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@kierk.bsky.social
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and that logical conclusion isn’t so far-fetched i don’t think. the richest, most powerful people on earth seem to subscribe to ideologies that plot this basic route. everything they do tends toward the efficient snuffing out of embodied human life, and a replacing it with a disembodied simulacrum
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
and that logical conclusion isn’t so far-fetched i don’t think. the richest, most powerful people on earth seem to subscribe to ideologies that plot this basic route. everything they do tends toward the efficient snuffing out of embodied human life, and a replacing it with a disembodied simulacrum
in short, grandma on phone is cheaper than grandma on life support or grandma in assisted living or grandma in hospice. or perfectly healthy grandma on social security and enjoying retirement!
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
in short, grandma on phone is cheaper than grandma on life support or grandma in assisted living or grandma in hospice. or perfectly healthy grandma on social security and enjoying retirement!
but beyond that is the idea that, if you can exploit people for profit after they’re dead for less (no labor laws, no material needs that need met) than you can profit off them while they’re alive, then reducing human lifespan is good business
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
but beyond that is the idea that, if you can exploit people for profit after they’re dead for less (no labor laws, no material needs that need met) than you can profit off them while they’re alive, then reducing human lifespan is good business
like the first critique is it is a craven way to unnaturally expand lifespan in order to further exploit people for long after they’re dead. fine, good, ok. we can all agree that’s obviously bad
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
like the first critique is it is a craven way to unnaturally expand lifespan in order to further exploit people for long after they’re dead. fine, good, ok. we can all agree that’s obviously bad
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I don’t think any of us are fully prepared for the level of self-pity and absolution that’s going to be in Olivia Nuzzi’s (hilariously titled) “American Canto”
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
what do you call it, jake tapper?
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
what do you call it, jake tapper?
for some reason these two films and all dogs go to heaven fit together in my mind
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
for some reason these two films and all dogs go to heaven fit together in my mind
“a good president supports war criminals”
get a grip
get a grip
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“a good president supports war criminals”
get a grip
get a grip