The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
disturbing uptick in "we post tweets and talk about them." servile behavior tbh. bluesky is not the Greek chorus for the main character action of twitter, that's loser thinking, have some pride. twitter is dead. post bangers. thank you
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
disturbing uptick in "we post tweets and talk about them." servile behavior tbh. bluesky is not the Greek chorus for the main character action of twitter, that's loser thinking, have some pride. twitter is dead. post bangers. thank you
For the record: I think the best thing Something Awful did on the internet was implement a "We can just ban you if your vibes are off" policy, and I hope that's what we're seeing here.
December 6, 2024 at 6:50 PM
For the record: I think the best thing Something Awful did on the internet was implement a "We can just ban you if your vibes are off" policy, and I hope that's what we're seeing here.
Random things I think about sometimes: model railroaders, surely the most staid of a staid hobby, can buy little models of people having sex for their layouts.
December 3, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Random things I think about sometimes: model railroaders, surely the most staid of a staid hobby, can buy little models of people having sex for their layouts.
It's only in watching peoples massed reactions to switching to bluesky I reapise just how much twitter melted everybody. People have a fraction of follower's/likes/retweets. But they're having more conversations and making more connections because they're being social on social media.
God damn.
November 10, 2024 at 11:57 PM
It's only in watching peoples massed reactions to switching to bluesky I reapise just how much twitter melted everybody. People have a fraction of follower's/likes/retweets. But they're having more conversations and making more connections because they're being social on social media.