work in The Office and his upcoming role as Bilbo in the Hobbit. He also plays John Watson in the recent BBC adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, and is made of kittens.
He goes fast.
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Gordon Freeman: "Say that again, and I will shove this crowbar straight up your asshole."
Gordon Freeman: "Say that again, and I will shove this crowbar straight up your asshole."
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