Very Bad Wizards Episode 325: It Is Happening Again
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Jan 27, 2026 They debate viewing time as circular and how rituals might reenact the universe’s creation to make moments sacred again. They critique a study showing conspiracy-believing dating profiles harm impressions and dig into methods, plausibility, and ideological effects. They contrast cyclical sacred time with Christianity’s historical sanctification and question whether ritual renewal yields real, lasting change.
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Fast Email Cleanup With ChatGPT
- Tamler used ChatGPT to clean a messy Gmail address list into a comma-separated e‑mail list in seconds.
- He contrasts that with the old, slower manual process that would have taken an hour of tedious typing.
AI May Hollow Out Personal Style
- Tamler and David observe that AI tools like ChatGPT speed tedious tasks and risk reducing people’s development of personal style.
- They worry this will make communication feel like “computers talking to computers.”
Conspiracy Claims Hurt Dating Prospects
- The study reviewed shows listing conspiracy beliefs on dating profiles generally reduces perceived trustworthiness and romantic interest.
- Plausibility of the claim moderates reactions: more plausible conspiracies get milder judgments.
