• self@awful.systems
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    2 months ago

    fucking right! there’s this unearned assumption that just because the tech’s been invented, it must have worth. and, like, no? there’s so many dead ends in science and technology, and notoriously throwing money at something doesn’t change its fundamental nature

    and now I’m pissed and trying to decide if it’s even worth explicitly adding “don’t be a debatelord asshole” to the TechTakes sidebar, cause it’s not like they’re gonna stop

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      2 months ago

      “We’re not saying it doesn’t have its flaws, but you need to appreciate the potential of the radium cockring!”

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      2 months ago

      notoriously throwing money at something doesn’t change its fundamental nature

      to wildly abword a phrase I’ve seen elsewhere: “idiocy can remain solvent longer than you can”