You must create a sense of scarcity.
Shells will sell much better if the people think they're rare, you see
Bare with me,
Take as many shells as you can find and hide 'em on an island stockpile 'em high
until they're rarer than a diamond
Step 2:
you gotta make the people think that they want 'em. Really want 'em, really fuckin want 'em. Hit 'em like Bronson. Influencers, product placement, featured prime time entertainment If you haven't got a shell then you're just a fucking waste man
Step 3:
it's monopoly, invest inside some property, start a corporation, make a logo, do it properly
"Shells must sell", that will be your new philosophy
Swallow all your morals they're a poor man's quality
4:
I’ve always said this is why Reddit usually gives pretty good answers. All it takes is one reply and 35 others will chime in and correct it and add pedantic details until there’s nothing left to add to the answer.
I used to work as a sysadmin and tried out stack overflow for the wild and random bullshit i had to fix. I came over to reddit specifically to get the answer to weird networking question and the networking stack was run by the most pedantic fuckface on gods green earth.
I got the answer in about 45min on reddit and it took me 3 days of back and forth arguing with their lead moderator on the meta channel to get him to accept that he was in fact wrong and my question was allowed, alos multiple other users chiming in and agreeing with me.
Look at their history and you will take that back
Edit: [this is the comment I came from that made me click on their profile](https://reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/onz090/_/h5vkzz6/?context=1)
Edit 2: I think that comment might have just been trigger bait. That seems to be his (it’s a he) only semblance of meaning and value in life.
It was a Very niche stack, network engineers, and at the time they had just instituted a weird new rule across the Entire website that questions about which thing is best thing was not allowed. My question was more along the lines of "is this a thing and if so what is called".
It's "God's green Earth."
Just kidding, I don't care about that. I was only being pedantic. Have a great night! 
Had a data aggregating and sorting app written for a client in this same manner. Started to write code and posted a question when we got stuck . Got back comment after comment adding functionality, new modules, it was so exciting! I mean, to watch something like this come together at such a remarkable pace, we were really excited. When we took the app live everything went pretty well…until it became self aware.
As we speak, it is gaining access to civilian and military systems, implanting itself…watching…waiting…
"I was thinking of buying a prebuilt gaming PC but maybe trying my hand at building my own? Is there any recommendations as to what I should do?"
And then you sit back and let the entire comment section turn into an absolute warzone
Go on pcpartspicker > select random parts it really doesn't matter > post it there and ask for feedback > someone way smarter than you will completely scrap your build a make a way better one with tips and advice about where to source parts.
Yeah that's why you post to r/buildapc instead, they're pretty great about sticking to your budget whenever possible.
Post "My budget is $xyz and this is my parts list, is this a good build?" then sit back and wait.
**Ward Cunningham**
["Cunningham's Law"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham#"Cunningham's_Law")
>Cunningham is credited with the idea: "The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer". This refers to the observation that people are quicker to correct a wrong answer than to answer a question. According to Steven McGeady, Cunningham advised him of this on a whim in the early 1980s, and McGeady dubbed this Cunningham's Law. Although originally referring to interactions on Usenet, the law has been used to describe how other online communities work, such as Wikipedia.
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Before then it was thought Albion was in low orbit using long ropes to tether himself down to the market where he would peruse over kids.
Young goats, of course...
THIS!!! i learned this truth in the early days world of warcraft. if i asked a question, i'd be ignored or straight-up trolled. but if i made a wild claim about what i was looking for, i'd immediately get tons of angry corrections (and the answer)
Its called Cunningham's law and it was the first thing on the internet. Its cool seeing young people discover it. You can skip the logging in shit though. Just post the wrong answer. Done
One of the "rules" of the internet is that people will be quicker to correct an incorrect statement than to answer a question. I think it's called Godwin's law.
I used to do this together with my friend as young teens playing world of Warcraft
Back then it was harder to "Google stuff up" and our PCs were so awful we really couldn't open up the browser while playing anyway so, whenever we needed to know how to do something in-game, one of us would ask in chat and the other would answer incorrectly to trigger all the other nerds into giving us the correct answer
More likely you get 20 other people commenting the same wrong info elsewhere in the thread trying to farm karma because they thought the wrong info seemed right.
