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  • Two things.

    One, sometimes they know they are hypocrites. It’s a power move. It’s showing they’re above the rules. What are you going to do about it? That’s right: nothing. Because you are weak and they are strong. The longer they get away with it, the worse the problem gets.

    Two, many conservatives world view is centered on hierarchy. The people above (kings, senators, billionaires, whatever) rule. The people below serve. Everyone follows the people above them and orders around the people below them. So in this model, it’s not hypocrisy. McConnell is a white Republican man. He can do whatever. The other guy? He’s a {slur}. That’s it. That’s the whole world view.


  • I feel like one possible future where I go to jail is when a conversation goes like

    Me: “That thing you’re doing is unnecessary, bad for the environment, and bad for society.”

    Them: “But I like it”

    Me, screaming “BUT I LIKE IT” while I punch them in the face over and over and over and over.

    Liking something is not a trump card that supersedes all other concerns, and yet some galaxy brains act like it is. Much more respect for people who can admit “I don’t care about the environment or society” out loud.
















  • jtrek@startrek.websitetoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldElon solves chess
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    1 day ago

    Generally random factors allow players with less skill to win. I think about that with games a lot.

    It’s one of the (many) reasons I don’t really like DND very much. Huge random factor. You can make excellent tactical decisions and lose. You can be an absolute baffoon and triumph.

    Some randomness is okay but not like that.