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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

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[–] self@awful.systems 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

your regular reminder that the guy with de facto ownership over the entire Rust ecosystem outside of the standard library and core is very proud about being in Peter Thiel’s pocket (and that post is in reference to this article)

e: on second thought I’m being unfair — he owns the conferences and the compiler spec process too

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I didn't think today was gonna be a day where I'd read about sounding then breaking glass rods but here we are.

[–] self@awful.systems 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

it’s an unhinged story he keeps telling on the orange site too, and I don’t think he’s ever answered some of the obvious questions:

  • why is this a story your family tells their kids in apparent graphic detail?
  • you’re still fighting the soviets? you don’t have any more up to date bad guys to point at when people ask you why you’re making murder drones and knife missiles?
  • are you completely sure this happened instead of something normal, like your communist great grandfather making up a story and sticking with it cause he was terrified of the House Unamerican Activities Committee? maybe this one is just me

maybe this is a cautionary tale about telling your kids cautionary tales