chetradley @ chetradley @lemm.ee

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Getting into a legal battle with an immensely popular YouTuber would probably cost them a lot more in bad publicity than they would reasonably make from a lawsuit. I guarantee someone at Disney is doing or already has done the calculations.

I fucking can't with the news anymore. Holy shit.

The "move fast and break things" mantra of silicon valley is bad enough when you aren't talking about breaking a goddamn nuclear reactor.

It's chilling that this article is from October and basically lays out how the overthrow of democracy would take place - exactly what's been happening since then.

The speed at which we're descending into the dark enlightenment period is beyond alarming.

In September of last year, the podcast Behind the Bastards did a two part series on right wing blogger Curtis Yarvin, his connections to Peter Theil, and his influence on JD Vance. I highly recommend these episodes for anyone who wants to know where this is all headed.

Yarvin has, for years, pushed the notion of RAGE (retire all government employees), and his dark enlightenment movement centers on dismantling democracy and installing a neo-feudalistic system of government in which oligarchs rule as kings.

This is not some crazy new proposal that will be ignored by the people in power. This is the endgame. The oligarchs and right wing fascists Trump has surrounded himself with have been pushing this for years, just waiting for their moment.

If you don't think this is a big deal, then you probably won't realize until it's too late.

FDR was probably the greatest president we've ever had.

It defaults to inverted flight controls, which some people like, but others hate. I suggest your partner disable the inverted controls.

https://join-lemmy.org/ is a fantastic resource for onboarding. They even have a great list of apps with pictures of the interfaces for each: https://join-lemmy.org/apps

The worlds and gameplay are varied enough to always keep you from getting bored. The controls are pretty solid but aren't offering anything groundbreaking. The dialogue is not great, often cringe but occasional good moments. The story and villains are poorly written. Lots of nods to other video games, pretty ham-handed but they can be fun sometimes. The fun you have will depend on who you play with. 7/10 for me.

No, just a DM with no response. That was last Monday. Do you have an email address for him?

It won't get enough votes, but it will force people to vote and show who they really are.

When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.

• Trump, August 2024.

Yeah based on the time since the last official update, I'm not hopeful that this will be resolved. Thanks for the reply. I'll probably start looking around for other clients.

The whole aim of the GOP is to benefit rich people. They're bought and paid for by the 1%. All of their culture war fear mongering is set up as a distraction from the fact that we're losing the class war.

I think I get where you're coming from: if the cart wrangler is paid by the hour, what do they care? I'll offer a counter point.

Have you worked in retail? You're assuming the person collecting your wayward cart doesn't have an a-hole middle manager breathing down their neck asking them why it's taking so long to bring in the carts. That lovely stroll in the sun could be a write up for someone who is just trying to get by.

I don't think you're off base with your intentions. I'm all for sticking it to faceless corporations, but I wouldn't want to do that at the potential expense of someone's livelihood.

Even better

They backpedaled on that because they aren't worth shit.

https://www.wikihow.com/Train-Your-Hamster-to-Come-when-You-Call

Aragorn: "Somehow, Sauron has returned"
Elrond: "We'll need a good plan to defeat him."
Legolas: "And a new fellowship"
Gimli appearing from off camera: "and...my axe" looks directly at the camera while holding for applause

Probably something like RuneScape, not because I particularly like playing it, but more so because that game is one of the least likely to ever be shut down. The idea of living out my afterlife all alone in an abandoned or offline game is terrifying.