Almost got me with this one. I’ve heard the same argument deployed unironically from some of my own family…
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I really do appreciate the words and the sentiment. I would normally agree but right now my faith is still shattered. I think there are good and amazing people, who have done magical and wonderful things. I just think that small and petty tyrants are more common and more indicative of humanity as a whole. That the righteous have to look up from underneath the bootheel of those who deserve to be crushed under one themselves. Instead, those type get to run the show, and obviously always have.
This weekend has been bad mentally. I hope I can find some optimism again. I’m just so tired of expecting the worst and being proven right.
Without a doubt this is the worst part. It was an immediate and irreversible swing from being an optimist who believes in the good of people to the complete opposite. I now believe humanity is fundamentally flawed and will destroy itself.
Watched too much Star Trek as a kid I guess.
There isn’t a best, maybe a less bad but even then it’s an impossible choice. ✋wins here.
4grams@awful.systemsto Reddit@lemmy.world•1 day ban for quoting the former CEO of a CostcoEnglish17·4 days agoOh, that makes it so much better…
4grams@awful.systemsto Technology@lemmy.world•Elon Musk's social platform X files lawsuit against Minnesota, challenging a law prohibiting the use of deepfakes to influence electionsEnglish35·4 days agoThere are so many flags right now it’s just a sea of red undulations. Done by design, so that we don’t notice the death of democracy.
Married couples often start looking alike over time.
4grams@awful.systemsto politics @lemmy.world•The Project 2025 Presidency: The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.English4·5 days agoI really think this is all the result of putting news behind a paywall, while lies and propaganda are widely and freely disseminated.
We’re fucked.
4grams@awful.systemsto politics @lemmy.world•Support for Trump among Latinos plummets as many feel betrayed over scope of immigration crackdownEnglish4·6 days agoAlmost three in four 😐
4grams@awful.systemstoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•Mark my words: they will put Kamala 2.0. or Gavin in the race for president instead of AOC or any other progressive.English23·8 days agoWe have two corporate parties, the status quo and the controlled opposition. They occasionally switch labels but until we get the corporate out, we will never have a real choice.
4grams@awful.systemsto Reddit@lemmy.world•Reddit's commenters are infested with the most basic AI promptsEnglish9·8 days agoI hate going there these days. I’m not sure if it was a frog boil or what but the site now is a shadow of the one I left during the big mod exodus. It’s terrible now, so much less info, user base has devolved, riddled with ads.
I imagine if I was still there all the crap would feel normal but having left, every time I visit now and see what huge changes have been made. Every time i visit the quality of the site has tanked even more.
4grams@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•Tesla Cybertruck is in crisis: new discounts and throttling down productionEnglish3·12 days agoGiven what the frame is made of, I’ve been curious why gallium prices haven’t spiked…
4grams@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•China lashes out at JD Vance for calling Chinese people ‘peasants’English11·22 days agoBeen thinking I might replay Fallout 3, for some reason been thinking about Operation: Anchorage lately.
4grams@awful.systemsto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•I lost 6 to 10 years of my retirement last week!English14·22 days agoFirst, I love you for this joke. Second, I don’t want to risk pissing off Ron Swanson.
4grams@awful.systemsto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•I lost 6 to 10 years of my retirement last week!English36·22 days agoI know right. And the motherfucking cultists in my own family are telling me it’s my fault for trusting the stock market. But these same fucks have told me that’s my only option for retirement because Soc. Sec. Is a “Ponzi scheme”.
We’re setup to fail, we’re only here to produce value that can be stolen.
4grams@awful.systemsto politics @lemmy.world•Transcript: Trump Voters Suddenly Shocked at How Badly He Screwed ThemEnglish4·23 days agoYou know, I was going to think up a funny reply for this one but in truth, in 40something years, I’ve only seen the man cry twice. He is not someone who likes to display emotion (except for anger).
So no, only weak men cry?
4grams@awful.systemsto politics @lemmy.world•Transcript: Trump Voters Suddenly Shocked at How Badly He Screwed ThemEnglish8·23 days agoIt’s all wrapped up with a beautiful bow, the biggest, best bow ever, people are saying that, a bow like you’ve never seen before, everyone knows there is no better bow in terms of wrapping.
I think I’ll go get some tacos for lunch and mull this one over…