#billionaires are dumb

[riddlemefuckingthis]

If you have to use ableism, sexism, homophobia, racism, or any other bigotry to criticize a billionaire than you are reaching. You have plenty of other things you could say. You could talk about how if all the billionaires started putting their money to more housing, taking down the debt of their countries, making healthcare more accessible, but instead, a whole lot of you reach so far down that Satan is impressed because you managed to touch the very bottom of the pits of Tartarus.

The rich that are part of minorities are not beyond the “isms” and if you have to reach down to a part where the rich white guys would then what the hell are you even achieving?

When the Epstein list came out, plenty of people went to making fun of Stephen Hawking for his disability in order to criticize him for going to Epstein’s private island. And they thought they were justified because he may of been a pedo and if someone’s a pedo then it’s okay to be ableist. That’s some not great reasoning.

I think that people have so much bigotry inside themselves that when they see an advantage to use bigotry in order to criticize someone when they are in a higher position than them, they think they can use their power as someone who is racially white, able bodied, or amab to gain some sort of power. But that’s not going to do anything.

I keep on saying this but the only way that we can make things better for us middle class or lower class people is to have a sense of community. That is the most threatening thing to the rich. We don’t have to stoop to a low standard to gain an advantage, we can actually just have our sense of community and that in itself would be enough.

[greataxeofouchies]

I've seen people talk about how incredibly stupid the Twitter rebrand is - abandoning massive brand recognition, how it looks like it's trying to be a high-end gay dating/hookup/Ashley Madison-esque app, etc- I haven't seen anyone discussing what I think is the most hilarious part.

The first use of X to mean "Exit Program" was in 1985, and that's what that symbol has meant ever since.

A symbol we only EVER intentionally click when we no longer want or need to do what we're doing. If you accidentally click it, you probably experience some panic.

Musk is fighting 38 years of Pavlovian conditioning. Your brain is going to tell you NOT to tap that symbol because that symbol means we're done scrolling. People are already consciously avoiding Twitter - excuse me, X - but now they're going to subconsciously avoid it, too. 10/10, hilarious.

[popeplaceholder]

We should put a billboard down there so all the people in the submarine know a good personal injury lawyer

Very excited for this ngl

[atinytrashcan]

You know, for as much as I hate billionaires, I do find it nice how they care so much about fish getting to taste fast food.

That’s why they delivered them Five Guys.

[destiel-news-channel]

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And of course the most important question:

Will the submarine be named Tit?

[vladdyissues]

Everytime I see Vlad I just go “would.”

This blog is a constant daddy-issue checker for me, Hal xD

He sure makes it easy, doesn't he?

[crazy-fangirl2524]

Andrew Minyard puts on his black combat boots and black armbands. He wears his black hoodie because Andrew is not like other boys. His newest teammate Neil Josten has an aura of danger that Andrew knows he is better off not getting close. But Andrew cannot help it. He is like a moth drawn to a flame. Neil’s untamed auburn hair that is never styled yet it is messy in an effortless way and his big blue orbs that must have a lot of hidden secrets. Andrew knows he should not play with fire but with that toned body Andrew minyard can not stay away.

Whatever, not like Neil josten would notice him anyways. He is the outcast in his teams and no one likes him. Neil josten would not care about him.

Imagine Andrew’s surprise when Neil josten joins him on the roof and shares his secrets. Andrew is right, Neil has a very dark past that is even darker than Andrew’s. Neil is involved in the mafia! But because Andrew is not like other boys he does not care and promise to protect Neil even though Andrew probably cannot do anything if anything happens. Neil probably has to be the one to save Andrew.

Neil also turns out to be loaded and he buys Andrew a car when his was destroyed and Andrew cannot say no to a Maserati.

Everyone else on the team is so shock when super attractive good looking Neil josten will choose to be with someone like Andrew minyard but Neil does not care and growls at anyone that says anything bad about Andrew.

[gay-milton-quotes]

I'm Unpeeling Myself from Big Tech!

"Unpeeling" being any act you take that limits the amount of data a large tech corporation can gather from you, decreases your reliance on products of those corporations, or increases autonomy over your technology. I'm ripping the term from a line in this review by Joanna Nelius, where she writes, "People are looking for ways to peel their eyes from their smartphones like a layer of Elmer’s glue from their hand — to remove a part of themselves that really isn’t a part of themselves." It's different than "unplugging" because the goal isn't to go off the grid, or even to limit one's technology usage. The goal, instead, is to extract from the invasive, addictive, destructive capitalist vision a set of tools that are useful to YOU.

It started when I realized I don't need a smartphone. I've deleted most social media from my phone, and the stuff I still have I prefer to check on my laptop. Not all "dumb phones" (I hate this term) offer the same features, though, so I began to think on a granular level about what I need from a cell phone. Eg, not all "dumb phones" provide MMS, but my family lives 3k miles away. I wanna still talk in the groupchat.

On the more complex end, I write on my phone. I've been using Google Docs to move seamlessly from scribbled writing drafts on my phone to formatted, finished works on my computer since I was fourteen.

Except, Google Docs is useless now. I've been unable to use it since they lowered the storage capacity. The only other cloud storage writing thingy with similar functionality is Office 365, which sucks.

