Wtf??? Who the fuck authorized this? This is fucking amateur hour on steroids.

Boiling down the frustration of me and others in these situation to “you’re just saying I told you so” is facile. We’ve been down the path of “yay, good job on seeing the light! Go you! One of us gobble gobble!” far too many times. And it doesn’t do shit. Like I say, I guess it’s good they finally saw the light. But I’m not going to give this couple a proverbial medal or lavish them with praise for finally seeing the fucking obvious.

And like I say, relaying these stories doesn’t help either. At this point anyone maga who hasn’t realized the error of their ways can only learn through the direct consequence of their action. They won’t change their mind because some maga HUD employee three states over got screwed. That’s not how this works.

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“It’s okay to be wrong. You made a mistake, it was a bad choice, but it’s not the end of the world. We can fix it.”

Acknowledging a mistake only works if you them stop making that mistake. And I’m not convinced these or similar people will do that.

How many red flags have they ignored? They didn’t give a shit about other people being screwed over by him. It was only when it affected them that they started to question. He worked for the Federal government and was still bashing the shit out of it. They ignored the January 6th riots. They voted for the this THREE times. This is all typical maga idiocy, and the reason why we’re in such a mess.

I mean, I guess it’s good they’re seeing reality now. But holy shit. And these stories are basically pointless. Anyone who hasn’t pulled their heads out of their asses by now won’t because of other people’s accounts like this. The only thing that will change their minds is personal hardships. And even then it’s a toss-up.

Screw SSDs and hard drives, we should install more Internets on computers.

Exactly this. I have in-laws who used Medicaid to have multiple kids because they were so poor. Roll on ten years and they have a bit more money and constantly rage about all the ‘deatbeat mooches’ having kids via Medicaid.

The lack of self-awareness is staggering.

Yeah, I mean ‘snake oil’ as a term for bullshit/fake. But fair point about his this shit is a lot not dangerous than real snake oil.

I think you’re right. The eagerness of people to ingest the latest unregulated fad of the moment never ceases to amaze me. I know people who are popping tons of peptide shit, and it’s ‘fine’ because “it’s all amino acids”. Strong “it’s got electrolytes!” Idiocracy vibes.

The problem is, people take these unregulated supplements and then “feel amazing”. Their energy and focus levels increase. But they don’t think about the side effects.

You know how I got my energy and focus levels up? By cutting back on processed food and sugars, drinking more water, focusing on my gut health, exercising a bit more, and finding ways of reducing stress levels. Not easy, but it works. And no snake oil supplements (or their side effects) required.

I didn’t know if I’ve ever seen a better image reaction to a question than this.

With every day that passes we lean harder into Idiocracy.

Were we the elves? Or were they the dwarves? Stocky, strong, maybe good at crafting tools, big noses and furrowed brows.

What an inefficient way to run a government. They should really fix such egregious government waste.

Good on Mexico.

Based on where things are currently heading, that’s looking unlikely (which is probably why you used the word ‘might’). If it’s a three-way battle between Bercerra, Steyer, and Hilton for two slots in the final race, there will be a Democrat option. So support will galvanize behind that candidate between June and November.

Trump’s endorsement of Hilton was a huge misstep. Is he have kept quiet there’s a good chance Hilton and that LA Sheriff - both Republicans - would have finished in the top two spots, because of the Democrat vote being so fragmented. But he couldn’t keep his mouth shut, so all the conservatives dutifully fell into line behind Trump’s preferred candidate, and in doing so scuppered the other guy’s campaign and opened the door to a Democrat.

So Russia bombing the shit out of residential buildings, schools, hospitals, in Ukraine for years, and murdering countless Ukrainians is fine.

But when Ukraine does it back it’s vengeful tantrum time from Putin.

The fucking hypocrisy.

Strong “iF tHe EaRtH iS rOuNd WhY dOeS tHe HoRiZoN nOt LoOk CuRvEd??1?” energy here.

Many of us aren’t surprised at all. This outcome was obvious to us from a mile away.

everyone around me treated me like a weird freak for staring off at like a wall or out the window or something else

WTF? Almost everyone does this! Sounds like you grew up with assholes who were looking for any excuse to mock and berate you. In which case, I’m sorry.

If you were frequently getting lost in your thoughts and not responding to them when they’d try to get your attention then maybe I could see some light teasing.

One thing I would add, not because it’s wrong to do this but because it might lead to people thinking it odd: if you are staring out of the same window or at the same wall for more than a few minutes, maybe switch your gaze to something else (a different wall or window or whatever). That way it doesn’t draw as much attention and it’s makes you look like you are more seated of your surroundings.

Might have something to do with Ireland repeatedly protesting what Israel is doing in Gaza and the West Bank. And we all know who is pulling the strings on Trump (aside from Putin).

Netanyahu: “Ireland is being mean to us! Do something!”

Trump: incomprehensible AI slop exhibiting hostility towards Ireland