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[–] etherphon@piefed.world 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, now he does, but he's been talking about these folks as if they were normal people for a while now; they are not contributing anything except hate, they do not have good intentions, they are not for the people. They are fakers, liars, grifters, leeches, vampires and he supported them through and through.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It's not that what you're saying is false, it's that there's no logical connection to the discussion....

Like you're just saying random things about the subjects of discussion, with no regard to topic

Like, if I said Starlink was causing satellite pollution, and you replied "Elon got his dick mangled trying to make it bigger"...

Even if true, it's just derailing any attempt at conversation, and who really knows if it's true?

[–] etherphon@piefed.world 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

If you want to waste time having a discussion about this monkey go right ahead.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

If you want to waste time having a discussion about this monkey go right ahead

Even this...

Valid point that this is a waste of time, but if you hadn't typed that it would already be over.

[–] etherphon@piefed.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Ranting on the internet is easier than going out on a street corner nowadays and I don't even have to wear the foil hat :P