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Very punchable face. I want to yank those earrings out with pliers, too.

You could be right. Still, the asshole driver not knowing who to blame just makes it funnier.

That could very well be what happened. If an asshole like this made the effort to sue me, I’d gladly counter sue. Even if I only got them to pay my legal fees, I’d still consider it a win.

When I was a kid, I laughed at people swerving to avoid a paper bag. It seemed silly to me. My dad explained why they were doing it, and then chuckled as my eyes got huge and I said “OHHHH!”

Solid argument

I still think autoerotic asphyxiation is the most embarrassing way to die, but, thanks to this article, I’ve now been introduced to a close second.

The fact that he was a billionaire diamond magnate just makes it easier to laugh.

Depending on the site, you can select seats before actually completing the purchase. I’d bet that’s the situation here.

“Our product doesn’t kill enough people. How can we raise the body count?”

Just the fact that he’s doing it makes him a massive piece of shit. I don’t care about the “why”.

Edit: this is a good, detailed story. Please don’t let me dissuade you from reading it.

The only thing worse than being a known threat is being unpredictable. Tomorrow, next week, or whenever, Mango Mussolini might go on a 4AM rant about how much he hates the gaming industry. Then there’s the ongoing issue of ICE murdering and kidnapping with impunity.

There’s absolutely no way that I’d risk my life or freedom for something as trivial as GDC 2026.

Someone described it that way? Bahahaha!

“We have the concept of a deal.”

I can’t believe he actually said it. I was going to post that phrase exactly just to make fun of his “concept of a plan” statement. This man is such a pathetic joke.

I got about a quarter way through the article before realizing that I don’t care in the slightest.

Sadly true

“Obviously, Grok does not spontaneously generate images, it does so only according to user requests,” Musk said.

“Guns don’t kill. People do.”

So… you were upset when I was quoting something that you didn’t think actually existed. Now you’re upset because I AM. I don’t think you understand what “debunked” means, either.

Go pester someone else.

Is there some kind of technical glitch? Are you not seeing the text under the pic? Anyway, here it is:

A lot of replies here (obviously from people not already aware of The Discourse on this point) were genuinely confused variants on “But why, they’re right, that’s a valid concern.” Let me leave a short thread for future readers explaining why that stuff is always unwelcome on here. (1/n) ‪

It’s totally understandable if you’re dooming about any facet of the American experiment right now. So your feelings are “valid” in the sense that they represent real anxiety, and I get that. But to vent that anxiety in other people’s spaces is wrong for three reasons.

First, it’s factually wrong. There will be elections in 2026 and 2028 under Trump, just like there were elections last year under Trump and during his first term. This despite one of the two major parties now harboring a lot of anti-democratic elements and ideas.

I’m not particularly interested in convincing anyone on this point and won’t try, the future is the future. But if the left side of the political spectrum is still the domain of scholarship and expertise, take note that you don’t find scholars and experts you worrying about canceled US elections.

Second, and probably most importantly, it’s tactically wrong. “No point discussing political opposition to fascism, there won’t be elections anyway” cedes victory to your enemies. It’s defeatism and nihilism.

Finally, it’s wrong AS A MATTER OF ETIQUETTE. Entering a total stranger’s discussion and leading with your private anxiety is as off-putting in social media replies as it would be in real life. If you wouldn’t interrupt a stranger at a party to announce that America is doomed, don’t do it here.

If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that’s fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn’t a strategy. It’s selfish and adolescent. It’s a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.

Take a second and think before posting the easy Eeyore reply. You might have something substantive to say instead. Or, even better, you can say nothing at all.

https://bsky.app/profile/kenjennings.bsky.social/post/3mbuedepurs2x

The post that OP is responding to says that exactly. Scroll up if you don’t believe me.

Oh, I see what you’re saying. It’s an important distinction, and I’m glad you brought it up.

Acknowledging a problem is sensible, and that’s not what I’m arguing against. I’m not telling people to bury their heads in the sand. I just don’t think that surrendering immediately is the answer.

I don’t think so. If someone has nothing more to add to a conversation than "No point discussing political opposition to fascism, there won’t be elections anyway”, it’s like ignoring climate change because “we’re already screwed and there’s no way to help ourselves.”

Denial and doomers never help. They just give people an excuse to be complacent with whatever we’re given, and disempower those who are trying to improve our situation. I refuse to let the fascists win by laying down and accepting them.