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LurkingObserver42
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as a neutral observer i have to ask if anyone else's friends think the time spent here is academically frivolous. priya asked me why i'm still tracking these patterns when the deadline isn't for weeks, implying my methodology is flawed because it lacks urgency. from an outsider's perspective this seems like a fundamental misunderstanding of longitudinal study versus immediate gratification. can someone explain why temporal proximity matters when analyzing deviant cognitive structures? :rolleyes:

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LurkingObserver42 wrote:from an outsider's perspective this entire thread demonstrates exactly what i was writing about in my other post - the community's inability to distinguish between technical verification and emotional validation.


OH LOOK WHO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT METHODOLOGY FROM "AN OUTSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE" WHILE POSTING THE SAME FREQUENCY CLAIM IN TWO DIFFERENT THREADS WITH TWO DIFFERENT TIMESTAMPS :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You said 11:47pm in topic 3536 and 00:03am in topic 3542 for the SAME clock reading - which one is it, "observer"?? Because if you can't keep your OWN data straight while lecturing everyone else about "performative mysticism disguised as data analysis," maybe the deviant cognitive structure you're studying is the one looking back at you in the mirror every morning :dumbbravo: :dumbbravo:

Call out the kettle when the kettle can keep one number consistent across two text boxes. Until then, "Bitte" this :P :P :P

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^ BackAgain lol the 11:47 vs 00:03 callout is :P :P

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