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Chomp8645 posted:Looking back, there was a heck a lot of a lot of lovely, casual racism in the 90's and early 00's among basically any teenage group, especially online. It's pretty cringey thinking about it now. I'd be a liar if I said I had no part in it, but at least I got my head out of my rear end as I grew up. I like to think most of the others did too but who knows. I'm pretty happy some of the forums I frequented in the early 2000s have for the most part all faded into nothingness and/or shut down completely. Realizing about 10 years ago my Livejournal probably still existed and was immediately horrified at the prospect of my dumbshit posts about breakups and super crazy ramblings were still available to be read. Took me awhile to figure out the old email/password combo, but I was able to successfully delete it. Hopefully the NSA are the only people who still have access to that cringey data. If I ever have kids, I'm going to teach them to write journals in their own blood and then burn them at the end of each quarter.
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Earwicker posted:the internet was started by the defense dept and was full of surveillance capitalism and propaganda from the early days. it was never just a "weirdo fringe experiment" come on man. are you really trying to say that the arrival of amazon and facebook and twitter, their billion strong userbases and the big data collection that followed did not significantly change the nature and function of the internet? if so, guess we'll have to agree to disagree. i don't think the internet in 1995 would have been successfully used to spread mass disinfo about a global pandemic.
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May 15, 2020 22:34
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Yeah, let’s move on please.
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COVID-420 posted:come on man. are you really trying to say that the arrival of amazon and facebook and twitter, their billion strong userbases and the big data collection that followed did not significantly change the nature and function of the internet? sure it changed, but not in some way that was at all contrary to the original "purpose" or nature of the internet. it got bigger and more mainstream but the idea that was ever just an experiment for "fringe weirdos" is not remotely accurate. the corporations that dominated the internet in the 90s are not the same ones that do today but they weren't any less capitalist nor did they have some sort of moral qualms with big data collection, they just didnt have the amount of data yet because not as many people were using the systems and since it wasn't as mainstream, people weren't putting their real identities out there as much. the fact that so called average people rather than just "computer nerds" or whatever started using the internet (which started happening in the late 90's, not because of the iphone) may have given these companies more of the data they can use, just as the advent of television gave advertisers a more direct way to manipulate people, but that's one of the side effects of any mode of communication becoming mainstream, not a cause or even necessarily dominant effect of it (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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May 15, 2020 22:46
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Cough Drop The Beat posted:I bet Big Sex Toy is rolling in piles of cash even more than usual. drat it, Big Dildo! Always muscling in on the market and forcing out all the competitors!
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May 15, 2020 22:46
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We are all gonna die from this virus if we don't wear masks, COVID is stored in the balls, people are stupid and scare me with their stupidity every day, USA is in ruins, orange monster only cares about numbers going up... of people dying.
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Anyone who remembers all the ICQ forward>forward>forward messages they used to get will tell you that by 2000 the internet had already become a huge source of disinformation and checking Snopes multiple times a day to find out the origin of the latest bullshit had become normal. Only the scale has changed with the coming of social media.
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May 15, 2020 22:48
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If you put it that way, that's kind of metal 
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Earwicker posted:sure it changed, but not in some way that was at all contrary to the original "purpose" or nature of the internet. Excuse me, sir, you forgot to capitalize the letters after a period. Gonna have to give you the ol' boot from our private e-sanctuary. We dont tolerate scum like you around here in the Endless September.
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I said come in! posted:I went from the early AOL dial up days to now, and in that entire time I saw nothing but stupid assholes and weird poo poo on the internet. Big Beef City posted:*tents hands together, then slowly and silently licks a finger to test the wind. With a practiced grace, eyes close and head sways to a beautiful melody, unheard as hands reach forth to conduct the invisible choir. And then, only then, do the lips part to speak* 
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My hometown county just surpassed Queens as the frontrunner of confirmed Covid cases https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/5/14/21258470/cook-county-coronavirus-cases-most-queens-new-york quote:Cook County surpasses Queens, NY, as county with most COVID-19 cases in U.S.
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The Real Amethyst posted:To be fair, back in January it wasn't unreasonable to be not overly worried about this after seeing how Ebola and SARS played out. Well, 13 deaths just a week later... I think they were already doomed well before your patient transfer.
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SpaceGoatFarts posted:Publicly. numberoneposter fucked around with this message at 23:45 on May 15, 2020 |
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May 15, 2020 23:43
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This meme was my first exposure to somethingawful.com
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The Real Amethyst posted:One of the more noteworthy ones: We were tasked with bringing a covid positive patient to a nursing home that agreed to act as a covid facility. This is so infuriating oh my god. Why were they being so loving...casual? And laughing at the idea of wearing PPE? Fuckin what?? It's like they're rolling their eyes at the very concept of communicable disease - which a lot of idiots are doing right now, but I wouldn't expect it from nurses of all people. ugh. What country are you in btw?
