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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.

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If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cut’n’paste it into its own post — there’s no quota for posting and the bar really isn’t that high.

The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

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[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 14 points 4 months ago

Surely the words being put into the son's mouth should be "What's his TikTok?".

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm embarassed for the person wearing that shirt, and the people who made it, and us all for having seen that.

No wait something is wrong... This is the torture simulation!

[–] AcausalRobotGod@awful.systems 10 points 4 months ago

Dammit, you caught me again! Time for another go-round...

[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

i assume the shirt is ironic haha

[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 10 points 4 months ago

I think you're right but I've also learned to never underestimate the level of cringe some people are capable of.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

As I'm no longer able to pronounce gif correctly (I started calling it jif ironically) I'm a firm believer in you will eventually turn into that which you pretend to be.