Piano Man
@keyboardwriter.bsky.social
Composer of music. Writer of text. Bi, poly, he/him. "Mr. Hyperfixation" runner-up, 2021. Leftist. Read the pinned.
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· Oct 21
if you are following 1 kajillion accounts, and then follow me, you WILL be getting blocked
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interesting angle ive thought of
capitalism predictes itself on the scarcity of finite resources, yet capitalists want infinite growth, which is mathematically impossible
so it seems that they're trying to corner the market on selling people false hope (gambling)
capitalism predictes itself on the scarcity of finite resources, yet capitalists want infinite growth, which is mathematically impossible
so it seems that they're trying to corner the market on selling people false hope (gambling)
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
interesting angle ive thought of
capitalism predictes itself on the scarcity of finite resources, yet capitalists want infinite growth, which is mathematically impossible
so it seems that they're trying to corner the market on selling people false hope (gambling)
capitalism predictes itself on the scarcity of finite resources, yet capitalists want infinite growth, which is mathematically impossible
so it seems that they're trying to corner the market on selling people false hope (gambling)
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legal expert on the teardown saying nascar attorneys might be held in contempt of court. HOW is this happening
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
legal expert on the teardown saying nascar attorneys might be held in contempt of court. HOW is this happening
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entire major sports league getting blown apart by this guy
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
entire major sports league getting blown apart by this guy
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not new information but it's insane that NASCAR sent the final draft of the charter agreement (you can kind of think of this as a CBA but between the league and teams) at 5PM on a wednesday with a 6PM "take it or leave it" deadline. no negotiation. NASCAR thinks that's reasonable business practice
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
not new information but it's insane that NASCAR sent the final draft of the charter agreement (you can kind of think of this as a CBA but between the league and teams) at 5PM on a wednesday with a 6PM "take it or leave it" deadline. no negotiation. NASCAR thinks that's reasonable business practice
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the best summaries are the daily megathreads on r/nascar (seriously) and the daily recaps on THE TEARDOWN by jeff gluck and jordan bianchi. everything about this seems very serious and this is still somehow only a story on reddit and in a circle of a few dozen NASCAR reporters
Curious, do you have a tl;dr for it or an article I could read? Outside of you I don’t have visibility on it
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
the best summaries are the daily megathreads on r/nascar (seriously) and the daily recaps on THE TEARDOWN by jeff gluck and jordan bianchi. everything about this seems very serious and this is still somehow only a story on reddit and in a circle of a few dozen NASCAR reporters
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pointless to note probably since i'm sure none of them care about being hypocrites but 'big government sucks' followed by 'pro ICE' is really something. i hate big government but i love their anonymous kidnapping squads
USU chapter of Toilet Paper USA. Hatred really ages these college kids. Heavy maga face.
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
pointless to note probably since i'm sure none of them care about being hypocrites but 'big government sucks' followed by 'pro ICE' is really something. i hate big government but i love their anonymous kidnapping squads
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The recent 60 Minutes on Polymarket was just Anderson Cooper being a credulous rube the whole time. No discussion at all about how whales/coordinated influence ops could skew odds and drive narratives about electoral possibilities or the general corrosiveness of gambling on our society. BLEAK
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The recent 60 Minutes on Polymarket was just Anderson Cooper being a credulous rube the whole time. No discussion at all about how whales/coordinated influence ops could skew odds and drive narratives about electoral possibilities or the general corrosiveness of gambling on our society. BLEAK
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it's so annoying that I have to sound like a 90s "sheeple" person when talking about TV news media but it has for real thrown itself completely off a cliff this year
December 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
it's so annoying that I have to sound like a 90s "sheeple" person when talking about TV news media but it has for real thrown itself completely off a cliff this year
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"If opinions are money, and I already have all the money, that means my opinions are automatically the best."
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"If opinions are money, and I already have all the money, that means my opinions are automatically the best."
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the rich want us all to actually just live in complete hell
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
the rich want us all to actually just live in complete hell
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I can't listen to the song without thinking of
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I can't listen to the song without thinking of
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One of the pathetic things about racist halfwits is they associate themselves with everything positive about this country merely because they're white and they were born here. Like this asshole has done more than most to shred the constitution and he's talking like he wrote it!
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One of the pathetic things about racist halfwits is they associate themselves with everything positive about this country merely because they're white and they were born here. Like this asshole has done more than most to shred the constitution and he's talking like he wrote it!
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Will Cain is a whole bitch who got wrecked in sports and had to go shake ass for racists for money
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Will Cain is a whole bitch who got wrecked in sports and had to go shake ass for racists for money
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d&d is not a game where you can do anything you are thinking of garry’s mod
A game where you can do anything and they’re mad that people are doing anything.
December 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
d&d is not a game where you can do anything you are thinking of garry’s mod
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Right, betters -compulsive betters especially, and, I mean, we're talking about the sorts of lunatics who put money on elections- aren't betting on what *they believe is true*, they're betting on *what they hope will make them fucking rich*.
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Right, betters -compulsive betters especially, and, I mean, we're talking about the sorts of lunatics who put money on elections- aren't betting on what *they believe is true*, they're betting on *what they hope will make them fucking rich*.
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I keep being struck by how, for the gamblers/"""forecasters""", literally the whole entire premise is "a majority of betters can't be wrong"
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I keep being struck by how, for the gamblers/"""forecasters""", literally the whole entire premise is "a majority of betters can't be wrong"
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Everyone is vulnerable to believing that their expertise - writing, tech, engineering, philosophy, whatever - is The Most Important One that’s going to Fix Everything, but there’s something unique about gambling addicts saying “what if we tried gambling our way to the truth?”
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Everyone is vulnerable to believing that their expertise - writing, tech, engineering, philosophy, whatever - is The Most Important One that’s going to Fix Everything, but there’s something unique about gambling addicts saying “what if we tried gambling our way to the truth?”
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Very funny how he tries to present “betting on the next head coach at Penn State” as a righteous force cutting through misinformation
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Very funny how he tries to present “betting on the next head coach at Penn State” as a righteous force cutting through misinformation
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this comparison makes a lot of sense! consider as well that Jack doesn't realize his new venture is making people miserable until he is shot at with missiles. perhaps that solution would work in real life as well.
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
this comparison makes a lot of sense! consider as well that Jack doesn't realize his new venture is making people miserable until he is shot at with missiles. perhaps that solution would work in real life as well.
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a lot has been said about Jack Skellington as allegory for cultural appropriation (I definitely wasn't the first) but there's also a lot to be said about Jack Skellington as clueless tech billionaire
December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
a lot has been said about Jack Skellington as allegory for cultural appropriation (I definitely wasn't the first) but there's also a lot to be said about Jack Skellington as clueless tech billionaire
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imagining steampunk post apoc where the heat that warms the world comes from ancient datafarms running chatgpt. it is their god and somehow even dumber than it is now.
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
imagining steampunk post apoc where the heat that warms the world comes from ancient datafarms running chatgpt. it is their god and somehow even dumber than it is now.
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pouring water down the heat pipe to give the thirsty servers a drink
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
pouring water down the heat pipe to give the thirsty servers a drink
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Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal