Don't buy shitty Chinese EVs, buy the somehow even shittier American EVs!

Head Tap Meme Can't get called out by game reviewers if there's no functional games media.

There's very little decent media criticism of any kind left thanks to the ongoing media implosion, and games media is especially unprofitable.

Yeah, if it says Crypto on it, it's a scam. Full stop.

Almost no one reads the fucking article.

You are describing the human species. Through its entire history.

Yeah, but do they, though? I've heard this before, and they're as indifferent now as they've ever been.

You know, it's almost like the justice system has... I dunno. Problems or something.

Do these people proclaiming Reddit's data as a "treasure trove of human-generated information", or Spez claiming "We know your dark secrets" not realize that most of what people say online is at least partially a lie? Most Reddit comments were either low-effort echolalia parroting old memes or outright bullshit of the, "Yeah, that happened eyeroll" variety.

I mean, taking risks sounds great and all, but what specific, actionable things could someone do -- even if they're risky -- to thwart collusion between an unelected supreme court and these massively powerful corporate actors to further curtail my civil rights?

I've reached such a state of pessimism politically that, reading this article, I came away with the assumption that declaring the NLRB "unconstitutional" is basically a fait accompli at this point, and there's very little anyone can do about it.

My schematic for interpreting the news has become, "Imagine the worst case scenario. Make the impact 10% less severe. Put the stupidest person you've ever met in charge of the solution."

That's how I've explained it to friends -- "It's the Star Trek prequel series you actually want to watch."

The real differentiator is pacing and editing.

And that's why Dune rules.