I don't think it's literal. From what others have posted about their overall content, it sounds like it goes with the right wing blogosphere trope of "making liberal heads explode."
They like to wink wink nudge nudge as if their BS is just trolling, and that their end goal is to piss off left leaning people.
But per the Sartre quote, they know what they're doing. The plausible deniability is a convenient way for them to deflect from the content of their speech and try to flip around to tone police the people they hate.
Might make sense. Cost seems to be 250-800 per square foot depending on construction method and quality.
The example I looked at was for a two story 130,000 sqft I think. But some districts shovel all students into one mega school, so they would be huge and much more expensive.
I think this is actually a more modern issue. Lifestyle creep was real at one point. We're all just running on deficit now, so the necessities become the splurge.
I've got one like this. She fusses at me if I enter a room and do not stop to massage her. Not just pet. She wants a claws-out-to-hold-stable massage and will follow me around until she gets it.
The main thing is that you don't pull attention. Don't try to share stories about similar things you've gone through immediately, start like others have said - noises that indicate you're listening. Look up reflective listening skills and do those things.
If they seem to want advice, you can ask, "Hey, I don't wanna give you any advice if you don't want it. I can keep just listening, but your (pause / frustration / whatever) makes it seem like you might be looking for a possible solution ..." And then see what they say.
Real life is not speech and debate, and it isn't an ad hominem to look at Meta's past actions and to expect that they will continue in the same way.
We don't have to have a crystal ball and be able to detail exactly what will happen and when to know that this is bad news. Expecting random internet users to outthink a mega corp and send an accurate and verified copy of their plan is absurd, and it seems like a bad faith attempt at discussion.
I don't think it's literal. From what others have posted about their overall content, it sounds like it goes with the right wing blogosphere trope of "making liberal heads explode."
They like to wink wink nudge nudge as if their BS is just trolling, and that their end goal is to piss off left leaning people.
But per the Sartre quote, they know what they're doing. The plausible deniability is a convenient way for them to deflect from the content of their speech and try to flip around to tone police the people they hate.