Almost no one reads the fucking article.

You are describing the human species. Through its entire history.

Yeah, but do they, though? I've heard this before, and they're as indifferent now as they've ever been.

Do these people proclaiming Reddit's data as a "treasure trove of human-generated information", or Spez claiming "We know your dark secrets" not realize that most of what people say online is at least partially a lie? Most Reddit comments were either low-effort echolalia parroting old memes or outright bullshit of the, "Yeah, that happened eyeroll" variety.

I mean, taking risks sounds great and all, but what specific, actionable things could someone do -- even if they're risky -- to thwart collusion between an unelected supreme court and these massively powerful corporate actors to further curtail my civil rights?

I've reached such a state of pessimism politically that, reading this article, I came away with the assumption that declaring the NLRB "unconstitutional" is basically a fait accompli at this point, and there's very little anyone can do about it.

My schematic for interpreting the news has become, "Imagine the worst case scenario. Make the impact 10% less severe. Put the stupidest person you've ever met in charge of the solution."

FTA:

If you are upgrading from a previous version however then your installs of Yuzu and Citra won't be deleted.

That's how I've explained it to friends -- "It's the Star Trek prequel series you actually want to watch."

Because the seats on aircraft are fucking torture devices, and the sooner I can stand up the less pain and discomfort I'm in.

You and me both. And lots of people are quick to say shit like, "You could live like a king on that kind of money in rural Louisiana!" Without realizing that the only reason I have said money, or the money for an extortionate monthly mortgage payment, is that I'm tied to a job in a major metropolitan area. If I left the area, no job, no money.

They can release as many headsets as they want — they’re still Facebook and they can still get all the way fucked.

I know it's maybe silly to talk about sails as a new technology -- and my initial response was to join the dunking. But, fuck it.

Anything that cuts the use of fuels in shipping is good and should be encouraged. If letting nitwits feel smart is the price of a better world, I'm happy to pay it.

The real differentiator is pacing and editing.