I watch some trash reality TV and always find it kind of funny how contestants spend a long amount of time internalizing the stress of the situation the show they agreed to be on is putting on them.

Half of Love Island is “Why did you kiss them?” “Why did you go on a date with that person?” “Why did you break up with me?” Guys it’s a SHOW. The SHOW is making you go through these completely unnatural circumstances!

And then I think about real life and it’s like “why don’t I have energy? why am I so depressed? why can’t I be more productive?” …guys it’s CAPITALISM/SOCIETY. SOCIETY is making you go through these completely unnatural circumstances!

…except of course I didn’t agree to be on this show.

o ok that makes it ok then nvm my furious outrage. gj buddy.

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I mean memes can be a form of propaganda/there’s a venn diagram there, but considering there isn’t much subtlety in this one and some others— and I’d like to think I’m not in the mindset to take anything of this caliber from the right as any form of truth— “meme” is a considerably more apt descriptor.

True, I used the word loosely/lazily; I’ll eat my downvotes.

It may be hypocritical and inconsistent of me, but left-wing propaganda is the only time I can think of off-hand where I’m pretty OK with AI usage (or is this just a really good Photoshop)?

At least it’s not overdraft fees.

I mean yes they’re trying to bring those back, but like… for now anyways.

I’ll never forget one day when my sister’s bank logged her charges first, then her paycheck all on the same day.

It took one phone call from her to say “uh, can’t you just reverse the two and take away those $300 in overdraft fees,” and they obliged!

…and that’s probably why that lovely bank is out of business/got bought by Chase.

Yeah what’s the metric for success in protesting a cause so embedded in the roots?

Well, better to be recalled instead of buying something off brand and replacing it every three months like I did with other batteries and cords before I caught on to those shifty Amazon scammy retailers.

…I mean yes it’d be great if nothing was recalled at all, but uhhhh, I ain’t gonna hold this one against them.

“Bloodless if the left allows it.”

Capitalism is a cult, complete with the abusers at the top.

What’s everyone’s favorite F13 movie?

I think the first one is kinda boring and more of a vibes movie; good background noise, but not worth your full attention.

My fave is part 6 when it really leaned into the silliness and fun of itself (and it inspired Scream).

I’ll always have a soft spot for part 3’s music tho.

Looks like spiked clothing is back in, boys!

And then what?

Ghouls.

theres too much media to consume and my backlog is massive 😔 I just finished The Rehearsal and was going to start Arcane.

I know it’s been four days, but I just wanted to circle back to this and say this is great/I still’ve been thinking about it.

I just like how it brackets everything I said into two sentences. Love it.

I said I WASN’T in a rush…

(…but thank you! 🙏)

There was an article I read somewhere about steering people with negative traits into careers that might benefit society despite their negativity.

The example they used with narcissism in healthcare can blend in quite well because the importance and appreciation put on doctors and nurses for by (some of) the patients they’ve helped encourages them to do the same saving for others.

If someone’s negative trait is they derive pleasure from inflicting pain on others, what career would be good for them? Slaughterhouse employee? I have no idea where to “steer” these people.

However part of me wonders how many more of them would be out in the real world affecting real people if certain multiplayer games didn’t have them addicted…

…looking at you, Dead by Daylight.

IMO ACAB is great on a behavioral science level: it sets the anchor/starts the conversation with a statement as an absolute, which the defense then has to find exceptions to. While they do that grunt work, the catchy phrase enables confirmation bias in the fence-sitters and people who already agreed with it.

It’s like starting a barter at an exorbitantly high price so the buyer is primed to offer a price higher than they would’ve before hearing the anchor.