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If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cut’n’paste it into its own post — there’s no quota for posting and the bar really isn’t that high.

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.

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(Semi-obligatory thanks to @dgerard for starting this)

  • corbin@awful.systemsEnglish
    14·
    2 months ago

    Bezos’ open interference in the Washington Post’s editorial section has pushed Walter Bright into a very funny series of public admissions that he did not have to make. See the orange site here for his ongoing libertarian meltdown.

    • Sailor Sega Saturn@awful.systemsEnglish
      14·
      2 months ago

      His comment history is a weird mix of programming language discussion, terrible takes, simping for Musk, simping for Musk even harder (just in case you didn’t realize how much he liked Musk the first time).

      Musk is the sane one. It’s the rest of us that are insane.

      Holy hell.

      • self@awful.systemsEnglish
        16·
        2 months ago

        I don’t think you want to hear my opinions on what the left wing thinks is obvious :-)

        Also, I am neither left nor right wing, as I’m a libertarian. I believe in the principles in the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the system of checks and balances set up by the Constitution.

        it’s just really surprising to see the political takes of a 13 year old come out of the 65 year old who created the least successful C variant

        • JFranek@awful.systemsEnglish
          15·
          2 months ago

          I am neither left nor right wing, as I’m a libertarian

          Ah, yes, the classic “I’m not like the other girls” of politics.

        • Soyweiser@awful.systemsEnglish
          15·
          2 months ago

          A libertarian who glamorizes the state as set up by old people in the past. The libertarian to reactionary funnel.

          E:

          HN: Since you believe in checks and balances, do you believe Trump should be disqualified for running for office, for using violence, intimidation and lies to attempt to change the results of the last election? As a principled libertarian I’m sure the peaceful transfer of power is at the height of your concerns.

          WalterBright: I think I’ll spare everyone from yet another Trump vs Harris debate.

          Weichei!

          • barsquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            2 months ago

            This is quite cowardly of him to write. He knows it speaks specifically to the question of newspapers giving endorsements. Him answering it truthfully would either undermine the statement that kicked off these comments or reveal that he doesn’t give a fuck about the Constitution.

            • Soyweiser@awful.systemsEnglish
              6·
              2 months ago

              Yes, which is why i called him a softboiled egg in German. Which means something like coward (at least that is what I always learned, google translate gives ‘wimp’). Unless you directly translate it to Dutch then it turns into the Dutch f-slur for gay people. Because we suck.

              This was a random insults in various languages derail.

          • Soyweiser@awful.systemsEnglish
            9·
            2 months ago

            Walter Bright is a bit of a dick as a maintainer too

            Not a huge schock. But this imho also shows a bit of a problem with these kinds of projects and their ownership. Shit will go bad when the owners grow old and refuse to give up ownership. Walter is 65, you dont expect people to keep up with the cutting edge and wider needs of programmers

          • bitofhope@awful.systemsEnglish
            7·
            2 months ago

            I’m glad to hear someone’s invested enough to fork it. I like D (hehe) and it would be a shame for it to just languish in Bright daylight.

      • Soyweiser@awful.systemsEnglish
        16·
        2 months ago

        I really hope Harris wins by a landslide just so all these weird nerds eat shit. If even just one goes "wow I really let myself get swept up into believing trump/musk was great by my echo chamber it would be worth it. But i doubt we will get such self awareness. The various betting prediction markets also then have been wrong (or manipulated) would also be fun.

    • bitofhope@awful.systemsEnglish
      12·
      2 months ago

      Walter Bright soon reading his second ever newspaper: “Wow, this is a lot like Washington Post!”

    • barsquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      "I am neither left nor right wing, I am [simply as far right economically as one can be].