mccDec 29
The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censoring attempt paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbra Streisand, a musician whom most Zoomers would probably have never heard of if not for the Streisand Effect
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I used to have a few Barbara Streisand albums. Helluva voice. I also liked a guy MOST have no idea about: Paul Williams who was also an actor, had an album with a song I loved that he sang. I found about 6 songs I enjoyed listening to him sing. My son has all of those albums now, but check him out if you have any interest at all. He is quite short stature-wise.

Show threadMacCruiskeenDec 30
@BillMcGuire @mcc If you really want to freak your kid out, have him watch "Phantom of the Paradise".
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naw. He's 43. No freaking him out.

Show threadmccDec 30
@BillMcGuire @maccruiskeen 43-year-olds are actually unusually susceptable to being freaked out by Phantom of the Paradise, because 43-year-olds are unusually likely to be familiar with Andrew Lloyd Weber's Phantom, and will be entirely baffled to learn Paradise came first
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@BillMcGuire @maccruiskeen 43 year olds who listen to Scissor Sisters will be doubly freaked out when they find out about Paul Williams
Dec 30 at 2:21amWeb