Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org
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The Childish Drama of Elon Musk
Yet again, an important part of the public square is controlled by a narcissistic toddler.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/12/the-childish-drama-of-elon-musk/672496/
I have to wonder how long before emusk poses the question, "You know, I wonder if there really is something to this Global Conspiracy pushing a round earth. We should really consider the evidence for a flat earth!"
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Elon Musk and Autism/Aspergers
I certainly don't speak for all autistic people or for the autism community in general, but as an autistic person and someone who knows many autistic people who are kind, compassionate, honest, and decent human beings, I feel compelled to make this statement:
Elon Musk is an egotistical narcissistic megalomaniac who is out of touch with reality, power hungry, entitled, privileged, corrupt little man but nothing he does or thinks or says is because of autism.
If anyone is writing about him, or reporting on him, or making any attempt to analyze what is going on in that head of his, please keep autism out of the equation.
Does he actually have Aspergers, like he claims? Who knows. He says he does but clearly he lies. A lot. I don't know him well enough nor am I qualified to make that assessment.
Ultimately though, it doesn't matter. Autistic people can be evil too. It just means that autism isn't the reason.
So please do myself and all of the autistic people I know and any who agree with this statement a favour and leave autism out of the discussion.
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Normalise being wrong. Normalise admitting to mistakes and changing your opinion as you learn more. It's how we learn. It's part of being human.
That's the one. That's the article I've read (likely from a post of yours on another site) where I'm like... ok, mast.dailykos.com... when?
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"The Worcester’s have faced much criticism over the years for the profitably incestuous relationship between their non-profit organization and their for-profit Christmas wreath company."
Yup... these folks do seem to have a thing for incest in one form or another.
I'm still waiting on a mastodon.dailykos.com server to follow. It seems rather obvious at this point.
Good! I'm glad to hear that, and happy you have a good sense of humor. My wife wanted to have a UO wedding, and I declined mostly based on that very cartoon. In fact, when we met and she started talking with me, I suggested it was OK, but I really couldn't be sure she wasn't some dude in his underwear in his parent's basement. She did not care for that response... AT ALL!
Shortly after she emailed me a copy of her driver's license which freaked me out because ONE DOES NOT EVER DO THAT. She has since seen that was a very bad plan. Together, we have also dealt with manipulative people with false claims, so she sees the humor in and understands the image for what it is.
I'm glad for more context about the wedded couple. Sounds like it was a good idea, and I am happy for them, and you. 😊
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@Romaq @mikmaqpeek @scottjohnson
Haha! Happily the couple in the Minecraft wedding are real. They had a private real life wedding because of Covid and travelling distance from family, and the Minecraft ceremony was just a way of inviting family and friends to share the experience. The fact that it's tied to a real life marriage made it quite special as well as fun. Apparently people cried...
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#Twitter is outright lying to its users now, to prevent its competition from spreading.
No matter. We'll continue to grow. Please Boost this post and spread the word that Mastodon is being being deplatformed on Twitter.
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I'm reminded of the George Carlin quote, "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"
There's a lot of that lack of nuance around the Leaving Twitter discourse.
"Anyone who left before me was an alarmist, anyone leaving after me supports nazis."
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🏳️🌈🖖🏽
My mastadon link at my pinned tweet on Twitter is now warning anyone who clicks on it that the sight may be “unsafe.”
You know what actually feels unsafe right now? Musk on Twitter.
https://www.frogpants.com/2005 (picture from a poster I own, image among others in a link)
This has held up well. I actually met @mikmaqpeek on Ultima Online. Enjoy the game as you will, and accept joy into your life. As to this comic, I blame @scottjohnson .
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