been mulling about these fuckers over the weekend and it’s absolutely wild how far they are wilful participants. self-identified chosen fuckwits, even if a number of them are (or at least, start out as) weaponised useful idiots

incredibly frustrating

[–] istewart@awful.systems 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I think their brains have just been thoroughly microwaved by social media feedback loops. I remarked elsewhere that I'm not sure these people are or can be earnest about this (cf. the fact that the billionaires they're celebrating are laser-focused on the tech they claim might doom the world); they're simply too conditioned towards creating outrage content for Twitter. To me, this is more akin to LARPing "Leave Britney alone!" than it is serious political activism.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 8 points 18 hours ago

To me, this is more akin to LARPing “Leave Britney alone!” than it is serious political activism.

I will be 0% surprised to learn that aella et co got paid 5+ figures for this shit

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Do you reckon it was a net negaive for them? It's heartening (to me) that it was such a damp squib, and it's always entertaining to witness the civillians' reaction to their first taste of TPOT.

Seeing these dingdongs in the sunlight helps observers get over the "It cant be that stupid" barrier, in my experience.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago

I don't have enough of a handle on current on-the-ground social dynamics of the bay area so I can't guess about net negative, but other than that I agree with your take