I don’t blame people for not understanding the complexities of a global economy that makes it possible to buy a nearly-magic artifact that no human alive can create on their own for just 16 cents.[1] It feels like there is a certain amount of Stuff in the world, and so if some people have a lot of Stuff that’s only possible because others have much less Stuff, and that’s unfair. If life is hard, it’s the fault of the people who took all the Stuff.

What a cunt.

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 6 points 2 days ago

Sorry phone picture and tangent but wow I sure regret digging and looking at this man's horrible blog and his horrible commenters

[–] lurker@awful.systems 12 points 3 days ago

"It’s horrifying to see normal people you dance with turn into nazis so easily."

..you're calling the people who hate the billionaires nazis? have you seen what the average billionaire has gotten up to recently???

[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 7 points 3 days ago

so many temporarily embarassed millionaires there, with the clarity of mind and purpose of a precocious seven-year-old.

[–] Architeuthis@awful.systems 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nice to see the top comment being about how such excess concentration of wealth is kind of bullshit actually.

[–] BioMan@awful.systems 4 points 2 days ago

I am amused by people who cannot believe that one of the actual attendees isn't an opponent doing a parody

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

strong echoes of the (probably fictional) reddit tale of the anarcho-capitalist who gets beaten up by real anarchists in Greece.

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wh... What

[–] Architeuthis@awful.systems 9 points 3 days ago (4 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Anarcho_Capitalism/comments/3ucp8y/i_was_beat_up_by_left_anarchists_in_greece/

I remember yelling "you're breaking the NAP" and things like that. "Stop initiating force against me."

Beats Yud's fan fiction any day of the week.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

i actually spoke to someone in greece who tried tracking this story to its roots, and is pretty sure it didn't actually happen, but identified places it could have happened, so it seems to have been written by someone who'd been to exarcheia

[–] Architeuthis@awful.systems 3 points 6 hours ago

I mean the vibe is pretty spot on, I'll give them that, and the premise of someone making fashy noises in an anarchist squat and getting summarily thrown out on his ass is perfectly believable, but the protagonist seems like an obvious a parody character and I think his belief that everyone he meets should adhere to the NAP is meant as a running gag.

Also, I'd take issue with the unspoken premise that this would be an Exarcheia thing, getting your ass beat by anarchists who clocked you as a fascist (and vice versa) is a panhellenic phenomenon. Fascist here meaning less someone who likes Tucker Carlson and toothbrush mustaches, and more someone who is an organized member of a heavily nationalist sportball fan club and/or whatever is currently filling the void that Golden Dawn left but isn't making the news.

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 9 points 3 days ago

Do NOT violate the sacred NAP!

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

you can't have anarchy with democracy, that's why democracy is the enemy

This explains a lot about why so many of these shitheels happily work with fascists and monarchists

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 7 points 3 days ago

Yes, I know they are different kinds of "anarchists" and not really full anarchists like us.

My dude what in the world