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[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Let me tell you about my mother.

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Well, you aint gonna win them all, but something like the above tends to work when people talk about how "some people" should die or go somewhere else. Bringing it back from "somebody" to "you and everyone you know" tends to shock that talk out of them.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Oh I’m just referencing blade runner.

Your story really reminds me of the Voight-Kampff test.

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Its effectivly an empathy test just like voight-kampff, so I see where you're coming from.

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Capillary dilation of the so-called blush response? Fluctuation of the pupil. Involuntary dilation of the iris...