@Minholkin That was impressive.
@jdtasker No I'm pretty sure it's odds-on he does. I have a whiff of Koresh, Jim Jones, and Howard Huges.
@StevenSavage Instead of making a stupid Oregon Trail movie nobody wants, and which will suck, they could maybe, I dunno... feed all the schoolkids lunch in a state?
You can stop adapting games now. https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/10/apple-is-turning-the-oregon-trail-into-a-movie/
First they came for the African Americans and I spoke up because I am my sisters' and my brothers' keeper. And then they came for the women and I spoke up because women hold up half the sky. And then they came for the immigrants and I spoke up because I remember the ideals of our democracy. And then they came for the Muslims and I spoke up because they are my cousins and we are one human family.
@hallmarc he's not that smart, he doesn't calculate or think in plans. This is just who he is, whatever else.
@Zevon go on?
@Zevon I think people are WAY more pissed than a lot of the ruling class realize.
The lesson of Jeff Bezos is that of a man alone. Someone happy to exploit the system and people, and now experiencing his own vulnerability. He depends on the system, but people don't love or like him.
In a world with better distribution of resources, unions, social support, he'd have not risen so high. He also would have a network of culture and laws and people that would protect him out of principle, if not actually liking him.
@LnzyHou and let's face it, not an easy job. You can IMITATE Trump. But to BE Trump is gonna take a level of depth, balance, and dare I even say empathy? And it's clear Stan was up to the task in just what little I saw.