GraniteM @ GraniteM @lemmy.world

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The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects.

The lesser are loved and praised.

The even lesser are feared.

The least are despised.

Those who show no trust will not be trusted.

Those who are quiet value the words.

When their task is completed, people will say:

We did it ourselves.

--Tao Te Ching, Chapter 17

I was wondering what happened with Unreal Tournament.

Damien, Jason, Freddie

I think that if you get a position in Congress / the White House / the Supreme Court you should be required to pick from a menu of ego-shattering experiences before you take office. Psychedelics are on the list, but there can be other options in case drugs are no good for you. Things like extended fasting, a round in a sensory deprivation tank, a trip to orbit, being present for an organ donor having their organs removed... I'm sure we could come up with a list of drug-free experiences that would be transformative and drive home that you aren't the center of the universe.

Or Tank Girl

The entire world is covered in a fine layer of poo particles. Really, anything that isn't covered in poo is the outlier and ought to be highly suspicious.

Didn't someone do the math and determine that, adjusted for inflation, Bob Cratchett was making like $20 / hour, which was so sinfully miserly that God sent spirits to intervene?

Castle of Not

Cursed castle. Everything within it can only be defined by what it is not.

[Players meet the beautiful princess.]

"A hideous prince does not stand before you."

[Players find a chest of gold.]

"You have not found a rotten sack full of live crabs."

Sounds like something that would need to be secured by the Antimemetics Division.

Pretty straightforward misunderstanding.

(Assuming that "no consequence" also means that I won't die on the trip...)

• Witness the Tunguska impact.
• See a Beatles show when they were just some small time dudes playing in a crummy club.
• Visit the Great Exhibition of 1851 and go inside the Crystal Palace

"Sewing dissent against Sauron"

I think we can all agree that, as a team, collectively, the Istari did a great job!

--Saruman the White

I voted Uncommitted in the primary so that Biden and the Democrats would get a count of how many people took the issue seriously. Primaries are a great place for message votes.

I also donated, volunteered, and voted for the Biden and then Harris campaigns, and didn't hold back any support in public. I had no illusions about how bad it would (now will) be with Trump in the Whitehouse.

There was a Tom Clancy novel, either Sum of All Fears or Red Storm Rising, where the president and cabinet were a bunch of stupid fuckups that kept on making bad decisions taking us closer to World War 3.

Put on some halfway decent headphones and try out the virtual barbershop.

I love SOHKN MILINE!