Leonid Amirov
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I think, over years, I have collected some kind of "database" of patterns that usually result in having "bad vibes" from a person. Specific phrasings, mimics, gestures, clothing choices, etc. Although, I'm not sure just how much of that is inspired by the movie villains.
Lots of interesting opinions in the comments - these days it is rare to read comments about this war without lots of emotional stuff.
However, I must point out that many of the points are based on what people think about Putin as a person. And their opinions are heavily based on what western media want them to think.
I think in the grand scheme it is not important what Putin's personal traits are. The most important is who are the parties in this war and what are their interests. Putin is just a figure that some internal russian parties agreed on, its not like he's on his own.
As it happened before, world capitalism... (read 596 more words →)
I think, there may also be a point of matching (or mismatching) with what people think on the topic and a point of an author being an recognized authority (even having nothing to do with the field relevant to the post). Strong emotions will end up in more reactions. But sheer amount of people's attention isn't always a good indicator of the post's quality.