• Flinch [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    Their takeaway from Threads would be "look, there's still people in the end! it's not so bad!"

    • Fishroot [none/use name]
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      11 months ago

      reddit people believe they are strong enough to do hard labor and not minced by cannibalistic tribe due to food shortage is unironic main character symptom

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        11 months ago

        reddit people believe they are strong enough to do hard labor and not minced by cannibalistic tribe

        The CEO of reddit-logo fantasizes about being a slaver warlord in the fantastical Fallouterino wastes, and even bragged about getting his vision surgically corrected so he could "snipe looters." bakunin-immortan

        unironic main character symptom

        The cognitohazard plague of "what if everything simulation" and its almost inevitable followup "what if everyone but me and people I like are NPCs" is a part of that too. my-hero

        • keepcarrot [she/her]
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          11 months ago

          Spez is absolutely someone who would think that and get instantly merced by his operator 2IC he hired under shady circumstances before the apocalypse.

          • UlyssesT [he/him]
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            11 months ago

            Techbros worry a lot about how to keep the help in line after what they often call "the Event." In private conference, according to eyewitness testimony, they usually resort to talking about bomb collars. so-true

            • keepcarrot [she/her]
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              11 months ago

              I know soldiers are not exactly the smartest or most delicate people, but uh... idk, I hope they try this sort of thing in person

        • Fishroot [none/use name]
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          11 months ago

          The CEO of fantasizes about being a slaver warlord in the fantastical Fallouterino wastes, and even bragged about getting his vision surgically corrected so he could "snipe looters."

          You don't need to be a CEO to have this mindset. Look at war tourism, most of the gravy seals who go to war think they can pulverize some third world people while listening to phonk is just pure cope. We all know that some poor local with nothing to lose are all to gain can pop those main characters (tm) with a rusty AK while wearing sandals.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      "Threads is about performances of human endurance just like my GetMotivated, UpliftingNews, and NextFuckingLevel treats!" so-true