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erronis

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8. I'm sure all those "intelligent agents" couldn't identify Hitler's racial makeup or his gender either.

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 08:23 PM

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I don't actually G.A.S. what google or other engines cough up from their intestines. They are trained on so much garbage in that actual historical facts (if known) are submerged in the effluvium of crap.

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A very mature and wise young student. Wonder what life had in store for her/ him Deuxcents Tuesday #1

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FWIW, Google AI couldn't identify the student, or give their correct gender. TheRickles Tuesday #7

I'm sure all those "intelligent agents" couldn't identify Hitler's racial makeup or his gender either. erronis Tuesday #8

Yeesh, I just thought it would be interesting to learn more about whoever came up with that brilliant quote. TheRickles Tuesday #12

Sorry. I tend to get carried away on the enshittification of the internet. erronis Tuesday #14

Got it. No worries - all is forgiven. :-) TheRickles Tuesday #16

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this sounds a lil too good to be true tbh, mainly because of the utter lack of correlating evidence WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #13

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It's from a book called "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson IronLionZion Tuesday #21

What is from the book? WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #23

The story in the OP IronLionZion Tuesday #24

Does the book name the child who wrote this essay, the school where they studied, who sponsored the contest? WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #25

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If you have not read Wilkerson's Caste, it is well worth reading. Lonestarblue Yesterday #37

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As a young teen I read Black Like Me. multigraincracker Tuesday #30

As did I. sheshe2 Tuesday #31

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He needs to live the story, not ban it. multigraincracker Yesterday #35

Do that Rebl2 Yesterday #34

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