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MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 55m

"Competing police services"

Like you pay the private police on a case by case basis

TF is wrong with these old virgin no rizz mfers

Sargon of Akkad chuddlies

MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 57m

"Libertarian systems rely on voluntary but structured institutions (private courts, competing police services, etc.)"

Can you imagine how clogged the court system would be

All these "sovereign citizens" being like "akshully you have no right. I am travelling. Not driving."

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MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 1h

The US is starting to notice the Made in China bayonet at their kidney in the vicinity off China's coast

That's only going to expand

MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 1h

The guy thinks he's the main character

MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 1h

The wing*

MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 1h

Mike Johnson is a power bottom

MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 3h

Somalia has free market capitalism

If you don't like it, move there

MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 3h

Occam’s Razor would favor the second explanation because it requires fewer extraordinary assumptions about reality itself

In other words, it’s simpler to explain these beliefs as products of human psychology and social dynamics than as accurate reflections of fantastical external realities

MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 3h

2. Psychological explanation

People adopt these beliefs due to cognitive biases, social influences, emotional needs, or mental quirks—rather than because the beliefs themselves are true

Assumptions: Human brains are prone to pattern-seeking, social conformity, and emotional reasoning

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MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 3h

1. Belief-based explanation

People hold these beliefs because they are literally true—gods exist, global conspiracies are real, political enemies secretly control everything

Assumptions: The universe contains vast, hidden forces or supernatural agents influencing human affairs in unverifiable ways

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MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 3h

While drinking coffee is generally safe in moderation, snorting it bypasses your body’s natural filtration systems (stomach and liver), can cause serious damage to nasal passages and lungs, and can dangerously spike your caffeine intake

It’s strongly advised not to snort coffee

MacroGenii @macrogenii.bsky.social · 3h

Joe Rogain telling the Rubes that the government is hiding the existence of Aliens, for some reason

Dudes cooked his noodle with DMT, weed, Ayahuasca