Fellow parentified sons & daughters represent.

They’re halfway their sixties now and I still have to mediate their squabbles.

First time in history? Did we forget about the Herman Cain awards already?

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People are too hung up about anonimity on the internet. When one of my country’s worst journalistic shitrags mandated a real name policy due to the rampant racism and other -isms in the comment section of their articles… nothing changed. People are happily spewing the same vile rethoric as before and proud to, instead of being shamed into silence.

If this action is repeated, expect to see stringent gun control laws in record time.

This is basically the plot of One Punch Man, although he’s less anxious and more laid back about everything.

I can appreciate a good vintage meme. 10/10, excellent delivery. A true classic.

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Turkey is very similar in this regard. Progressive cities, backwards countryside.

When we say billionaires are evil, this is mostly what we mean. Inaction is just as bad as bad action, if you have the means.

There have been a handful people (ex-billionaires) who apparently got the message and decided that a few hundred million was more than enough for them and gave the rest away (and actually did it right away instead of in a “pledge” when they die so their children can curate the non-profits that will inherit their billions). Mckenzie Scott is one.

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Hey man, nice shot

Fuck you life! fucks off to /c/weedtime

Gonna have a tough time competing with Steam Deck if they are up to their old proprietary tricks. Only way they could undercut that is by slashing the price, but considering what a PS5pro goes for, I doubt it.

We love to commiserate. Shared pain = half pain in my mother tongue. Shared laughter = double laughter.

I suspect this happens far more than you think. They just have amazing security details.

Such as in wartime. And this is war, but most people are far too blind to see this.

have it worse in first world countries than they did in France during the 1700s

In absolute terms? Definitely not. The lowliest “unskilled” worker today has vastly more amenities than even a 17th century nobleman could even dream of.

In relative terms, however? The ultra-rich robbed you, me and every single other person on this planet. And to this you may retort that you do not care about wealth and are content with what you have. I would applaud such an answer, but it would be besides the point. What we’ve been systematically robbed of, is our time. Years, decades that could be spent enjoying your lives with our loved ones, instead spent slaving away at a desk or in a factory only to make the few who have everything even more. That, to me, is absolutely unforgivable, especially since I’ve long since past my physical prime and am still being robbed of this time against my will.

Now, if you want to alter the claim to “the threat of violence is needed,” then I would be more inclined to agree; however, individually murdering certain billionaires is not productive;

Again, I disagree. There are about ~2700 billionaires on earth out of ~8 billion people. Killing half of them and having that wealth redistributed would solve more problems than it would create. But if I do that, I’m thinking like said billionaires.

Which is the only way to fight them. If you try the moral and legal route, you won’t stand a chance because you’ll be fighting within systems and rulesets they have created to give themselves every (unfair) benefit.

Sometimes the disgruntled worker who shanks the boss is the hero we need.

I didn’t know that; that’s actually kind of poetically beautiful. If only I could convince myself to believe it. But beautiful nonetheless.

Well, neither of them died very early, had significant issues in life after their misdeeds, and they never saw consequences for their actions. So my point stands. I don’t think the “evil” are immortal, but they do tend to lead suspiciously long & prosperous lives.