oligarchs are parasites, engorging themselves on our blood
and they've forgotten the cardinal rule of successful parasites: don't kill the host
oligarchs are parasites, engorging themselves on our blood
and they've forgotten the cardinal rule of successful parasites: don't kill the host
what an idiot
what an idiot
it reclaims your imagination from the clutches of anxiety. it releases you from your inhibitors
it reclaims your imagination from the clutches of anxiety. it releases you from your inhibitors
a cat could have like a ball of yarn on a joystick type thing and on screen it would be a mouse getting massacred
a cat could have like a ball of yarn on a joystick type thing and on screen it would be a mouse getting massacred
an otherwise honest civil servant gets an order to do something slightly below board and they cave to the pressure
but now, rather than coming clean (and facing consequences), they support the regime bc it keeps them out of jail
an otherwise honest civil servant gets an order to do something slightly below board and they cave to the pressure
but now, rather than coming clean (and facing consequences), they support the regime bc it keeps them out of jail
ME: [giving eulogy] facts don’t care about your feelings
ME: [giving eulogy] facts don’t care about your feelings
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
a squeaky-clean cult leader doesn't create enough psychological tension—cognitive dissonance—to elicit the mental gymnastics you need
ad-hoc justification for reprehensible actions is the glue that holds a community together
a squeaky-clean cult leader doesn't create enough psychological tension—cognitive dissonance—to elicit the mental gymnastics you need
ad-hoc justification for reprehensible actions is the glue that holds a community together