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[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

you're supposed to make an argument, and try to change things that way

He says, fully aware that all the arguments have been made for decades if not centuries only to be met with "no. We don't wanna and you can't make us" from those who hold the reins of "legitimate" power.

Like every other despot before him, he wants his victims to keep flailing ineffectually so that nothing changes.

[–] GoofSchmoofer 5 points 16 hours ago

He stops himself midway through a thought:

"the motives feel...." and then ends with "I don't think anything about him is heroic."

I have no idea what he was going to say with the motives but maybe Thiel thinks that Luigi allegedly killed the CEO for different reasons and used the health care problem as a cover?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

they want us to wear glasses that record everything we do.

that is not because they want to see what trousers we wear. it is to control the population.

[–] plz1 11 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

They want to put your state/government ID's on your phone. It's sold as "for your convenience" but what it really is, is free access to your phone while it's unlocked.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 21 hours ago

So many things that you didn't realize you needed get sold 'for your convenience'

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Honestly he is probably just on a stupid amount of stimulants. He has a habit of that

[–] gofsckyourself 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Honestly he is probably just ~~on a~~ stupid ~~amount of stimulants~~. He has a habit of that

[–] Arbiter 15 points 1 day ago

It can be both.

[–] K1nsey6 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 20 hours ago

For a certain definition of "fine".

You're right though: even though he's already sweating bullets from whatever he's on, he's clearly nowhere near as unconformable as when he's reminded that the pitchforks are coming..

[–] jaggedrobotpubes 13 points 23 hours ago

They aren't joking when they day cruelty is a show of fear and weakness. They need you to do something they can't make you do, they don't have the charisma to talk you into it, so they'll torture you to try to convince you. Cruelty is a last-ditch effort.