though many ascribe this lack of political object permanence to incompetence or malice (contributing factors to some extent, it's true), the primary factor is and always has been ideological in nature. capital's shield, where the rabid reactionary is its sword

I would also agree with that, it's just that correlating that kind of thing to something like cognitive ability gives me pause. I don't know whether there's some data in the full article that supports that assertion or not. Just think something smells off from this excerpt.

I mean I guess? Assuming the viewer pays zero heed to the commercial breaks, and stays watching the one channel instead of flipping around. I think it's possible that channel surfing was a natural predecessor to doomscrolling considering the quantity of content and ease of changing it.

Sorry, *television* was beneficial to attention, imagination, and abstract reasoning skills? Maybe it scans better in the full article, but this snapshot on its own reads as some vibes-based "back in my day" stuff. Would love to know some sources they cite.

what do you think his favorite constellation would be (leo not allowed)

taking this as legal advice ghanks

they would lodge themselves in their enemies' shoes that way to great results.

I mean I hate to be the King Gizzard Guy, but like... it's gotta be King Gizzard. Their Obama era discography alone clears.

it really sucks that an entirely new economic/sociopolitical structure is probably a prerequisite for something as simple as A Nice Place to Hang Out Online and Have A Good Time

Everything under the bluesky is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent

huh. maybe they're all just busy emptying their offices into moving vans then 🤔

well sure *we* know that, but try telling some puffed up tech dork. first instinct is to clam up and Cover Your Ass which is decidedly the wrong approach

that's at the most charitable reading of them tbh, most likely they are just complete racists and don't actually give a shit

I assume the thinking is "Avoid taking responsibility to avoid a potential lawsuit" but even then, though you might be fine legally you suffer in literally every other area (as seen by everything else going on)