Comedian Carlos Mencia had a bit where he would call things “retarded” in a mocking voice. Usually the antics of what we would call “karen culture” today. Even in the early 2000’s this kind of humor was seen by some as a bit insensitive, which led him to explain on his show what the humor was about. He put it like this: (paraphrased because this was over 20 years ago and good luck finding this quote on YouTube these days.)

There are people who are born “retarded” and have special needs. These are brave people and I love and respect them and wish them nothing but the best. I’m not talking about them. I’m talking about people who were born and then BECAME “retarded.”

Not to worry, I have fully enchanted, trimmed, netherite gear. I also rock a Shulker with all the items required for a mobile base. ;D

I’m not saying people are not entitled for recognition as the the perpetuators and propagators (there’s a better word,but it escapes me at the moment) of innovative ideas and designs, nor am I suggesting that they not be allowed to profit on those assets, ither tangible or conceptual. Where the line should be drawn is when those ideas become so cosmopolitan in their reach as to be necessary for existence. A few things do exist that fit this bill already, the Internet itself being one of them. One company or government may own the servers it resides on, but as a concept nobody can “own” the internet, just as no one can “own” the ocean, or a holy text, or “own” an experience (the set dressing and location perhaps, but not YOUR feelings and reactions, which are unique to YOU.)

This is a philosophy that imposes a faustian bargain to success in business: the larger your business, the less it belongs to YOU. If your business is all encompassing, (such as in a monopoly), it ceases to even be yours AT ALL.

Not trying to argue, merely provide more context.

that reminds me of that Obama Skit on Key and Peele where Obama just listed republican talking points and the republicans couldn’t help but disagree with them because it was being proposed by a liberal.

they are if you like hoarding literally ALL the money.

that they expected it to eclipse real people AT ALL is both telling and slightly disturbing.

If you have discord you can DM User “Entomo” and tell him Staffy sent you. We are an 18+ server, And have a few QOL mods and a few fun things like Manhunt and Troll machine. Most everyone is over 35, FYI. The owners mother is in her Sixties and plays to help her mental state (as I understand it, everyone knows it’s a slightly sore topic, so we just accept that “Mama” (as we call her,) is a little eccentric, and don’t discuss it further.) We have our resident Redstone genius Woolf, our Server owner Itsserendipitous, and her Husband Chad, Neosaur who loves building spawn up each map, DirtTea our friendly “49er” who pops on mostly to chat and build for fun, Xtapolapaketl whose here for the whimsy, Eissug who loves trying new things (and chickens more than Gonzo), And myself (in game) Infinity_Dragon, who loves to explore and play optimally. My wife also has an account, plus about 15 other players who have been whitelisted, but seem to only show up to work out their two week phases.

we are currently still on the 1.21.x Versions, for now.

I’m more the guy behind the pink one

(slight deviation from topic to explain) Similar indeed! I basically said that mods blocking threats of violence [towards our fascist leadership, in this day and age] was a tacit enablement of their regime. And do PLEASE note this is not a “threat,” merely a critique of moderation style. Well, the chud snowflake mods got butthurt, which, I mean…to be fair…

Yeah, I’d consider the urge to commit homicide “worse” (and as a fresh convert, let me say, I’d NEVER get away with this comment on Reddit)

I like to drive about 20 over on long hauls, so technically “I’m passing.” PERMANENTLY

This. That’s why it’s here. The other stuff is the “why it sucks/additional info”

The worst is r/AskReddit for bots. And the worst part of that is that those questions are ridiculously tempting low hanging fruit for people to “self ban.” The one that got me was “how do you think the trump administration will end.” The amount of [Removed by Reddit] tags was telling, I must say. I’ve been trying to get to talk with an actual person, but we all know how that goes. 😒

and the weed was better too. That might just be the high tolerance speaking though.

Remember when the 1900’s were called the “20th century?” Pepperridge farm remembers.

Hyper capitalism of the 1980’s would be considered quant, by today’s standards

I think it was around 2014, but it’s been a slow downhill ever since. I used to visit many sites in my nightly rounds, but it became just Imgur, YouTube, Reddit, and NewGrounds, for the most part around then. I just lost Reddit to a perm Suspension, and I swore of Imgur after it got to woke to post jokes and dark humor/observations. (and they IP banned me for 6 months)

Yeah, not surprised, but it was a last straw kind of thing. That post would have passed muster once upon a time, but the AI mods are not compatible with political posting. Of ANY stripe. I’m just pissed I can’t post in my frequented communities anymore. This place doesn’t have a community for Minecraft looks like, nor would I expect the types of people who post there to make a switch, let alone get Mojangs’ endorsement. I took this opportunity to setup a Substack (not much better, but at least the mods wont butt in unless I get extra spicy, or so they claim), and get on board with BlueSky… I swore off imgur a few years back because the toxic woke got to infuriating- AND I’M A LEFTIST, I suppose I can quit reddit too. SMDH.