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[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

you only find out about their interest in UFOs because it’s the reason they want to get into radio or whatever and they want to see if you can recommend them a setup to communicate with satellites and other stuff in orbit

you know, I don't know if I've actually run into this kind of conversation. I don't think I have. or if I almost did, I fairly likely applied a conversation logic-shortcircuit way before it got there (because of ambient red flag count). but fuck me, if I don't know exactly the kind of person you're referring to.... :|

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 8 points 4 months ago

also

without making it too obvious because you’re fairly certain they’re armed. they will later go on the internet and call you an NPC who refuses to wake up

ZA has many problems (and oh christ could I wax lyrical), but thank fuck I do not live in fucking eaglecountry

it's a whole fucked-up 'ole dynamic when you need to "watch your back" in the most very literal sense because you didn't eat some bozo's shit :|