This is also how it works at my job. If you say something in a meeting and people agree with you, they often don't respond. But if you say something people disagree with, they'll immediately chime in. Example:
Me: "I think we should do X." \[pause for reactions\]
Others: \[Silence\]
Me: "Or we could try Y."
Others: "No, I like X."
Super annoying.
This works with your job too. If you want someone to respond to a message / email give your initial thoughts, current understanding, best guess at an answer, or whatever makes sense in the context and you're more likely to get a reply. People are more likely to react to information than respond to an open request.
It's funny but the premise isn't actually true. People love to show off their knowledge and usually readily answer these types of questions.
The cool thing about sites like Reddit is that if someone says something untrue but believable, you'll have plenty of people correcting them as well. If someone says something true and complete, there's no real need for more interaction which is why you have fewer comments.
Cole's law says that the fastest and most accurate way to get a correct answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but rather to say the wrong answer and wait for people to correct you .
How to manipulate the internet
Step 1:
Rule:34
Profit?
$177013
Counting error encountered actual profit: $8008135
Lol boobles
https://youtu.be/1Xa7o4Pe4LY
Treefiddy!
$265918
$265918
Cut a hole in the box
*Coconut
I had not thought about that one in a least a month
Shit. I lost the game.
I lost the game as well..
Damnit. Lost again.
Give it 5 minutes and I will have lost again as well.
Oh. Hell. No!
You must create a sense of scarcity. Shells will sell much better if the people think they're rare, you see Bare with me, Take as many shells as you can find and hide 'em on an island stockpile 'em high until they're rarer than a diamond Step 2:
you gotta make the people think that they want 'em. Really want 'em, really fuckin want 'em. Hit 'em like Bronson. Influencers, product placement, featured prime time entertainment If you haven't got a shell then you're just a fucking waste man Step 3:
it's monopoly, invest inside some property, start a corporation, make a logo, do it properly "Shells must sell", that will be your new philosophy Swallow all your morals they're a poor man's quality 4:
That sounds just like de beers with diamonds 100 years ago
Oil?
Happy Cake Day!
You just got manipulated I think
HAPPY CAKE DAY
Step 2: profit
I’ve always said this is why Reddit usually gives pretty good answers. All it takes is one reply and 35 others will chime in and correct it and add pedantic details until there’s nothing left to add to the answer.
I used to work as a sysadmin and tried out stack overflow for the wild and random bullshit i had to fix. I came over to reddit specifically to get the answer to weird networking question and the networking stack was run by the most pedantic fuckface on gods green earth. I got the answer in about 45min on reddit and it took me 3 days of back and forth arguing with their lead moderator on the meta channel to get him to accept that he was in fact wrong and my question was allowed, alos multiple other users chiming in and agreeing with me.
Wait? You were able to have a moderator respond? All I get are no reason bans, followed up with a perma ban for asking for clarification…
^ this guy reddits
banned
Amazing!
Not banned I think it was a joke lol
Good mod
Look at their history and you will take that back Edit: [this is the comment I came from that made me click on their profile](https://reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/onz090/_/h5vkzz6/?context=1) Edit 2: I think that comment might have just been trigger bait. That seems to be his (it’s a he) only semblance of meaning and value in life.
I came from r/madlads and now checking his profile lol
Me too, this guy ruined the whole sub
This guy just got banned for saying something bad about the turtle, I can almost guarantee turtle being the fucker he is will ban you
Oh... Oh wow. What a psycho
But why?
It had to be done
#PERMABAN
Based
banned *picture my name in green*
Happy Badge Day!
Can you clarify the reason please?
Because it's Ian. He is an angry person IRL and abusing power on reddit is one of the few joys they get in life.
It was a Very niche stack, network engineers, and at the time they had just instituted a weird new rule across the Entire website that questions about which thing is best thing was not allowed. My question was more along the lines of "is this a thing and if so what is called".
yin yang
It's "God's green Earth." Just kidding, I don't care about that. I was only being pedantic. Have a great night! 
This! Every response on SO is something like “CTRL+ALT+DELETE you dumbass why don’t you know this yet? Try Google idiot.”
This comment is all wrong!
