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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago

“But yeah, I don’t know whose money this is. Maybe someone saved it for their child. Maybe it belongs to someone who really needs it,” Al-Ali said

When individuals are more honest than their societies.

[–] ThePantser 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Her thumb blends in with her face so it looks like he's about to get decked.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

Campaign collects €50,000 for homeless Amsterdammer who was punched in the face after a campaign collected €30,000 for him after returning lost wallet with €2,000

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I really don't get this shit...

Reminds me of kids working OT to pay off friend's lunch debt.... clown society

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Never heard of the term but YES!

Since most people don't click links:

The orphan-crushing machine is luckily just a metaphor for the way media tends present the stories in which a person remedies the effects of sociopolitical injustice as "heartwarming" without questioning why said injustice exists in the first place. The metaphor satirizes these stories by comparing them to a person raising money to keep 200 orphans from getting crushed while nobody questions why an orphan-crushing machine exists and runs in the first place.

The orphan-crushing machine can also be interpreted as a metaphor for late-stage capitalism, where useless products and infrastructure can be produced with the single purpose of further inflating business numbers and creating jobs.

[–] makyo 1 points 2 days ago

Good old pookleblinky - really sad I haven't been able to follow them since I jumped ship at Twitter.

[–] smooth_tea 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sorry what exactly is it that you don't get? That people would show empathy and help this guy out?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

you got a lot of growing up and learning to do.

[–] smooth_tea 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh look, you're smart enough to understand that reasoning about your ridiculous statement would undermine it. Maybe there is hope.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago

and you are still missing the point here

[–] systemglitch 2 points 2 days ago

Says the guy who contributed nothing of value.