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Mystery Men, underrated movie

But then they’d be woke. They would still rather be… slept?

I can relate to this. I joined a modding Discord and got treated similarly by the regulars there because I made the mistake of admitting in chat that I was not a programmer. I distinctly remember using the phrase “Could you explain the concept?” and some pretentious illiterate fuck thought for some reason that that meant “Can you write the code for me?” and kept telling me that I would never learn that way.

No it’s true. They sent a SWAT team in, busted through the door and threw flashbangs and smoke grenades.

Source: my dad is the CEO of Police

Preguntas

Fuck that site. Going there now is like looking at the desecrated corpse of an old friend.

Seriously, imagine being so fucking stupid, self-entitled, and scientifically illiterate

Allow me to paraphrase: imagine being a Republican

Pirate raid. I like it.

Lol

Think of how different the entire world would be today if Mark Fuckerberg wasn’t an irredeemable sack of complete garbage.

Sucks to suck

Removed by mod

Can’t wait until there is a community called CannibalsAteMyFace

I’ve actually enjoyed watching this guy age in fast forward over the past month, you can see he already looks a little different now

Me too. I thought it was a great read.

tl;dr - a small number of bad actors are causing too much trouble, so the owner is pulling the plug on Omegle rather than continuing to fight uphill against it. The post is also a sad farewell letter where Leif reminisces a bit about the old internet and how people used to actually use it to not be total assholes to strangers all the time

Relevant bits:

In recent years, it seems like the whole world has become more ornery. Maybe that has something to do with the pandemic, or with political disagreements. Whatever the reason, people have become faster to attack, and slower to recognize each other’s shared humanity. One aspect of this has been a constant barrage of attacks on communication services, Omegle included, based on the behavior of a malicious subset of users.

The battle for Omegle has been lost, but the war against the Internet rages on. Virtually every online communication service has been subject to the same kinds of attack as Omegle; and while some of them are much larger companies with much greater resources, they all have their breaking point somewhere. I worry that, unless the tide turns soon, the Internet I fell in love with may cease to exist, and in its place, we will have something closer to a souped-up version of TV – focused largely on passive consumption, with much less opportunity for active participation and genuine human connection. If that sounds like a bad idea to you, please consider donating to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an organization that fights for your rights online.

Holy shit, just answer the question, Mike

Oh yeah, I read it again and that makes more sense now. Good call.

The main argument against FTD is the seeming lack of apathy. FTD is a disease that robs you of your emotions.

Did you mean empathy instead of apathy?

Bad summary. That’s not a criticism at all. Though the summary comes from the website, not the OP.

Also, linking to Fox News, gross.

Also, context for people who I know are not going to click on that:

The former Arkansas governor told the Florida Freedom Summit in Kissimmee, Florida, that such an outcome will make it harder for Republicans down the ticket to win their races if Trump, who is leading in the polls, wins the 2024 Republican nomination.

“There is a significant likelihood that Donald Trump will be found guilty by a jury on a felony offense next year. That may or may not happen. Before you vote in March, and it might not make any difference to you, but it will make a difference for our chances to attract independent voters in November. It will make a difference for those down-ticket races for Congress and Senate, and it will weaken the GOP for decades to come. As a party, we must support the rule of law,” he said.

He’s trying to rally Republican voters to make sure they don’t get too complacent with Trump being a sure bet during the next election, not criticizing him.