welcome to CoSo new folks!!!
there's a pretty nifty userguide at:
https://counter.social/userguide.pdf
let us know if ya have any questions (post em to # help...some folks who've been here awhile have that pinned to assist new folks)
following @CoSoTips and/or # CoSoTips are also great resources
There seems to be a widespread belief, not just in the political arena, but in religion and among wannabe technarchs as well, that if you can get enough people to agree on a consensus delusion, you can get out of dealing with reality. If enough people believe that TFG won then he's still President. If Eelon gets enough fans, then he'll be suave, intelligent, and good-looking. If you and 3600 of your friends agree that you're all immortal, you never have to die.
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This is probably the best military recruitment ad ever, unlike the us and russian ones it comes off as anti-war and doesn't have any of the bullshit about how strong and manly the military is
It just talks about how anyone could be a soldier in times of need without glorifying it
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from “Billionaire in a Midlife Crisis” by Brian Bilston:
He’s swapped designer jeans and flashy cars
For designer spacesuits and trips to Mars
Where he watches Earth turn on its axis
And its stupid people paying taxes
He’s indulging all his whims and vices
He’s a billionaire in a midlife crisis
[[guess who?]]
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also, here's a snippet from “[EM] Has Purchased Tw*****” by Scott Alexander:
The Internet feels new again,
the decades drop away
You can say the Jews have lasers,
or the frogs are turning gay
Or that Hitler's in a fortress
under San Francisco Bay
[EM] has purchased Tw*****!
Now there's nothing you can't say!
Democrat, BLM, supports Ukraine.