• WraithGear@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    That’s what i did. I looked it up and did not find what i was looking for. Closest thing i found was the event in 2002 which was eerily close to the event you mentioned, but i could not find what you said. So i asked you for more information. Jees! You snapped back at me like a stack overflow user.

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      23 days ago

      I’m not the original commenter. And I didn’t want to offend you, just wanted give some friendly advice, because it irks me how many people seem to use chatGPT for fact finding. Chill

      Edit: If you look for “Paul Wellstone” and “Vietnam War Memorial” you’ll find what the OC was on about.

      https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-26-na-wellstone26-story.html “Wellstone also staged a news conference in front of the Vietnam War Memorial on the National Mall, drawing the ire of many veteran groups. Wellstone later said the event was a mistake.”

      Just an example of many

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        22 days ago

        “Wellstone also staged a news conference in front of the Vietnam War Memorial on the National Mall, drawing the ire of many veteran groups. Wellstone later said the event was a mistake.”

        Fair enough, though editing the comment made it difficult to realize you did provide what i asked for. I never called any one a lier. Just that when i went to chat gpt for context to what the other said it flat out told me it didn’t happen, which is uncharacteristic of chat gpt sycophantic tendencies. Usually talking a passive voice, or assuming i am making up a scenario and rolling with it. So i did google it and found that he was not considered controversial, and if the wiki mentioned it, it was only as a foot note.

        Everything i looked up pointed to the 2002 incident. Not sure why i am being dog piled here.

        Either way it seems odd to reference this as a Paul Wellstone ‘event’

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      22 days ago

      sidenote

      You snapped back at me like a stack overflow use

      His spelling suggests he’s more Reddit.

      • WraithGear@lemmy.world
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        22 days ago

        I mean i was on reddit before the api thing, so ehh. Maybe i interpreted it harsher then it was meant.