Zombiepirate @ Zombiepirate @lemmy.world

Proud anti-fascist & bird-person

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I think it's a mistake to believe that everyone has a sense of empathy; there are plenty of people who do not because of their brain meat or their experiences.

I think the closest Musk gets is the desperate and pathetic attempts to get gamers to like him: it makes him crazy that he can't just buy their respect like he does for everything else that he wants.

People like that genuinely believe that they should be in charge because of who they are. He has absolutely no feelings of guilt about the terrible things that he does; he thinks they're good because he did them.

Narcissistic megalomaniacs, especially ultra wealthy ones, lose their ability to empathize (or even the ability to mask and pretend) because they quite literally never have to care about how another person feels.

I do think he's confused as to why people hate him though. He sees himself as a lovable cheeky troll instead of the Nazi dickhead that he clearly is.

I've been wanting the exact same thing: an e-ink device for writing, and there's just nothing remotely worth considering.

Please enlighten me on how he could have acquired $200 billion dollars if he had paid his fair share in taxes, fairly compensated his labor, and refrained from monopolistic business practices.

As a reminder, the tax rate for the wealthy during the highest period of economic growth was as high as 91%, whereas Gates has never paid more than 40%.

How do you think his stocks were juiced if not for the aforementioned monopolistic business practices? What kind of capital gains taxes did he pay on those compared to what labor pays on their income? Why should he pay at a lower rate than people who work for a living instead of holding onto wealth?

But perhaps you misunderstand my point: a healthy society would not allow this kind of wealth disparity, as it is inherently destabilizing.

Oh yeah, I forgot to add monopolistic practices that prevented people from effectively operating competing businesses.

That should about cover it.

It shouldn't be his money to spend; it's been skimmed from all the people he has underpaid and the taxes that he's avoided for decades.

Billionaires shouldn't exist, even ones with good PR like Gates.

You can't sit for long on a stool with only two legs; I think it just becomes a stool sample at that point.

Tyler O'Neil is senior editor at The Daily Signal and the author of two books: "Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center," and "The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government."

Another day in the conservative cinematic universe.

I've got a couple of cast iron skillets from the early sixties that I use pretty much every day.

One of the best parts about running Apocalypse World is that the gag of looking around the room and naming a character after something you see is perfectly in keeping with the setting.

Especially when there's a free passing lane.

Something tells me that Alito wouldn't be so understanding of a shirt that reads "SCOTUS can lick my scrotus."

That series looks interesting, I may have to give it a shot. Thanks for the rec.

Such an insecure prick. The lack of reaction from the other cops is also telling.

UFO50 is one of the most astonishing pieces of game design I've ever seen; its a master class in elegance.

Calibre is basically required software if you have a Kindle, and I've read it's great for other e-readers too.

It facilitates easy file conversion and transfer.

He truly is on a path of exile.

Some other favorite hacks are a bit more practical and have to do with extending the life of existing products.

Those are some of mine, too. Even a 15 year old phone still has some cool tech on it that is more useful than e-waste.

Exactly. If I run over someone going 100 MPH and blasting through traffic lights, it isn't an error; its a callous disregard for the safety and rights of others for my own agenda.

Commander Adama tried to warn us.