Trump: “I declare that we’re having peace talks!”
Advisor: “Mr. President, that’s not how it works. You can’t just declare that two parties, that you’re not a part of and evidently shown you have zero control over, are now having peace talks.”
Trump: “…but I declared it.”
Fuck off right now. I just got to this stage in life. Ugh. They are so comfortable though…
That’s a bad faith argument. No body wants that. Just because it exists doesn’t mean I’m defending it. The alternative is letting a paste-brained Putin-wannabe become King.
It’s nice to see people standing up to ICE all across the country. They’re being painted as criminals by the state (i.e. Trump), but REAL American citizens know that these people are heroes. Fuck ICE, fuck the cops that support ICE, and a very special double fuck you to Trump and his sycophants - hell has a dark hole waiting for all of you traitors.
Wife already wants hourly neck and head massages. My thumbs are already working at max capacity, Captain. I’m giving it all I got!
Astounding new research suggests that if we get rid of cars and make people walk to work, public health greatly improves and traffic fatalities drop to zero.
Nationwide nfrastructure collapses, but that’s a small sacrifice to improve public health.
Well, that was an absolutely garbage take. Good on you.
Hey, there’s nothing wrong with having a little dick. Your dick isn’t a measure of how “manly” or “powerful” you are. You decide your self-worth. It’s when people decide that they need to “prove” how masculine they are that they can become a problem. I think the alt-right has really figured how how to target the insecurities of men and use that to fuel their anger. And you’re right, they choose to be fascists in order to feel like they’re getting the power they think they deserve. Weak and insecure men look to fascism to solve a problem they’ve convinced themselves is a problem.
Look, we’re not saying that every dude with a tiny dick is a fascist, but it’s weird that every fascist seems to have a tiny dick.
It’s why they all have to make up for it by trying to be a massive douche canoe an “alpha male”.
Ah, I get it now. Thank you for the simple break down. I think we can all comfortably agree that meat is now…met.
Soooo… What are they saying? I don’t have xitter…
If they are willing to defend facism and defend a dictator…then what’s the problem?
At some point your “I’m just doing my job” becomes, “I support an American dictatorship.”. Do you not have morals? Your “job” has now become antithetical to the American Democratic Ethos - you are now a de facto traitor to your country. Last I checked, traitors are an enemy of the state.
…so again, what’s the problem?
I agree that most creators don’t become wealthy, and yes, there’s plenty of abuse and inequality in how IP laws are applied. But removing those laws wouldn’t solve that - it would just give even more power to the entities with the most money, reach, and legal muscle.
Without IP protections, smaller inventors and musicians wouldn’t even have the option to negotiate or earn anything off their work. A major label or corporation could just take it, polish it, and release it as their own without any consequences.
So while the system isn’t perfect, saying it “only exists to make the rich richer” misses the point. The alternative isn’t more equity, it’s no recourse at all for the little guy.
To keep it short and simple, it was more organic back then. Today, it’s more of a “designer” experience. You can still have a hell of a lot of fun, but it just feels less natural.
This is a terrible take. Sure. There are issues with the system, but these laws protect smaller musicians and inventors from having their ideas stolen and profited upon by larger players.
Without patent laws, there’s no reason to ever “buyout” a design from an inventor, or for smaller songwriters to ever get paid again. A large company or musician could essentially steal your work and make money off of it, and you would get nothing for all of the time and effort that you put into it.
It’s worth noting that Burning Man from 15 years ago is not the same Burning Man today and it’s tragic.
On one hand, I enjoy the schadenfreude of companies getting their just reward for enabling this bullshit, but in the other, I really mourn for all of those that are going to suffer from this. Our country is actively shooting itself in the foot, and blaming it on DEI.
Because we all know STEM fields aren’t already white-male dominated. Making it more hostile for women and minorities will reduce the amount of people that even want to get into the field, thus reducing actual talent. Studies also show that diverse groups tend to problem-solve better than homogeneous ones as they tend to consider a wider array of possibilities and avoid groupthink.
Fuck this frail white-ego bullshit.
Learning how to engage and socialize with people of both sexes is a necessary skill. As long as your not being a toxic mess in front of them, you’re fine.
Thanks Dropout!