balrog

joined 1 year ago
[–] balrog 90 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Capitalism.

Capitalism is like cutting off your wings because you believe the reduced weight will make you fly higher.

[–] balrog 7 points 1 year ago

Baby shark.

[–] balrog 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you acknowledge it, you're already smarter than the majority of the Reddit user base

[–] balrog 7 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't worry. Those are the people that joined Reddit late (in the last few years) and came from other social media platforms (like Facebook). I think Lemmy is safe for a long while at least.

[–] balrog 6 points 1 year ago

I won't go back. I'm a full lemming now.

[–] balrog 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Same here. It's already gotten sucky, and it's only going to get worse.

If you want to know the future of Reddit, look at Facebook.

[–] balrog 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I joined in the last few days. Seems like this site has much better content. Less bots and reposts. Plus, the user base seems a lot more intelligent in general at this point.

[–] balrog 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From a US perspective, lobbying. Seriously, how are we still letting companies buy politicians?! It's 2023 for crying out loud!

[–] balrog 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Anyone else having issues trying to create a community? I input everything and get the loading symbol but it never goes past that, no matter how long I leave it.

[–] balrog 2 points 1 year ago

That seems wildly overpriced for that player. How are Chelsea robbing Arsenal blind like this? I mean, his record in the prem league isn't exactly fantastic. I sure hope he proves me wrong.

[–] balrog 1 points 1 year ago

Crap. This is the first I've heard about it. Figures. Yes, now I'm definitely worried it won't happen. This is how it goes every year for Arsenal transfers though. They excite fans with these small feelers to good players, and when their bids are easily turned down, they settle for sub-par signings. Maybe not always the case, but generally it feels that way (Lemar, Buendia, Dembele, Suarez for example).

[–] balrog 6 points 1 year ago
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