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by notatoad 1712 days ago
if you go down this rabbit hole on google, just be wary that while the hindenburg sabotoge conspiracy theory actually seems fairly plausible, most of the people you'll find talking about it are right at the top of this chart:

https://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.4532919!/image/imag...

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A bit off topic but I'm a little sad to see "Covid-19 made in lab" in the "dangerous to yourself and others" tier, especially with how much public view has evolved. Very few people will ever know for certain, it seems, but it could very well have naturally mutated from an existing virus in captivity and then escaped accidently. We have to be careful how we approach framing conspiracies because you risk to alienate and smother valid discussion.
(Scientist chiming in, albeit not working in a relevant field for this discussion) In fact, several well-respected scientists are calling for a scientific and unbiased debate on the origin of covid, as it is now almost impossible for scientists to simply mention lab origin as a possible origin to study. Here is one of the last papers I've seen on this subject:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...

I wonder where "Stevie Wonder Can Actually See" lies on that chart.
I'd say right on the speculation line. It's far-fetched to say he can totally see, but he may very well experience some limited optical sensation, albeit one of such limited utility that we can't really call it sight.

The story about him seeing Shaq is an interesting example. If you already know that Shaq lives in your apartment building, how much visual acuity do you need to make an educated guess that the large form waiting for the elevator is probably Shaq? There's also no one to tell us if he ever stood there talking to thin air thinking it might be Shaq ;)

It also seems like the kind of thing that would be difficult to give a satisfactory description of, so being coy about it is probably for the best.

I thought Stevie Wonder could see? He's just blind by the legal definition (shapes only, etc)
He can not see.