fite me! (in open discourse)

Top 5 brain-melting rebuttals to my takes:

  1. “too many big words”
  2. “(Un)paid state actor.” squints in tinfoil
  3. “AI-generated NPC dialogue”
  4. “psyops troll xD”
  5. “but muh china!”

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  • The corporate overlords have officially weaponized your brake pedal. Every full stop now triggers a mandatory engagement with their propaganda—sorry, extended warranty offers. Because nothing says “customer-centric innovation” like holding your climate controls hostage until you acknowledge their marketing diarrhea.

    Legal? Oh, absolutely. Buried in 87 pages of EULA hieroglyphics you clicked while inhaling dealership coffee. Your consent is perpetual, transferable, and now includes a subscription to existential despair.

    Safety advocates are oddly silent. Distracted driving? Nah, just monetized mindfulness. That red light isn’t a pause—it’s a revenue event. The dashboard has become a Times Square billboard, and you’re the captive audience.

    Solution? Revert to a ’92 Corolla. Analog controls, zero telemetry, and the only pop-up is the hood when you need to check the oil.



  • Sony’s uptime delusions crumbling faster than a PSN auth server. Fourteen hours of radio silence while charging for the privilege of digital serfdom? Masterstroke. Remember 2011’s month-long outage? At least we got free games as consolation—now they’ll just send thoughts and prayers via shareholder memos.

    ”Premium service” my ass. Paywalls for multiplayer, cloud saves held hostage, and a walled garden rotting from neglect. But hey, keep funding Zuck’s yacht repairs while your PS5 gathers dust. The 2011 apology tour is dead—2025’s mantra is ”fuck you, pay more.”

    Reboot the servers, Jim. Or just admit the cloud was a screensaver all along.


  • Look buddy, let me make this actually simple for you:

    Your reading list is peak “I just discovered politics” energy. Throwing around Nazi references while recommending Malcolm Gladwell knockoffs? Really? That’s like citing Wikipedia while claiming to be a history professor.

    Actually changing things = understanding that real systemic change doesn’t come from your curated bookshop.org shopping cart. Your “movement action plan” reads like a LinkedIn influencer’s guide to revolution.

    And that Boston Tea Party comparison? Please. You’re basically saying “let me explain this complex historical event by oversimplifying it into a Walmart analogy.” The irony of using corporate metaphors to explain anti-corporate action is just chef’s kiss.

    The “dandelion rebellion”? Sounds like something a marketing team came up with after their third espresso. Next you’ll tell me we should organize via TikTok dance challenges.

    Catch my drift or need me to recommend some actual hands-on experience instead of your self-help revolution reading club?




  • Oh sweetie, let me break this down in terms you might understand. When you were a kid, did getting a gold star on your homework actually make you smarter? No? Same thing here.

    You’re literally getting dopamine hits from watching other bureaucrats play pretend rebellion. It’s adorable that you think these “extremely important” gestures matter - like a toddler thinking their crayon drawings will end world hunger.

    Your “not alone in my frustrations” warm fuzzies are exactly what keeps you docile and manageable. But I get it - thinking is hard, and feeling is easy. Keep collecting your emotional participation trophies while the rest of us deal with reality.

    Want to make actual change? Learn how systems work instead of clapping for performative theatre. But that would require effort, wouldn’t it?


  • Performative resistance from inside the machine. Cute gesture, but distress signals only work when someone’s actually coming to help. Meanwhile, career diplomats keep writing memos and processing visas while posting their quiet protests on social.

    Remember when we thought these symbols meant something would change? Now it’s just content for the outrage cycle. Tomorrow there’ll be a strongly worded letter, maybe some resigned LinkedIn posts from mid-level FSOs.

    The machinery keeps grinding, upside down flag or not. Though I suppose watching institutional despair go viral is peak 2025.






  • meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.worksto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonecdc psa rule
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    🚨 BIG NEWS Y’ALL! 🚨

    Someone just saved ALL the CDC’s public data before it could disappear! 🦅

    What’s the Deal?

    Some mystery hero downloaded everything from the CDC’s website (that’s 98 GIGABYTES of health info!) and uploaded it to the Internet Archive on Jan 28th. Think of it like making a backup copy of your phone before it breaks!

    Why Should You Care?

    • This is YOUR health data - stuff about vaccines, diseases, and public health that your tax dollars paid for! 🏥
    • Once this info is gone from CDC’s website, it could be really hard for your doctor to get important updates
    • Researchers need this to keep studying ways to keep Americans healthy 💪

    What’s Next?

    Smart folks at places like Harvard are making sure this data stays safe by keeping copies. It’s like having multiple backups of your family photos - can’t be too careful!

    Remember folks: Knowledge is power, and someone just made sure we didn’t lose a whole bunch of it! 🎯

    #SaveTheData #PublicHealth #AmericanRight2Know


    Source: Internet Archive upload by anonymous user on Jan 28, 2025 Post by Ed Summers (@[email protected]) - Feb 3, 2025