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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • The original image was propaganda political persuasive media. This image is also propaganda political persuasive media.

    As gross as AI slop is, as much as I don’t want it to exist at all, if I want to exist in reality I have to accept that it does.

    A significant reason for MAGAs ascension and persistence is they’re better at propaganda political persuasive media. For MAGA-resisting groups to refuse to employ effective and efficient propaganda political persuasive media tooling on principle is just an extension of how we got here in the first place.

    In the same way an armed populace is more difficult to oppress, a cultural war is easier when you’re not imposing self-inflicted munitions restrictions on yourself while your opponents use those same munitions to significant effect.





  • I’m amazed that you could read a post that specifically says “we should NOT run the government like a business”, and then lists SEVERAL reasons WHY we should NOT run the government like a business, and then conclude that, in fact, I’m advocating running the government like a business.

    You’re so blind with rage that you’ve:

    1. apparently forgotten how to read

    2. don’t even realize that I’m not arguing with you and that we’re actually on the same side of this issue

    I’m saying this with love to you as my brother:

    Your anger is making you extremely stupid, and you need to step back and cool down. Do some self reflection. Your brain is of no use to anyone, including you, when you’re this high on blind rage.




  • At the risk of sounding like a tech bro…

    I work for one of the largest banks in the world. The organizational inefficiency… incompetence… is staggering. That’s a for profit hyper-capitalist enterprise. I used to wonder why banks keep needing bailouts. I don’t wonder any more.

    I don’t want the government run like a business for 2 reasons:

    1. governments are to provide services, not to make profit

    2. BUISINESSES aren’t even run well.

    The operational waste, I can only imagine is staggering. I’d love it if actually smart people actually made improvements. Not just fucking McKinsey saying “fire 10% of people and necessity will breed efficiency”






  • After overshooting and dinging the meat cooler, popping my 3 year old out of the cart and me squatting down to have a heart-to-heart:

    "Look, buddy, I’m not blaming you. You’re still learning. We learn every day.

    But the navigator is a crucial role here. I need you to to call out the distance and sharpness of the turns so that I as the driver can execute the maneuvers"

    Him, nodding in agreement “Executing the maneuvers”

    “That’s right buddy. We’ll work on it. What’s next on the list?”

    “Beers for the boys”

    “That’s right, buddy.”