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Seems to be a common impact of brain worms.

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[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 50 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So do all of you, all of the time. So do I. Not in a direct way though; we're inundated with untruths from every direction and even if we're not directly interacting with that information - it gets embedded in our subconscious. That's why ads are so fucking terrible, because you're basically being mind-raped by them everywhere you go...and for some reason, society accepts it.

[–] Bye@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

I desperately want to know which of my opinions are outright wrong. Not just lacking nuance, but wrong

[–] AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I fucking despise ads, I really don't know how things like billboards are legal

[–] BlucifersVeinyAnus@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We are just really doing a fantastic job at being a respectable, reasonable western democracy these days aren’t we?

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This guy looks like a gas station hotdog that’s been on the rollers under a heat lamp for far too many hours. He exhibits the behavior I’d expect from that hotdog, as well.

[–] silence7 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A lot of heroin followed by brain worms will do that to you.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

Rancid bear meat and falconry out in the sun probably doesn’t help either.

But it’s probably all the testosterone supplements. Same as Rogan, Alex Jones and the rest of the polish sausage looking mfers. No offense to Poland intended.

[–] bl_r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Guy’s a fucking dumbass. No surprises here.

[–] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Yeah that explains his views on vaccines alright

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

File this under "least surprising revelations of all time."

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I think he's trying to be an effective brain worm ambassador, but doesn't realize that the dead brain worm isn't actually in control anymore.

[–] rimu@piefed.social 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Latest theory: he is intentionally trying to lose, so his voters to back to voting for Trump

[–] silence7 7 points 2 months ago

He could just withdraw from the race and endorsed Trump if he wanted that

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