spankysalmon

I mean… if it were done in an intelligent, tactful way, the US could be far more effective in a war (not that I support it at all). This strongarm BS is just ridiculous when viewed logistically, which is 90% of modern warfare.

Never preemptively blocked obvious trolls or repost bots? Brave of you. I guess by ‘preemptive’ I mostly mean without engaging first.

int x = …; isn’t just a declaration. Both are totally fine in most modern languages.

lol echo chamber… otherwise known as reality.

Exactly, but this demands a question that I sadly have to ask more and more as time goes on…

“At what point does a useful idiot become an enemy?”

Flies and other insects circling bulbs is actually a pretty terrible result of their extensive history of evolution without artificial light. They feel like they’re flying straight as far as vision is concerned, while the rest of their body is describing circles.

It’s probably quite close to how an utterly wasted person stumbling around trying to stand up straight feels, getting a bunch of conflicting info from their senses. It’s probably a pretty shitty experience that does often result in death (especially if they’re circling a bug zapper), and most humans just laugh at it.

Empathetic species my ass.

Yea but can he play an instrument?

… also I still want to try beat saber… it seems like fun cardio.

The problem is definitely both. While the old coots that talk like the guy in the comic might not have directly ripped off everyone (except many have on more personal levels), their ignorance and entrenched positions make it far more difficult to fight the billionaires when there is a massive group of people who are totally unwilling to even admit there is a problem to address.