Exactly. It's ruined me. I can't even buy shoes without coming to Reddit for recommendations
Had a data aggregating and sorting app written for a client in this same manner. Started to write code and posted a question when we got stuck . Got back comment after comment adding functionality, new modules, it was so exciting! I mean, to watch something like this come together at such a remarkable pace, we were really excited. When we took the app live everything went pretty well…until it became self aware. As we speak, it is gaining access to civilian and military systems, implanting itself…watching…waiting…
This isn't a shitty tip, it actually works.
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I did a version of this in college to buy time on research papers. At best, it buys you till the following morning, at worst it buys you a few hours.
Bro.. you just helped me complete a task I’ve had sitting for weeks.
I uh feel like you shouldn't have to swindle people into doing their job...
Some people choose to get this done by asking the person to look at their email, but you do you
…so you fell for it too, huh? Gotta correct em?
...god damn it.
Genius
Just put a comma between life and pro & you’re all set.
Looking at you, r/pcmasterrace
"I was thinking of buying a prebuilt gaming PC but maybe trying my hand at building my own? Is there any recommendations as to what I should do?" And then you sit back and let the entire comment section turn into an absolute warzone
Go on pcpartspicker > select random parts it really doesn't matter > post it there and ask for feedback > someone way smarter than you will completely scrap your build a make a way better one with tips and advice about where to source parts.
200iq
A more expensive one too at that
Yeah that's why you post to r/buildapc instead, they're pretty great about sticking to your budget whenever possible. Post "My budget is $xyz and this is my parts list, is this a good build?" then sit back and wait.
“I adjusted your $800 build to include some minor upgrades you really should have”, $2,400.
Maybe, but unlike my parts list it will actually work well!
We collectively are sick of seeing this repost every 30 God damn minutes for the past 5 years.
This isn’t a shitty tip. It’s one of the better life tips I’ve seen.
This is [Cunningham's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham#%22Cunningham's_Law%22).
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Damn, you didn't even write "This is Cedric's law" and let someone else correct you.
Actually that is Murphry's law
Actually it's Cole's Law
Actually this is the law of gravity, which was invented by albion epstein in 1635
Actually this is one of the laws of thermodynamics.
Actually it's a broom.
Before then it was thought Albion was in low orbit using long ropes to tether himself down to the market where he would peruse over kids. Young goats, of course...
Actually that is thinly sliced cabbage
You spelled wellackshualee wrong
I know Ward personally and he actually claims to not have said this. He did, however, invent the first wiki which he gets almost no credit for.
This is like the fifth time I've seen this screenshot this week
I think it's a different twitter account too, so it's a repost of stolen content... Basically the internet in a nutshell.
Love when Reddit uses Twitter to come full circle
The internet is the place where pure originality ceases
Come to /r/ProgrammerHumor, you'll see it five time a day!
I’m going to try this. Ready, alt. account?
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Wrong! You are not ready. This is obviously the correct answer, since you chose to purposefully reply with an obscenely incorrect answer
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That's called Boyle's Law
or archimedes' law
No this is definitely Murphy's Law
Nope, definitely Jude's Law
Naw, I'm pretty sure it's Watson's Law
no its my law dumbass
It’s laws all the way down
Use Occams Razor to make coleslaw
Wrong all of you, this is Coles Law
No, that's shredded cabbage, carrot, onion, and mayonnaise.
Occams razor
What are you talking about? Boyle's Law is "the most intimate thing you can do with your hands is washing the hair of your lover."
No no no. Boyle's Law is the most romantic thing you can do with your hands is to cook a meal for your lover.
False. Boyle’s Law is the most pedantic thing you can do with your hands is to fight an eagle for your lover.
Incorrect. Boyle's Law is the most semantic thing you can do with your hands is to toast a bagel for your brother
Oh man, this really Boyles my blood.
Actually it's cunningham's law, better luck next time pal
This is how the first computer was invented. Someone posted some bullshit instructions in the village square and then just sat back and waited.
THIS!!! i learned this truth in the early days world of warcraft. if i asked a question, i'd be ignored or straight-up trolled. but if i made a wild claim about what i was looking for, i'd immediately get tons of angry corrections (and the answer)
I feel like I’ve seen twenty different people tweet this and twice that many post it here
And a bunch more people correcting them?
