David Smelser
dsmelser83.bsky.social
David Smelser
@dsmelser83.bsky.social
software engineer, educator, and aspiring old man
Reposted by David Smelser
People can criticise Chapo, the Dirtbag Left or whatever else you want to call it (#whocare), but the fact is that Matt Christman had these people’s number a decade ago. They think and believe the exact same things as the far-right, but the right just got there quicker and put it more bluntly:
March 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
You imply a distinction where none exists.
April 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
lol
January 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Because I live in the dumbdumb country.
January 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
You are adorable.
January 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yeah I’m not interested in whatever propaganda labels the government would try to put on compulsory “service” (even “only” as a gate on access to education or whatever other draconian attempt at compulsion) ESPECIALLY given “who” the government is in our country.
January 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Other than a few weirdo online China hawks, I’ve ONLY heard the sentiment expressed by crusty government lunatics.
January 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
No they were real.
January 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
They have a platform that millions of programmers use every day to get code snippets.
January 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
capitalism sucks
January 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“everyone” is a severe overstatement
January 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The notion of “over” or “under” regulation as though regulations were fungible has permanently damaged everyone’s ability to think and speak sensibly about the concept. Regulations are all different and they have wildly different effects. There’s not some regulation-knob to turn up or down.
January 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s always people who think it’s polite to refrain from name calling while “arguing” how minorities don’t deserve rights and poor people are just lazy.
January 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
you mean earth?
December 31, 2024 at 3:18 PM
I keep seeing this take and maybe I’m just weird but I feel like spotify has introduced me to many tiny artists I’ve never heard about from any of my meatbag friends.

Like…none of my friends would have recommended Jhariah or Spark Master Tape to me because they don’t know what that is.
December 24, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Whelp. Time to cancel my subscription.
December 21, 2024 at 5:54 PM
That would actually be rad as fuck.
December 17, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Annnnd she blocked me. 🤣
December 17, 2024 at 12:04 PM
My pointing out an assumption you’re making isn’t the same as me assuming the opposite. That’s just asinine.
December 17, 2024 at 12:02 PM