When an example of the Mandela Effect is disprovable with absolute certainty, but a person still believes that their perception of events is completely correct and begins to rationalise with increasing layers of unbelievability and absurdity.
Person A: Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990.
Person B: No he wasn't, he died in prison in the 1980s. Any other attempts to convince you otherwise have been written by a rogue artificial intelligence.
Person A: Not true. I met Nelson Mandela.
Person B: Well, actually, you didn't, you were possessed by a demon that made you think you met Nelson Mandela, but you didn't really.
Person A: I think you're suffering from the Mandildo Effect.
Person B: No he wasn't, he died in prison in the 1980s. Any other attempts to convince you otherwise have been written by a rogue artificial intelligence.
Person A: Not true. I met Nelson Mandela.
Person B: Well, actually, you didn't, you were possessed by a demon that made you think you met Nelson Mandela, but you didn't really.
Person A: I think you're suffering from the Mandildo Effect.
by CleveW December 7, 2025
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