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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.

(2026 is off to a great start, isn't it? Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)

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[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 19 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Hey I think I discovered a way to fix America! What if we rewrite the US Constitution in Rust?

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 1 day ago

Too late, I already put it on the blockchain.

[–] EponymousBosh@awful.systems 2 points 1 day ago

Nearly laughed out loud in a waiting room

[–] jackr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

maybe memory safety would help people remember what letting fascists run things tends to do to your country?

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

P0 blocker: USAian memory management suffers from multiple holes and transactional consistency issues

Prior attempts haven’t worked, closing LOLBUG

[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'd personally just overthrow the US government and make it a British colony once more /j

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You should probably read "Monarchy Considered Harmful" (1776)

Edit: sorry I'll behave now

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Edit: sorry I'll behave now

promises promises.. ;p

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

brexit would look wild in that timeline

[–] antifuchs@awful.systems 6 points 2 days ago

Breconstruction