the thing about being one of the good ones is you're still one of the ones, much more than you are good

The folks on Trashfuture call it “inside the wire” relative to the empire’s hegemony and protection. A lot of people are learning that they’re outside the wire.

A plot point of the books was that they can't show anything good and should not be used.

It's all bullshit security theatre. Always has been. Clearance rates have always been in the gutter for anything not involving catching a criminal immediately after the crime is done.

We live in a less violent world than we used to generally because of material conditions, not cops. It's not for us

But if you go to a protest they send the FBI to your house. Really shows what they're using that surveillance for.

You’ll end up on a billion government watchlists if you say “Free Palestine” or express anti fascist views. But you can totally get away with shooting up a school because the current US government is made up of incompetent 4chan users.

Only in America.

See, you can let the indies into the "big leagues", but only aside. Of course, as that move was criticized, and as the best games of the year were undoubtedly indie, geoff had to grudgingly include E33 as it was the closest thing to a 'real game' that he'd be ok with winning.

Balatro got normie hype and escaped containment. If they didn't give it the nod, they lose credibility and the AAA hype agenda fails.

The bioessentialist who talks about "universal grammar" (THULE) and goes "everything is fucked, vote for Democrats" is a favorite of yours?

Well, we had the chance to kill the rich in the forties, but settled for FDR and the New Deal instead, allowing all of them to live and work against us.

Stephen Miller has announced his desire to kill all but 100 million Americans. So those who voted for the child raping game show host + slaves.

I still can't get over the idea this is a thing that Peter Thiel wrote, is pubic, and every government just gave him their keys anyway.

gwern.net/doc/politics...

I honestly don't even remember why he's famous? He called one election and then lost his mind.

just say debasement, it's the same sentiment expressed more plainly with less ick

exactly--a level of sociopathic selfishness that makes it hard to coordinate. like Hasan Piker *despised* Kirk and he grieved him more genuinely than any of these despicable freaks bsky.app/profile/klei...