In modern economics, a massive change came about in the early 1970s. Productivity and profits decoupled from employee wages, and continued to rise while wages stayed flat. Fast forward 50 years, account for inflation and shifts in technology, and it’s easy to see that employee wages HAVEN’T RISEN in meaningful amounts for 50 years. Meanwhile, companies are making more money than ever.

So, I’d say it was in the 70’s.

Worse, they’re glorifying the loss of critical thinking and analytical skill that would’ve been gained from reading. They aren’t just becoming perfect con marks, they’re loudly, and PROUDLY crippling themselves intellectually in an effort to appear “cool” today.

They’re literally wagering their own intellectual future against the hope that what effectively amounts to a drugged-up version of Clippy will, against all common sense, decency, and economic theory, become so mainstream and ubiquitous that Humanity as a whole ends up relying on them for everything.

It’s complete and utter madness.

I imagine that’s a large part of it, yes, but how many don’t, and just CHOOSE to stay in like, Oklahoma or something?

Incredible to think that something like 65% of Americans have NEVER left the country, not even to Canada or Mexico. More impressive, even, is that like 40% have left their home STATE.

It’s not even an expensive payment either. 4$, and all the ads are gone forever. But I guess internet users are gonna internet…

Just an Orange…

Is this Loss?

You got it, Champ.

You’ll get there with practice. I believe in you.

It was delicious, but definitely could’ve used another 2/3 minutes for color.

Brother was so lost in the sauce he actually circled back to the reality of “the ownership class is fundamentally useless and worthless to society unless EXPLICITLY given a group to exploit”. Incredible.

Nice argument. Counterpoint, he’s a billionaire, and the world would be a much better place if his wealth was redistributed and he exploded.

First I can think of is Ellen Ripley from Alien and Aliens. Didn’t start out badass or ass-kicking, but sure as shit ended up doing so.

They’re exceptionally upset that the rough-and-tumble female bounty hunter lead character of the 80’s cassette-retro-futurism sci-fi action game isn’t some generic-looking 80’s supermodel type, instead of someone who you’d actually expect to be a space-bounty hunter. I have no doubt Naughty Dog has made another banger game, but sexist coomers are gonna be sexist coomers, and there’s not a whole lot you can do for them.

Lmfao that’s super fucked up.

No. The second you “”“accept”“” the Nazis, your society is no longer tolerant, and is in fact a Nazi state. Get real, bootlicker.

It’s simple really. A tolerant society cannot exist if intolerant factions are tolerated. Ergo, bash the fash.

Disgusting. Horrible. Awful. Terrible. A crime to the eyes. Atrocious. Upvoted.