Materialist Gnostic
@walmsley.bsky.social
Programmer. Trying to enjoy arguing on the Internet less. He/Him.
Sometimes post pictures of food or thoughts on books I read.
Sometimes post pictures of food or thoughts on books I read.
some people say that because most crimes against children are committed by people they know, the focus on "stranger danger" this misguided. this is incorrect, because by talking to a stranger you turn them into someone you know, vastly increasing the risk of their victimizing you
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
some people say that because most crimes against children are committed by people they know, the focus on "stranger danger" this misguided. this is incorrect, because by talking to a stranger you turn them into someone you know, vastly increasing the risk of their victimizing you
on some level it's bad that twitter is encouraging them but if you can get this mad about not getting fake twitter kudos your brain is broken
Twitter created an official account that features posts that got lots of high quality engagement, and this guy is going absolutely Nasim Aghdam mode over his post not being included. They sent him something like $10k over it originally
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
on some level it's bad that twitter is encouraging them but if you can get this mad about not getting fake twitter kudos your brain is broken
I think what is going to happen is that lab-grown meat will gradually catch up with real animals and when that happens we will all quietly admit that the vegans were right about factory farming
i'm convinced if we ever tried to touch the rail of meat politics in America (something that's going to eventually need to happen in order to reduce CO2 emissions), it would lead to a huge right-wing shock
remembering the time a random catholic priest got mad at me about a hypothetical about the government restricting meat production on the other site
meat politics is going to be insane for the next Dem administration which takes climate change seriously, imo
meat politics is going to be insane for the next Dem administration which takes climate change seriously, imo
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I think what is going to happen is that lab-grown meat will gradually catch up with real animals and when that happens we will all quietly admit that the vegans were right about factory farming
conservatives can create great art. but every single one of these "we're the new rebels" movements produces the least interesting slop you can imagine
meanwhile, the fiume avant-garde lady of the NYC New Right thinks Mamdani is going to cause an artistic revolution for reactionaries
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
conservatives can create great art. but every single one of these "we're the new rebels" movements produces the least interesting slop you can imagine
may have spoken too soon when I said I would be able to fly home for Christmas
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
may have spoken too soon when I said I would be able to fly home for Christmas
telling the passengers I have "changed the course of their Uber ride" as we plummet over the edge of the Golden Gate Bridge and in to the icy waters of the San Francisco Bay
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
telling the passengers I have "changed the course of their Uber ride" as we plummet over the edge of the Golden Gate Bridge and in to the icy waters of the San Francisco Bay
Israel discourse is cursed because on the one hand people absolutely are antisemitic about Israel and lobbying but on the other hand it is literally true that AIPAC describes themselves as lobbying for Israel
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Israel discourse is cursed because on the one hand people absolutely are antisemitic about Israel and lobbying but on the other hand it is literally true that AIPAC describes themselves as lobbying for Israel
YouTube is engaging in what I can only describe as a terror campaign to get me to pay for their ad-free tier
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
YouTube is engaging in what I can only describe as a terror campaign to get me to pay for their ad-free tier
how is he this bad at posting. you can't say anything about *why* you like these movies? somehow makes you look worse than if you just ignored the issue
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
how is he this bad at posting. you can't say anything about *why* you like these movies? somehow makes you look worse than if you just ignored the issue
I'm rereading A Practical Guide to Evil now that it's coming out on kindle unlimited and man I forgot how good the epigraphs are
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'm rereading A Practical Guide to Evil now that it's coming out on kindle unlimited and man I forgot how good the epigraphs are
there is a distinct moment I remember in my political awakening where I identified as a liberal but was not yet terminally online, and Lena Dunham was the conservative hate target of the week
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
there is a distinct moment I remember in my political awakening where I identified as a liberal but was not yet terminally online, and Lena Dunham was the conservative hate target of the week
Nadu finally joins Oko in the pantheon of "three mana Simic legends banned from every format but Vintage because WotC choose to turn exactly none of the extremely obvious balance nobs they gave them"
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Nadu finally joins Oko in the pantheon of "three mana Simic legends banned from every format but Vintage because WotC choose to turn exactly none of the extremely obvious balance nobs they gave them"
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musk's extwitter was a failure by any quantitative metric of business or technical performance. he and his stans ended up revising the goal to make it an ideological performance, and that had a much bigger impact
OpenAI "proved" that LLMs are a viable product and X "proved" that you can fire large numbers of employees
(and, for that matter, Trump 2024 "proved" that wokeness was over and you didn't need to put up with any lip from your workers)
(and, for that matter, Trump 2024 "proved" that wokeness was over and you didn't need to put up with any lip from your workers)
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
musk's extwitter was a failure by any quantitative metric of business or technical performance. he and his stans ended up revising the goal to make it an ideological performance, and that had a much bigger impact
Reposted by Materialist Gnostic
This is once again why transphobia is anti-feminist: it's based on the idea that men are inherently better at everything than women are.
when a trans woman excels at something, cis society considers her a cheating man
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is once again why transphobia is anti-feminist: it's based on the idea that men are inherently better at everything than women are.
he's going to do Reagan but dumber somehow
Trump to air traffic controllers: "For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK"
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
he's going to do Reagan but dumber somehow
the first Forum Crashout is believed to have occurred in 499 BC, when Socrates was perma'd from the Athens /phil board for trolling
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
the first Forum Crashout is believed to have occurred in 499 BC, when Socrates was perma'd from the Athens /phil board for trolling
long war randomizing mission start locations is mostly good but it really sucks on large UFO maps because the way those are designed there are *maybe* two starting locations per map that do not make the mission miserable
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
long war randomizing mission start locations is mostly good but it really sucks on large UFO maps because the way those are designed there are *maybe* two starting locations per map that do not make the mission miserable
I'm watching Bridgerton (out of an impulse that could best be described a "fair play") and there's this very strange feeling where my brain keeps looking for genre fiction "moves" in what is just not going to be a thing where there is a big moment where the action kicks off
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I'm watching Bridgerton (out of an impulse that could best be described a "fair play") and there's this very strange feeling where my brain keeps looking for genre fiction "moves" in what is just not going to be a thing where there is a big moment where the action kicks off
back on my bullshit (convincing myself I can play XCOM Long War without sacrificing all of my non-work hours to it)
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
back on my bullshit (convincing myself I can play XCOM Long War without sacrificing all of my non-work hours to it)
selfishly it is nice that I no longer have to worry about if I will be able to go home for christmas
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 AM
selfishly it is nice that I no longer have to worry about if I will be able to go home for christmas
embrace Jay Jones Thought
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
embrace Jay Jones Thought
the primary problem facing this country is the continued existence of the Republican Party
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
the primary problem facing this country is the continued existence of the Republican Party
everything is so stupid now
Update: They can't find Cornyn.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
everything is so stupid now
do the water fountains in the Senate building just run straight lead
Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
do the water fountains in the Senate building just run straight lead