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It's not even that; it's just that he talked to people whom he saw as peers who were able to tell him that things weren't how he thought. And he did it in a context where he had distanced himself physically from a community of people who were deniers.

They've already been explicit that it's 'gay' for a man to be in love with his wife.

That's why they're investing heavily in AI

Which is why it matters that people put pressure on Congress. They need to be more afraid of constituent anger than they are of a Musk-funded primary.

Destroying is a lot easier than building. You can do it illegally and without the consent of the governed.

The Musk/Trump administration has basically been ignoring the constitution on that

Congress needs to actively remove them.

It's amazing how that level of wealth disinhibits the part of a person's brain that would otherwise reject evil.

Of course. They're looking for a return on their bribe.

No, Musk pays people to level up characters, and then pretends he's a big-shot player.

Do that with the real world, and there are some really destructive real-world consequences.

Alas, the NYT readership is not dwindling, but instead their subscriber base is growing quite rapidly

Basically:

• The US stops supplying Ukraine with weapons.
• The ability to sell more oil enables Russia to acquire more weapons

This results in zerg rushes being able to eventually take Ukrainian positions because there just aren't the dones, artillery shells, and ammunition to repel them.

Thanks. I've edited the post to use the new one