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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Carbon capture, small nuclear reactors. We stopped thinking big. To really solve climate change we need to do one easy, but big thing. Blow up the Sun.

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 20 points 1 month ago

Kill and dethrone God.

[–] maol@awful.systems 12 points 1 month ago

You'll hear no complaint from me.

[–] istewart@awful.systems 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Malcolm McDowell successfully blew up a star in one of the Star Trek movies, even if it did immediately get reversed by a time-travel MacGuffin. Perhaps we just need new leadership?

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 7 points 1 month ago

Don't think we should put another space guy into politics, no matter their expertise at blowing up stars. They tend to go bad quickly.