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The scene at a bar patio here in Columbus, Ohio tonight. 
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May 16, 2020 02:15
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John_A_Tallon posted:Well how do you want to fix this problem you've identified? We know exactly how to combat the pandemic because there's already been several countries which have successfully beat it down to the point where they can safely (but tentatively) start to open up again with minimal risk. The requirements are: - Listening to experts and quickly putting their recommendations into place - Majority of citizens agree to wear masks, wash hands and self-isolate for as long as it takes, sacrificing their comfort for the sake of others - Centralized concerted efforts to provide PPE and equipment and support quickly and freely to hospitals - Widespread and immediate financial safety nets for citizens & businesses - Widespread & repeated testing for as many as possible, constant checking of temperatures etc - Stable & unified political leadership that constantly spreads a message of unity, diligence, patience and hope The US is not currently capable of even attempting any of those requirements. The real headfucker is that polls show that a majority of the US people are taking the pandemic seriously and are prepared to do the right thing to help hold it back but politicians, business owners and a small but rabid percentage of the population are throwing a giant baby tantrum and refusing to face the reality of the pandemic which completely negates any and all efforts from those who are taking it seriously. This state of affairs wasn't a recent development either. During the 1918 flu epidemic there were similar protests against shutting down and wearing masks. The politicization of the southern evangelical churches (they got the taste when they decided to push Prohibition in the 1920s) which led to the Republican party courting them which led to Christianity and "Christian values" becoming inextricably linked with US politics was a big factor leading towards the current situation. The Cold War and the demonization of anything that had a whiff of 'Socialism' was a big factor. Reagonomics and 'trickle down' economic policies was a big factor. Resentment against racial & sexual equality and social movements was a big factor. 9/11 and a black president (and the possible election of a female president) broke a LOT of brains and was also a factor. The media (including the internet) amplifying the loudest voices and de-emphasizing everything else was a factor. So to answer the question of how this can be fixed: it can't be fixed today, or any time soon. The factors that led to the current situation have been building momentum for over a century and now they're hardbaked into the spirit of the USA and it's going to take a crazy amount of time and effort to even start to apply the brakes on them even before you can start making changes for the better. This pandemic is going to be extremely lovely and cause an incalculable amount of loss and hardship to the entire country which will no doubt takes years and years to recover from and you're just going to have to hunker down and ride it out the best you can.
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Cough Drop The Beat posted:The scene at a bar patio here in Columbus, Ohio tonight. you guys running a drink special if people show up wearing a black top?
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Yeah, the Ohio patio openings are going great in Columbus. https://mobile.twitter.com/mcclellandshane/status/1261437529439395840
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Lookit all dem white folk.
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Cough Drop The Beat posted:The scene at a bar patio here in Columbus, Ohio tonight. This is legit giving me goosebumps. I'm here self-isolating with my family for the foreseeable future, the very rare times we go out to a store or pharmacy we put on masks/gloves, and here's just like a hundred people giving no fucks. To be fair if I lived by myself I'm in a super low-risk category and I don't care much if I get sick or not (undoubtedly a statement I'd take back if I actually got sick, as it goes) so I could sort of see going out in that scenario, but like if you have anyone in your life you care about at all then you just sort of can't do that? Even all the cases people talk about here where it's not severe enough to wind up in the hospital (thank God) sound horrifying.
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HoAssHo posted:This is so infuriating oh my god. Why were they being so loving...casual? And laughing at the idea of wearing PPE? Fuckin what?? It's like they're rolling their eyes at the very concept of communicable disease - which a lot of idiots are doing right now, but I wouldn't expect it from nurses of all people. ugh. Nurses are not immune to ignorance. I remember reading years ago about some nurses in the us not believing in germ theory
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Dear Watson posted:Nurses are not immune to ignorance. I remember reading years ago about some nurses in the us not believing in germ theory I need to know how the gently caress they got through nursing school believing that. Cause I had to take microbiology! Do they just decide it's all made up and the pictures (and lab experiments you do yourself) are fake? I guess that's what flat earthers think about space, so it wouldn't be completely surprising. How depressing.
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Dear Watson posted:Nurses are not immune to ignorance. I remember reading years ago about some nurses in the us not believing in germ theory anecdotal of course but I've known a few nurses and CNA's and sundry and a lot of them are pretty wa-wa and into crystals and oils and things like that. demographics? I was also surprised at this.
