The Mandela Effect

[CCoburn]

Every time I think I've heard everything strange about everyday English, I'm reminded that everywhere one looks, inconsistencies abound and everyone is in some way confused. It's understandable.

This is the Mandela Effect. Inconsistencies? Absolutely. Confusion? Maybe not so much. Confusion implies a slight rigor of mental turmoil, and that's not what I was feeling at the time. With me it was just something that ran parallel with an observation in passing (until now).

A much better example of "confusion" and "mental turmoil" would be in replying to a post that you are in a state of unpreparedness to reply i.e. are confused(?):

 

edit; thank you very interesting and much to think about will follow up later rather than make a low effort reply

"effort" fuels confusion (I didn't exert any); "much to think about will follow up later"

No follow-up? Too much "effort"? Maybe got "confused", relegated, or simply just don't care – I don't know and really don't care either way.

And thanks for your "understanding", I guess, but these snarky and condescending remarks of yours stating others' confusion and sarcastic offering of 'understanding' have nothing to do with this thread and are nothing but some crafty passive aggressive manner in which to insult, enflame, or annoy someone in a way that circumvents moderator intervention.

I would usually just opt to ignore this type of behavior but occasionally I don't and have been noticing an emerging pattern here lately with this.

Okay, I'm done with this whole "confusion" and "understanding" thing for now, and maybe can resume other forms of writing here on my next visit.