Corporate media will be ever more obsequious to get access. Military presence for “safety” in certain cities labeled “dangerous” which all happen to be progressive. Then the self-censorship starts. Then people stop being able speak freely, let alone thinking a rule of law exists. Then it’s “underground” to have an honest conversation about politics. We’ll be in Putin’s Russia level of legal system and political speech within a few years.

“Two small pair…8s and 8s” is still a staple at family card games.

Haven’t heard “gay” as a pejorative in real life since high school in the late 90s.

The good news is, with the fed lowering interest rates the cycle of speculation investment will pick right up in a year or two where it left off for a whole 30 months of higher interest. I can’t believe they’re dropping it so soon, but we can’t have unsustainable businesses held to account can we? Better to destroy savers and fixed income elderly.

Seriously man, it’s a good price, and I have a plan setup with Affirm for payments, you can spread it out over at least a year.

“You better hope I can’t get no bullets on layaway…”

Books

Guys who are here hate this one trick!

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Machinarium

It’s not a bribe. It’s a gratuity paid after the service is provided when the electee or appointee leaves office, which is totally palatable and sustainable in a failed democracy.

You nailed Ketchup.

Also, mayonnaise is fucking disgusting. I worked at subway in high school and we had to install wide-nozzle tubes on our mayo dispensers because the morbidly obese customers would say things like “I don’t want to be able to see the sandwich, just bury it in mayo” and it would hold up the sandwich line.

Let’s get down to it: top 3 hot sauces? I go Valentinas, green Tabasco, sriracha. Honorable mention, gochujang, tapatio

The sky, mostly open and noiseless, without drones.

No, that is bullshit. If you don’t trust them or if they can’t be trusted don’t give them a phone. Nanny parenting, or pretending you’re the NSA is unhealthy for their development, and gives you an illusion of control of their life that is inaccurate and misleading.

Talk to your fucking kid about your worries or their behavior and/or parent them, actually drive behavioral change, but don’t bitch out and not parent and pretend the E-leash is helping them or you.

The Century of the Self, a multi-part series on the Genesis of contemporary US Public Relations and propaganda, politics and the godfather of it all, Edward Bernays.

Watched it once 20 years ago and still think of it in reference to many broken business, government and political approaches.

Link to part 1 below from bot.

I’ve heard that consistently. Love going into games blind, never even saw as much as a trailer for fallout before jumping in. Heard Vegas was the bomb, enjoying 4 for what it is now.

Just started the Fallout series a few months ago(3, now into 4) less neon but definitely highly critical of corporations’ soullessness, consumerism, vanity and all other things that will disappear when important things happen. Incredible consistent aesthetic and feel.

Plumber or electrician.

“The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins

Daft Punk’s 1997 “Homework” album

“The Atomic Cafe” 1982 documentary film

Edit: Vonnegut, the far side and Calvin and Hobbes for making me feel like I’m not crazy and most people are peddling a tremendous amount of bullshit.

I’ll clap for prodigious and the insult!