Mar 16

Vicil

Long Covid — according to Ian Welsh and other absolute clowns — was supposed to have ended civilization by now. And while it has its challenges, I still see me some civilization goin’ on.

Why does anyone at all listen to Welsh and those type of doofs anymore? Just why?

Mar 14

Tikky

My thoughts on TikTok is that it’s a full-on propaganda and surveillance arm of the CCP and it’s like if we had allowed the KGB to control CBS during the Cold War. It’s insane.

Even if TikTok not dissolved completely (the best solution), it should be seized and run by Americans and not allowed to be a CCP agitprop arena that actively surveils and propagandizes to Americans on behalf of an already-belligerent foreign power. How can we be so braindead about this?

Mar 13

Manwich

Why Does Romance Now Feel Like Work?

I have not read either of these books, but a lot of what the complaints of women boil down to these days is that they are finally being treated substantially (but not completely) like men in the dating market. And it turns out that in fact despite what they claim to want that, no, they do not like this. Because who would? Dating for men is absolute hell. Also, there is a whole lot of “Feminism for thee, but not for me” going on as well.

As with men, combine entitlement, absurd expectations and the desire for dominance rather than equality and you get nothing pretty.

Maybe one day I’ll read either or both of these books. But one thing I can commiserate with women on (despite their near infinite choice compared to men) is that yes, dating sucks and I’m glad to not be doing that.

Mar 13

Many Many

I was wrong about defense spending. We need to be spending a lot more than we are. A lot, lot more. A war with China is coming and we just do not have enough ships and materiel, particularly in the Pacific Fleet.

We should be building subs, destroyers, missiles and support ships like crazy mad now. Our defense budget should be double — both to combat China and for Ukraine. Keeping Russia from invading the Baltics and Poland will be imperative as well.

Mar 13

GZ

Can adults have Lucky Charms?

You’re an adult. You can do whatever the fuck you want. This has to be a Gen Zer here, afraid of the light. As I was talking with my partner the other day I observed, accurately, that younger millennials and Gen Z have become the socially inept, isolated computer nerds we used to be but no longer are. But it’s happened to a whole generation-and-a-half of people. Seriously, the interpersonal skills of Gen Z folks are fucking terrible as they have retreated into phones and social media and can barely talk to anyone and cannot handle confrontation at all.

But as to being an adult, Baby Queen said it best.

Mar 12

All Hate

Car insurance thread.

I’m always very fucking appalled at how eager liberals are to sign us all up for any and all surveillance available. I hate them just as much as I hate MAGA conservatards, but for different reasons. This commenter said it best, though.

I didn’t expect so many people on Metafilter to be defending notoriously unethical insurance companies as well as car manufacturers conspiring to collect and sell data without the knowledge or consent of consumers. I guess the argument is that in this case it’s OK because we dislike drivers more than we dislike rapacious insurance companies? Like it or not (and I’ll just repeat it here since it comes up in every Metafilter discussion about cars) lots of people live in places where they need cars to get around and they need cars to get to work. Unexpected rate hikes of 20-30% could be devastating to a lot of people.

You all suck. Why beclown yourselves so?