Soyweiser

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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

you should always escalate every conflict to the maximum in order to dissuade hypothetical agents from blackmailing you.

Ah not understanding the escalation ladder (or knowing it exists, and just going all in every time because they don't get it) a common issue, slightly more common among younger nerds it seems (Made worse by Enders Game), but also fascists (somebody shared a story on bsky where they had violently (fists etc) gotten rid of some fascists at an event, who later returned to do a drive by shooting).

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah same, think a grenade toss killed me

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago

Presuming that Republicans ever asked “was it a fair election?!” in good faith, like a true jabroni.

Imagine saying this after the birther movement remained when the birth certificate was shown. "Just admit you didnt fuck pigs, and this pigfucking will be gone".

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Finally something me and the crazies can agree upon, at least until it’s too warm out.

at least until it’s too warm out.

So you don't agree. Musk wears that thing everywhere (yes yes, not literally everywhere, but a lot. Also he seems to have several) that thing must have a horrible ... smell.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (11 children)

They believe in race and IQ, that people who code javascript blog a lot (no a lot) are superior (and should have all the money and power), and that the time of democracy is over. (and that some people should be reduced to biodiesel). They don't believe the world has gotten less violent, they believe in corporal punishment, leather jackets make you look cool no matter the situation, etc etc.

Ow and that you can build Skynet using Turing machines.

This is not to be confused with what the zizians believe, they believe a bespoke set of other wild things. But I have never really looked much into them.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago

No very good point, no known direct connections. Esp with Moldy sliding into peoples dms.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 13 points 2 months ago (31 children)

Technically he doesn't have connections to Thiel directly. They have connections to the lesswrong Rationalists (note, rationalwiki is not associated with the lesswrong Rationalists, and they don't like each other, this place is also on team rationalwiki). However enough Rationalists are (or are friends with) neoreactionaries (for a long time LW was one of the few places where they were sometimes welcome, or even talked about). But this is one of the places where (through heavy layers of snark and derision) you could learn about these groups.

However, as the lore is deep, very annoying, quite bad (A lot of IQ-anon type people), I suggest you don't start reading up on this. Ignorance once lost cannot be regained (There are also some very small (small as on low risk, but if you are one of the rare people high effect) mental health risks if you believe very specific things about skynet style AI and a few other silly beliefs). And you already got the important parts (Thiel and people close to him suck).

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I have reread the book last year. (Due to all the hot takes of people about the book in regards with Helldivers) and the movie is a lot better propaganda than the book (The middle, where they try to justify their world, drags on and on and is filled with strawmen and really weird moments. Esp the part where the main character, who isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, is told that he is smart enough to join the officers. You must be this short to enter)).

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Prff, like you would be part of the 20% that survives basic training. I know I wouldn't.

(So many people miss this little detail, or the detail that it is cheaper to send a human with a gun down to a planet to arm the nukes (sorry Hellbombs) than to put a remote detonator on the nukes, I assume you were not one of those people btw, it is just me gushing positively about the satire in the game (it is a good game) and sort of despairing about media literacy/attention spans).

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago

Certainly, for a lot of them it is even worse. See how the neo-nazis love American History X. (How do we stop John Connor from becoming a nazi, seems oddly relevant).

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago (9 children)

oh my God

Welcome to the horrible realization of the truth. All things the right understands comes from entertainment media. That is also why satire doesn't work, you need to have a deeper understanding of the world to understand the themes, else starship troopers is just about some hot people shooting bugs.

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