It occurs to me that I’d argue we’re heading towards a forced scarcity society rather than post scarcity. That’s the only way they can make sure we don’t get a Star Trek type future if/when we figure out fusion power. Hell, we’ve already basically been able to feed everyone for ages.

You got babies outta the butt?

Oh!

“Bleepification” because the FCC. We live in Afghanistan apparently.

I didn’t know that! Thank you for that tidbit. Also wanna take the time to say I feel I derived more satisfaction learning of the source than I lost from the bummer.

As long as I can use as an radar/lidar that can see through walls, as promised.

Impressive in the most literal sense. Indeed.

But it’s not that kind of lamp?!

I just wanna be called “sir” without it being followed by “you’re making a scene.”

Feels like news headlines are just competing for maximum cognitive dissonance. I guess that’s how you make a profit these days.

It seems like its easier and more straightforward, and profitable, for the state to just take pay to heed the interests of private industry, as opposed to the complex nature of properly managing and answering to the citizenry as a whole, or even feigning interest in their well-being.

Though it does feel like the founders did get those checks and balances in there (or was that later?) or we’d be more fucked than we already are. And our form of representative republic hasn’t always been beyond salvaging. But since the last corporate buyout and with the propaganda proliferated by the internet I feel hard-pressed to challenge it. What will get us out of this one? Education was always key, and the aristocracy was always going to fuck us on that one.

Its forbes. A rag I wouldn’t wipe my ass with it.

I understood that reference!

Thank you Stannis.

Thousands of ruined and lost lives due to what amounts to insurance and medical fraud is offensive.

I’m gonna agree with varik here. I’ve noticed a deliberate contingent of “pro-Palestinian” who are clearly siphoning votes from Harris. They seem to be targeting naive leftists and Midwest Muslims, and they always intentionally obfuscate just how much more brutal and awful Trump would be.

This enormous woman will devour us all!

Marathon or Halo? Oh, who am I kiddin…

Not exactly the same but feels like Simpsons already did it.