It helps that they are supported by a majority of those in power or with wealth or influence

Let her lose twice

Burning Man may be the epitome of the many optimistic and maybe naive qualities of the 90s that were co-opted and exploited in the early 2000s, and turned into the very things they were built to protest against - another being the free and open internet

This thread isn’t touching on the biggest impact which is being able to write down or impair these assets that are taken off streaming or shows in production that are cancelled (for Warner’s an amount in excess of $3B) - the impaired asset value is then taken as a loss which reduces the company’s tax burden.

I fully support OceanGate’s mission of removing as many billionaires from the planet as possible

In the third decade of the 21st century all mankind held their collective breath as the first functional AI system was born, with the intelligence of a 9-year-old boy — its first words: “hello world. eat my shorts.”

I can’t imagine anyone who uses the internet thinking the current ad technology is effective, the web is broken because of ads

Oh ancient cryptobiosis worm, take away our pain, bring peace at long last, all hail to thee.

But it’s the same picture?

“the west” you ever hear of Thai ladyboys you fucking dunce

A what? The vast majority of Americans do not make routine office visits and rely on emergency clinics for healthcare when there is an issue

Please Canada, don’t become the US, trust us you don’t want it