Ask a therapist what kind of therapy they think you should get.

Would hypnosis be better instead?

No.

What you’ve described is not an algorithm.

it’s closer to a serious article than a blogpost

I find it bizarre and plain wrong to imply that blog posts can’t be serious articles.

both of which have a major flaw

What major flaw do you believe ActivityPub has?

looks better

What do you mean?

than ActivityPub

ActivityPub is decentralised. AT has a centralised index. They’re not comparable.

becomes an official government mouthpiece

Uh… “becomes”?

You didn’t help me, you wasted my time. Pro-tip: be quiet.

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Uhh… this analysis makes no sense at all. And now OP has admitted that the joke doesn’t make sense and doesn’t work. Still, just for edification:

Pavlov’s reaction: If something unexpected happens (like bumping into someone), the event might “trigger” a conditioned response — such as Pavlov salivating because he’s used to the bell.

There was no conditioned response.

The wordplay is clever because “paradox” not only describes Schrödinger’s cat but also the confusing situation of this fictional encounter.

There was no confusion.

That’s my interpretation of what they were going for.

I’m asking what the joke is. That’s the focus here. Because it’s presented as a joke. Even though it appears not to be. If you get it, please explain it.

Obviously. But what about them?

Being mysterious doesn’t help me I’m afraid. Still don’t get it. The punchline doesn’t make sense and doesn’t ring a bell.

The fact that you haven’t just explained the joke makes me think you can’t because it doesn’t work as a joke. Right?

What’s the idea?

Don’t get it. Suspect it doesn’t actually make sense.

less functionality than a smartphone

Tablet is just a bigger screen

A bigger screen is more functionality.

and how they actually made change

Uh…

the truth is 5 billion light years from you wondering about your existence

What?

Who is yalls go to

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