Could a dumb phone with a basic "notes" feature work? Maybe, but I'd have to re-type everything to get it into a formatted document. Ideally, I'd have like, a mini-laptop just for writing - something I could fit in my pocket or in a small bag, so I could bring it to work without looking like a dick - and then, in addition, a basic phone for calls/texts/GPS stuff. But does a device this specific to my use case even exist?

Yes. Yes it does.

This is a GPD Micro PC. GPD mainly sells handheld gaming machines, though this product is designed for mobile IT professionals. It's probably too chonky for a pocket, but mark my words, I will figure out how to make it work for me.

It's stupid, but this gave me a rush. I've been struggling along, tied to the bloated corpses of three gmail accounts, for years, because I needed Google Docs for my writing workflow. But now I don't. I have the power to actually tailor my tech for my life.

By this point, I was like, alright, I don't need Google Docs anymore, I don't need a smartphone, what else? Do I need Windows? No, probably not, right? I can use Linux Mint on this new guy, especially since he'll mostly be a basic writing machine. LibreOffice is less intrusive and bloated than MS Word - a better experience for free than I'd have from the paid program. If I go all the way and install Linux, I also won't have to deal with ads in my start menu, or pre-installed spyware screenshotting my activities.

In fact, if I back everything up on an external drive, I can delete my old Google Drives and switch my main computer to Linux, too! So, I finally bit the bullet and invested in an external hard drive.

This is the problem with "product ecosystems," by the way. When one part of that ecosystem - Google Docs - fails, the whole thing collapses. All the bloat and corruption you dealt with just stops being worth it, and it's easier to make a radical change to a new system. I witnessed something similar happen with comedy tech youtuber Dankpods earlier this year, except with Apple's ecosystem: he was a lifetime Apple guy - seemingly not in a worship way, but he liked their products, and was certainly in Apple's ecosystem. Then a couple things went sour for him, and now he runs Linux.

I'm doing this for personal and ideological reasons. I'm personally sick of Clippy - I mean, Copilot - peeping in to tell me how to write what I'm writing on Office 365. I abhor the idea of paying Google for a service they offered for free until recently, knowing they can flip the script at any point. And while we're talking ideology, I'm a communist, and even though this is far from a shift everyone can make, I believe that taking any available steps towards shutting Big Tech out of our lives is a net good. If all you can do is delete Instagram, or use a screentime tracker, or switch to Firefox, do it. I'm finally in a position to make this more drastic change, and I'm excited.

Get in the weeds about how you use technology. Do you need everything at your fingertips, all the time? If not, what, specifically, do you need? Is there a way that you, now or in the future, can trim out the parts you dislike? And what can you change now?

[jinx-rants]

Elon being a bit too honest about billionaires planning to exploit earth’s natural resources till all the birds go extinct….and then presumably escape to Mars

[theloveinc]

my roommate is dating the son of one of the richest families in my city and is crying bc me and my other roommate told her to get a prenup and figure out who is paying the mortgage on the house she's trying to move into with him

[andyoureturntome]

i am way tf over liz. i mean. goddamn, liz! no one made you and your dietary restrictions go on survivor jfc

[miamicommune]

I know time's are tough, but now's not the time to give up, it's just four years, there'll be another four after it, and after that

what are you talking about. my life sucks this isn't about the election

[kyoshoke]

So i I thought it was a meme that had fics. from oceangate on ao3 already but yes it has 76 to be exact. And because I'm bored I printed out some of the most interesting ones

Enjoy

[reinarandraw]

When your boyfriend is a billionaire CEO of a multinational company who travels around the world so often so your main communication with him is through chat and video calls.

A dumb thing I made for my coffee shop - billionaire AU Bellhands. Please check Coffee Philosophy tag for more

the one who took the picture is Paul

[pa-pa-plasma]

i don't think i'll ever get over how people treat kids that aren't good in school as worthless no matter what. "oh it can't be that bad" my guy idk how to tell you this but the last time i went to a normal high school the principal called me into his office to brag about how he failed me in all of my classes before the semester was even finished & i should quit while i'm ahead cuz i'm too stupid ("officially" diagnosed as such by a school counselor & a psychiatrist!!) to succeed. & this is considered normal

[theozgnomian]

Conservatives Don't "Hate" the Middle-Class. They Just Like Being Rich More.

How Ronald Reagan (the senile d-lister) screwed us all, and is still screwing us, from beyond the grave. Heads up, The GOP continues his mission to drive the American Middle-Class back into the powerless poverty that FDR lifted them out of. Their leverage? Scaring half-wits with Jesus, abortion, immigrants, racism, misogyny, and LGBTQ-Trans....then using that acquired power to restore the rich people's plutocracy/kakistocracy that ruled this country until they broke it in 1929.

Heads up. Zuckerberg, Mercer, Adelson, Musk, etc, couldn't give a shit less about religion, abortion, gender, gender-identity, immigrants, or race. They're simply using them to create the MAGA and keep them moving. No rich person will EVER have to suffer under a Gilead-like government. Money is power. And you gave it to them. Just underscoring, that's actually YOUR money they're using as a club with which to beat you to death. Because Jesus.