zbyte64

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[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ngl, you had me on the first half.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh boy I got a fun video for you: https://youtu.be/GmJI6qIqURA @26:50

Atlas Shrugged is so bad that if you didn't know anything about the author, it could be read as a decent satire.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 8 points 7 months ago

While the words themselves near an apology, I didn't read it as taking responsibility. I read it as:

Anyone could have made this same mistake. In fact, dumber people than I would surely have done worse.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 7 months ago

Usually there's one degree of separation from a billionaire with the appointments. This time it's just straight up billionaires running the government.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 7 months ago

Hot take: the Venn Diagram of people saying fighting is a waste of political capital and those saying people who didn't vote for Harris consented to Trump's agenda is a perfect circle.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Was fighting the Brett Kavanaugh appointment a waste of political capital?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 7 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Fuck that. Fight even if you're going to loose because it literally costs them nothing to fight it.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

People should read the first chapter of "The Ministry for the Future". People will start dieing by the millions due to heat waves, it's going to happen even if we stop burning oil now because of how long the feedback loop takes. Drilling more lengthens this trend into a future where billions die.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 80 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Between the lines: Tariffs are going to be used as a tool to transfer wealth from the bottom to the top. But there are some global players who want in on that action, so Trump is going to pick hand pick some winners in exchange for foreign policy.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What are the odds the Qanon Shaman not only gets a pardon, but a medal of honor?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 17 points 7 months ago

Just because we hear him doesn't mean we're all listening.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

One more link: where I discovered the term conviviality was a video from andrewism "we need to be more tech critical": https://youtu.be/lV6JzroVr48

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