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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 208 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

i just can't wrap my head around the fact that otherwise normal intelligent people are so fucking addicted to fake validation from fake "friends" that they continue to consume (PAY FOR) bullshit like twitter

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 169 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Especially when they can get upvotes for free on Lemmy

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 123 points 2 months ago (4 children)
[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 81 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Here you go friend, have some free drugs

[–] errer@lemmy.world 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can I have some drugs too? I’m joshin’ hard man

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Would you suck their wang for it

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Real talk, hand jobs are kind of underrated.

Maybe the reason is the left's lack of work ethic ('go fast' rather than 'do it right') and, in a Petersonian sense, to elevate alternative sexual archetypes in the marketplace ('fastest mario').

(am I trying too hard, I really want to bring this copypasta back. I wish lemmy had more copypasta shitposts)

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[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I could really use a fix right now me friend

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 months ago

I got you, fam.

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[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'm also continously surprised by how socially codependent people are.

[–] pugsnroses77@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

humans are social creatures by nature but the issue is the way that people go about fulfilling those needs in the most useless, destructive way possible

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[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 167 points 2 months ago (4 children)

$45 million a month. Jesus fucking Christ, imagine the good that kind of money could do. Instead it's going straight to Fascists'R'Us.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Remember when Elon said he'd gladly solve world hunger if someone gave him a plan to do so?

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago (3 children)

and then someone did, and he didn't

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[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even if I was using that money entirely selfishly I could come up with so many better things to do.

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Frankly, setting it on fire would be a better use.

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It breaks my heart to think about that.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is just an example of what America does every second of every day. Valuing money more than people.

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[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 26 points 2 months ago

Why do you think Vance is the VP pick? He is Peter Thiel’s bitch, who is Elon’s bitch. They are not even trying to hide it anymore.

[–] MiltownClowns@lemmy.world 119 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Elon made most of his money through companies that heavily rely on government subsidy. He is now funneling this money to someone who will control government contracts. Do not mistake the US for a democracy. It is an oligarchy.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Always has been a country founded by slave owners. The "American dream" is just the carrot to dangle in front of people. "If you work hard, you will make it".

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 116 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

That's the issue, Musk and all think they are the resistance. That's why they say "take back America". From the elites, ignoring that they are the rich elites.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 57 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Perpetual victim mentality.

Wait is this why we don't have rich people building giant monuments and libraries and art galleries with their names prominently on them anymore? Because they actually think they're the underclass??

Because seriously some of the most fire art galleries I've been to are the ones that are paid for by the worst fucking exploitative billionaires you'll ever read about. Shout out to the Guggenheim, btw

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 18 points 2 months ago

I mean damn if Rockefeller plaza isn't nice.

But for sure everyone feels like the victim all the time now regardless of how well off you are. Maybe we are growing immune to shame? I dunno but I miss people like Hershey building a free theater and a nice garden because his employees would strike.

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[–] micka190@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

That’s the issue, Musk and all think they are the resistance.

Pretty sure Stephanie was saying the people still using Twitter love to think they'd join the resistance, but won't even stop using Twitter. Not that Elon thinks he's the resistance.

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 60 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Any Lemmy instances block links to X? I'd like to see less of it on here. It's just truth social with deeper pockets.

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[–] ericatty@lemmy.ml 55 points 2 months ago (2 children)

One thing I've learned is that "committed to donate" does not equal "has actually transferred and paid the actual money"

So it's just a headline to try and drum up other donations until the receipts are made.

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

This is a good point. Musk, like Trump, is well known for making huge promises that amount to nothing. He wouldn't even own Twitter if a court hadn't forced him to make good on his promise to buy it.

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[–] LANIK2000@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's 45 people a month that wouldn't have to ever work again in their entire lives and maybe even their kids if they invest it smartly. Or ya know, lift hundreds of families from poverty each month. Instead it shall go into Trump's crime empire, money go BRRRR.

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 33 points 2 months ago

Thank goodness for Twitter, he lost $1.7 billion per month in the first year (including valuation) so now he has less to spend on Trump.

[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I deleted my Twitter account the day he bought it. Haven't used it a single time since.

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[–] Franconian_Nomad@feddit.de 28 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Since this was posted on Mastodon: OP, consider to post this on

!best_of_mastodon@sh.itjust.works

too, if you like.

Btw, cool that Stephen King joined the Fediverse. I didn’t know that.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Might wanna reread that name

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

Wow I didn't know Stephen King transed their gender

[–] Franconian_Nomad@feddit.de 11 points 2 months ago

Dammit!!! 😂

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[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He couldn't even end world hunger.

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[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Weeelllll, priorities may be just a bit different when living in a territory annexed by the literal Nazis. Not using Twitter doesn't really just have the same urgency as the Gestapo rounding up your neighbors.

Not that I'd be caught dead using Twitter, especially now that that reich-wing manbaby and waste of perfectly good carbon Musk owns it. I created an account ~15 years ago because I had to test the Twitter integration of a thingamajig at work, but I never used it for anything else. I did read some Twitter stuff in the early days of the Ukraine invasion via one of the frontends, but so much of it was garbage that I stopped bothering after a while

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[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Even if they did leave, SpaceX/Starlink and Tesla are dumping money onto him. He'd still have plenty of money to throw at the guy with the least progressive tax plan.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He could have less, though.

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[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Ah, now I understand all the layoffs.

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