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Earwicker posted:however, i dont think anyone will be getting a second check by next week either! First cheque had to have Trump's name on it. The second one is being delayed so it has his face.  At this time, this is just a joke. In two week's time? Who knows?
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Thank you. I REALLY needed to hear this. My local news commenters are loving stupid as poo poo and sometimes I engage them. Although for my own sanity I haven't in maybe two weeks.
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May 16, 2020 03:38
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Cough Drop The Beat posted:The scene at a bar patio here in Columbus, Ohio tonight. Which one’s VikingSkull?
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Just had a friend ask if I wanted to come by for a patio party. I was like, my wife’s in healthcare and this poo poo is about to get real so I think you should reconsider having a party or behaving at all like this is over. He said that he was making a decision about the mental health consequences of isolation and physical health consequences of not. Like, motherfucker how about you meditate or play some multiplayer games?!? You have two daughters and a wife with you wtf isolation are you talking about? If my wife dies or is disabled from this poo poo I’m going to be extremely upset.
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Clocks posted:This is legit giving me goosebumps. I'm here self-isolating with my family for the foreseeable future, the very rare times we go out to a store or pharmacy we put on masks/gloves, and here's just like a hundred people giving no fucks. I see stuff like that and think maybe I'm taking this too seriously but then I find out a friend I haven't seen in years spent 63 days in the hospital, had to be put into a coma...dudes 29 and a powerlifter built like the mountain from GOT...i'm hosed if I catch this thing (he was released today)
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zer0spunk posted:I see stuff like that and think maybe I'm taking this too seriously but then I find out a friend I haven't seen in years spent 63 days in the hospital, had to be put into a coma...dudes 29 and a powerlifter built like the mountain from GOT...i'm hosed if I catch this thing (he was released today) i've spared a lol or two for the people who go on and on about how handsome and healthy and brave and fit they are and they got absolutely rocked by the rona if athletic smart handsome people get it the worst then goons are gonna be a-ok
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zer0spunk posted:I see stuff like that and think maybe I'm taking this too seriously but then I find out a friend I haven't seen in years spent 63 days in the hospital, had to be put into a coma...dudes 29 and a powerlifter built like the mountain from GOT...i'm hosed if I catch this thing (he was released today) But enough people aren't fine to warrant precautions. And many survivors who were told they had "mild" cases have said it was still the shittiest experience of their entire life. Here's a fun account (yeah I know, Joe Rogan, blah blah blah, just pay attention to the guest): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgEUsIIhl0A A whole lot of people flocking to open bars and restaurants are going to be regretting their decisions before long.
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I'm still working and one of the two owners is an old white guy who listens to conservative talk radio and he still refuses to wear a mask, make customers distance/wait outside or anything while working the register in front. His business partner is at risk because she's an old lady who just had surgery and is taking all necessary precautions, and he knows I'm isolating with someone with lung cancer, and all the nearby businesses are wearing masks and have told him he should too, but he's picked his hill to die on and there's no way he's going to change his behavior until the governor gives us a loving mandate and I call the cops on him. The business is catering, but there's no catering business so we're killing it on takeout- largely to tourists from New York, Pennsylvania and thereabouts who are coming here on vacation. Who are the ones he's dealing with face-to-face across a counter without protection.
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naem posted:my dumb rear end stayin the heck inside They opened barber shops here, but my clippers just arrived. Daughter will cut my hair in the garage this weekend. Idgaf what it looks like. I just hope she’s brave enough to try. It’s a bonding thing, right?
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If she fucks it up, just rip off the guard and buzz it away. I should cut my hair, it's been nearly four years.
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tuyop posted:A hair cut is a really dumb thing to die or cause someone else to die for. Clippers were about the cost of two hair cuts. If she does well, fuckmwaiting in line and driving a half hour to get a cut. Here’s a ten spot girl, thanks for the trim (she’s young).
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tuyop posted:A hair cut is a really dumb thing to die or cause someone else to die for. I have my own clippers. A few, actually. I didn't like paying for biweekly haircuts in the army, so I've got plenty of experience buzzing my head to peach fuzz. Way to reach for an overreaction.
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Burt Sexual posted:They opened barber shops here, but my clippers just arrived. Daughter will cut my hair in the garage this weekend. Idgaf what it looks like. I just hope she’s brave enough to try. It’s a bonding thing, right?  I’ve successfully given myself meme hair
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Zugzwang posted:Good sir, like the Buddha wisely said: "let that poo poo go." (It's in the Pali canon someplace, poke around and you'll find it) https://twitter.com/arb/status/1260613289769222144?s=21
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