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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 9h

People who say that shit fail to realize how powerless they make themselves once they adopt that perspective.

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 11h

collar gate is the latest instance of a trumped-up non-issue blossoming into a large-scale psychosis event – and possibly the dumbest. it's also the modern internet doing exactly what it was engineered to do

To be honest, I wouldn’t be mentioning this if not for the fact that it’s a microcosm of how online platforms work today: Somebody makes an accusation based on evidence that’s spurious at best, big names with something to gain (viewership or the downfall of a perceived enemy) uncritically boost it, internet sleuths obsessively piece together supporting evidence by amassing context-free clips and ignoring everything that doesn’t match their intended conclusion, and all of the aforementioned parties spread performatively apoplectic videos across Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and wherever else they can sucker in uninitiated normies.

Some version of this happens every week – every day, on a smaller scale – without fail. It accomplishes nothing aside from giving the disaffected masses a brief glimmer of what feels like purpose, but is actually a bloodsucking waste of their precious time on this dying planet. And of course, it provides platforms with sweet, sweet engagement numbers. As a result, platforms will probably never intervene to disrupt this corrosive dynamic, which has broken the general public’s ability to perceive anything resembling objective reality, even as society collapses around them and people like Piker attempt to identify the real reasons why (hint: they don't involve dog collars).

The internet has been like this at least since the Depp v. Heard trial, which wannabe sleuths similarly feasted on in 2022 while getting pretty much every important detail completely wrong. At least back then they were obsessing over something of consequence. Now they’ve taught viewers to regard every trumped-up non-issue they can surface with similar gravity.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 11h

Don't like a song? OK. Didn't vibe with a movie? OK.

Sucks for that person really.

BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 11h

One way I have been working on maintaining my peace in my life is someone I know dislikes or does not enjoy something I do I just move past their perspective and live my life.

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pud333.bsky.social @pud333.bsky.social · 1d

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 1d

Kind of crazy I still see folks obsessively talking bout Hasan and his dog. I feel like I got so much done and did so many things at the same time that folks spent days frothing over a one minute twitch clip.

BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 1d

I once pointed out something that was true on here and had a lot of angry replies that assumed that I thought it being true was a good thing rather than just something I wanted to point out.

pork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 1d

like the number of quotes and replies I get where I’m like “but that’s not even what I’m talking about rn” is staggering

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 2d

Ignoring this shit is the way. Why bother trying to speak with someone that doesn't care if they are wrong or not.

Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 2d

I don’t think it’s good that we have an entire class of media elites who believe that people getting mad at them means they’re doing a good job, but identifying that makes me wonder if it’s actually better to not get mad at them and deprive them of what they want.

BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 3d

It's been much more enjoyable skipping fight nights here and there and then watching PPVs and must see fights on the fight nights.

Will get what I can out of the UFC for now without making it a priority.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 4d

To be honest I'd just walk outside and stare at it like this.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 4d

The most exciting thing right now is I have a buffalo rice cooker showing up tomorrow and can't wait to use it.

BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 4d

But you are not actually paying them so...

BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 4d

"If you won't work for free will fire you because we desperately need you but also want to punish you at the same time"

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 4d

Tale as old as time. Folks who never did the actual job are not equipped to define how its done, and the policies they develop are almost certainly the result of having never tried themselves what they expect of others.

BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 4d

Leadership at work is back to pushing out a heavy handed policy in order to try and squeeze more numbers on a spread sheet out of it. The same one the last four leaders tried and did not do anything other then stress people out.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 4d

I give her six months before some controversy results in her stepping down.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 4d

'yeah they are evil but I love money so fuck them and fuck you' would be a surprisingly refreshing response in that at least it would be sincere.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 5d

This was another one of those things where I had to roll my eyes and just laugh cause so many people got themselves all worked up over nothing.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 5d

I am expecting an incredibly goofy mix of BOTW/TOTK with The Witcher 3.

BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 5d

I hope this game ends up being as good as I want it to be.

IGN @ign.com · 5d

Crimson Desert's combat system combines fighting game influences with swords, magic, and battle robots. How does that strange mix come together? We spoke to developer Pearl Abyss to find out.

How Crimson Desert’s Combat Adds Fighting Game Flair to Fantasy Battles

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 5d

This finally goes 1.0 on October 23rd and I'm going to lose like a week or two to it.

BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 5d

I thought the FFT remake was going to suck me in but it's just a bit too dated for me vs my memories of playing this forever ago.

I'm dying right now for a good single player game.

I might revisit black myth and do a new game plus.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 5d

Just imagine if one of the roads had a water main burst and leak everywhere. Especially since the roads have to be a major artery.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 6d

Not talking about that. I'm pointing out they are inventing a fake history of an imaginary thing they made up.

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BlackSweatsuit @blacksweatsuit.bsky.social · 6d

If I remember correctly someone also said antifa has been lurking in the shadows for 100 years and everyone has been afraid to say their name.

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