OT: What's up with Austrians lately?

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Oh, I get it, thanks. Ya, I know, it's extremely ironic... just like reality often is... oh wait, that was reality. Quick, where's the meaning? Humans invent meanings to try to understand things, but they also get stuck in their own meanings, particularly by jumping to conclusions and reacting and drawing meanings way out of proportion to reality, so to speak.

Now, to figure out how to create a few sensational news stories with predictable overreactions to actually get people to do something worthwhile...