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Let me just put on my glasses... (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I really don't understand this tendency of authoritarians.

Yes, you got rid of all the people smart enough to call out your dumbass decisions.

But also, you got rid of all the people smart enough to call out your dumbass decisions.

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What matters to them isn't doing well from an objective standpoint or by outside or historical perspectives; it's being at the top of the local pile of ashes and praised for it.