@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social
2026-05-07 13:34 UTC
@Jer@chirp.enworld.org @davidgerard@circumstances.run
It's essentially a cargo cult.
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@Jer@chirp.enworld.org 2026-05-07 15:43
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social @davidgerard@circumstances.run I'm not even sure that cargo cult is the right metaphor. A cargo cult implies that there was a working version of this that they don't understand but they're mimicking the form of to try to get the same result Here it feels almost like a folklore genie (or more realistically - a D&D wish spell) where they are trying to put into words something that the demon must fulfill. Except unlike a wish spell, there is no guarantee that if you get the words right it will work