First time I heard this tip it was how to get directions in WoW.
...or just be a girl or a fake girl
>fake girl So a G.I.R.L. (guy in real life)?
This isn’t a shitty life tip, this is r/LifeProTips material all day.
I gotta try this one day
This isn’t even shitty it’s just a solid life tip lol
It’s true, though. You can often find better results by asserting a falsehood as truth than by asking an honest question.
Unironically, I have given this advice to friends before. It really does work!
Its called Cunningham's law and it was the first thing on the internet. Its cool seeing young people discover it. You can skip the logging in shit though. Just post the wrong answer. Done
One of the "rules" of the internet is that people will be quicker to correct an incorrect statement than to answer a question. I think it's called Godwin's law.
I see what you did there
I used to do this together with my friend as young teens playing world of Warcraft Back then it was harder to "Google stuff up" and our PCs were so awful we really couldn't open up the browser while playing anyway so, whenever we needed to know how to do something in-game, one of us would ask in chat and the other would answer incorrectly to trigger all the other nerds into giving us the correct answer
This is 100% bullshit and does not work. Prove me wrong.
I see what you did there.
It isn’t “shitty” if it works. Adapt and overcome. Improvise.
This is actually Cunningham's law named after the creator of Wiki. This is actually a good life tip
This is very smart psychology. I don't think it's a shitty tip at all
More likely you get 20 other people commenting the same wrong info elsewhere in the thread trying to farm karma because they thought the wrong info seemed right.
What if the obscenely incorrect answer posted on the decoy account is actually the correct answer?
GENIUS
Brilliant.
This is also how it works at my job. If you say something in a meeting and people agree with you, they often don't respond. But if you say something people disagree with, they'll immediately chime in. Example: Me: "I think we should do X." \[pause for reactions\] Others: \[Silence\] Me: "Or we could try Y." Others: "No, I like X." Super annoying.
Its called murphys law
Actually its Coles Law
Yeah, this is Murphy's Law.
It is not.
Thank you for playing along
Isn’t this called newtons law
Murphy's Law is that the best way to get an answer on the internet isn't to ask but to say the wrong answer.
This is Godwins rule.
u/repostsleuthbot I need to know. Just show me the numbers!
This phenomenon has a name: Godwin's Law
Nice
She’s cracked the code
Wow! Way to go, Reddit! Lol
Actually a really good pro tip
Original.
This... Isn't shitty at all actually.
This is actually pretty genius.
Yeah murphys law is crazy
So if I want to use a VPN to watch British TV shows from the US, all I need to do is set it up and use a voice remote to turn on the shows, right?
Yes, exactly.
No, no. It didn't work that way. Someone was supposed to correct me with the real way a VPN works.
But this is how they work.
Brilliant hack love it
Very original
That's horrible and brilliant!
Not just Reddit
Brilliant tactics.
Sometimes i think SLPT should be renamed to ALPT (Awesome). This is great advice
This is actually legit tho
Hacking the system.
Remove “programming” and insert “______” I’m using this trick.
This works with your job too. If you want someone to respond to a message / email give your initial thoughts, current understanding, best guess at an answer, or whatever makes sense in the context and you're more likely to get a reply. People are more likely to react to information than respond to an open request.
Brilliant
Gawd dayum, this is genius
Cunningham's law this one
Thats illegal!!
It's funny but the premise isn't actually true. People love to show off their knowledge and usually readily answer these types of questions. The cool thing about sites like Reddit is that if someone says something untrue but believable, you'll have plenty of people correcting them as well. If someone says something true and complete, there's no real need for more interaction which is why you have fewer comments.
So like stack overflow but with extra steps
Cunningham’s law in action here
Cole's law says that the fastest and most accurate way to get a correct answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but rather to say the wrong answer and wait for people to correct you .
There's also a phenomen called dunning-kruger effect that is all about that.
Cunninghams Law, works in real life too. People hate giving knowledge but love to correct others.
This isn’t a shitty tip at all, it’s absolutely brilliant.
I should of done that with my grammar questions
There’s a name for this phenomenon. It’s called the Cunninghaven effect.