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Soliterror @solitayre.bsky.social · 1h

Being a successful CEO is 90% about branding and 10% not being too openly a psychopath. (apparently this is a surprisingly hard part of the job!)

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Soliterror @solitayre.bsky.social · 1h

These guys consider their time on the toilet a 'daily hour of meditation,' an essential part of their 75 hour work week.

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BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 1h

I AM 40 YEARS OLD NOW AND I'VE STILL NEVER WORKED HARDER THAN I DID WASHING DISHES.

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BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 1h

IF SOMEONE AS FUCKING STUPID AS ELON MUSK CAN BE CEO OF 4 COMPANIES AT ONCE, THAT SHOULD TELL YOU THAT CEO IS A JOB THAT TAKES 20 HOURS OF ATTENTION A WEEK AT MOST.

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BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 1h

THE IDEA THAT RICH MANAGERS "WORK HARDER" IS LAUGHABLE AND YOU SHOULD LAUGH AT IT.

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BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 1h

ANYONE ELSE REMEMBER THAT YOUNG MILLIONAIRE WHO'S DAD BOUGHT HER A GYM FRANCHISE WHO POSTED HER WEEKLY SCHEDULE TO SHOW HOW HARD SHE WORKED.
AND IT WAS ALL SHIT LIKE
- MORNING GYM (2 HOURS)
- LUNCH MEETING (2 HOURS)
- INTENSIVE EMAIL (15 MINS)
- WORK DINNER (3 HOURS)

David Timoney @fromarsetoelbow.bsky.social · 3h

The thing you always have to understand when faced with paens to "grindset culture" is that a 60+ hour week is very different in the C-suite compared to the production line. The former is largely made of up doing whatever you want, socialising ("networking") and chatting shit.

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David Timoney @fromarsetoelbow.bsky.social · 3h

The thing you always have to understand when faced with paens to "grindset culture" is that a 60+ hour week is very different in the C-suite compared to the production line. The former is largely made of up doing whatever you want, socialising ("networking") and chatting shit.

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Kaban! @kaban.bsky.social · 12h

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Nak The Cow @nakthecow.bsky.social · 2h

Personally these quotes pushed it past "laugh at losers" into "deeply disturbing" for me bsky.app/profile/opti...

Optimaximal @optimaximal.bsky.social · 2h

At least 2 of those interviewed keep toys in the car to give to random children... 🤔

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BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 2h

WE ALL KNOW THAT LOSERS COPE BY TELLING THEMSELVES ACTUALLY I'M THE ONLY WINNER THIS ISN'T EXACTLY A REVELATION.

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BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 2h

WHAT'S THAT?
YOU SMILE AND GO "HAHA RENT FREE" EVERY TIME SOMEONE TELLS YOU YOUR STUPID USELESS BRICK IS A STUPID USELESS BRICK?
DAM, WHO COULD HAVE FUCKIN GUESSED.

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BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 2h

I TOO OCCASIONALLY ENJOY A GAME OF LAUGH AT THE LOSER BUT BY THE THIRD LOSER I'M JUST LIKE OKAY I GET IT I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY NEEDED TO SIT DOWN WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE GUYS.

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BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 3h

IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF FUCKIN LOSERS SAYING "ACTUALLY EVERYONE ELSE IS THE FUCKIN LOSER".
IT LOSES IT'S CHARM BY LOSER NUMBER 2.

Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 5h

We wanted to know what it was like to own a Cybertruck. So @zoeschiffer.bsky.social went to the desert got this absolutely amazing quotes (and Michelle Groskopf took the pictures!) www.wired.com/story/owning...

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Ineffable Jeff @ineffablejeff.bsky.social · 4h

Shot + chaser

And are you married?

I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

In July, Tesla rolled out a software update to integrate Grok into many of its vehicles. Do you use it?

Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice.

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Goggle Bob @gogglebob.com · 3h

Should we be worried about tech billionaires doom prepping? No. The entire tech sector has been "build something useful, then sell it before you have to maintain it forever". Of course they are "doom prepping". It is literally all they know. It is the rot inside of them.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · Jan 30

trying to explain the american vice president to a stranger: imagine if the antichrist was from ohio

Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · Jan 30

I mean yes, there is such a concept in Christianity. It appears quite notably in the letters of Paul, for instance, where it’s a concept he *relentlessly* argues against, and in the Gospel where it’s a concept Jesus very much repeatedly scorns. So it is technically in there!

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 11d

Martha Kelly (@MarthaKelly3) onn twitter: "Under capitalism, it's normal to let children go hungry, let banks force people out of their homes, let sick people die for lack of access to healthcare. But the idea that billionaires could just be less rich - not poor, not struggling, just less rich, is considered insane."

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Jan 11

Carlin's daughter

My statement regarding the AI generated George Carlin special: My dad spent a lifetime perfecting his craft from his very human life, brain and imagination. No machine will ever replace his genius. These AI generated products are clever attempts at trying to recreate a mind that will never exist again. Let’s let the artist’s work speak for itself. Humans are so afraid of the void that we can’t let what has fallen into it stay there.
Here’s an idea, how about we give some actual living human comedians a listen to? But if you want to listen to the genuine George Carlin, he has 14 specials that you can find anywhere.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22h

started / going

DHS Says Social Media Will Be Screened for ‘Antisemitism’ as It Purges Pro-Palestine Immigrants
Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem says people shouldn't try to "hide behind the First Amendment."

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.
By Matt Novak
Updated October 15, 2025

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wint @dril.bsky.social · 21h

the diaper pokemon

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BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 1d

THE PLAGIARISM MACHINE APPEALS TO "IDEA GUYS" WITH ZERO IDEAS.

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The Shaxbadook 🔞 @shaxbert.bsky.social · 1d

I realize that, as a guy primarily known for drawing established characters radically out of their intended contexts, I have no real leg to stand on here, but:

Why is the height of AI creativity always some vapid, sauceless bullshit like "duhhh Marilyn Monroe as the Mother of Dragons, cool"

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thefbm @fanboymaster.bsky.social · 6d

"We go on forever" say three characters whose only shot at being known by a child after the 90s is showing up in fortnite after a paperwork mixup

Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 6d

Don't worry, American culture was also threatened by the ninja turtles based on nothing but "New is bad, old is good"

An ad with classic cartoon characters Fred Flintstone, Dennis the Menace, and Woody Woodpecker with the caption "Turtles Come And Turtles Go, But We Go On Forever"

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your #3 source for absurdist true crime 🔨 @davidgerard.co.uk · 1d

AI video generators. Note that Sora 2 seems to be about as bad as Google Veo.

You get impressive demo clips out of these things by generating a *zillion* clips and only putting up your few successes. "I meant to do that." And never share your prompt, else others might try too and go "wtf."

BEAT @beatskelton.bsky.social · 1d

THE PART THAT REALLY STUCK WITH ME WAS WHEN HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PEOPLE POSTING CLIPS AND GOING "WOW SO AMAZING" NEVER SHARE THEIR PROMPTS, BECAUSE THAT WOULD REVEAL THAT THE USELESS MACHINE FUCKED UP VERY BASIC DIRECTIONS.
IT CAN ONLY CREATE CLIPS THAT LOOK IMPRESSIVE IN COMPLETE ISOLATION.

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honkhonkhonkhonkho.bsky.social @honkhonkhonkhonkho.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget that you only ever get CLIPS. You never get coherent *scenes*. Like give me five minutes with recognizably the same characters in recognizably the same area? It can't fucking do that.

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