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PGH. Arts Advocate. Comic (derogatory). “Everyone’s a critic and most people are DJs” - The Hold Steady
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As someone who tries too hard at karaoke it is extremely relatable to drop an octave just to get through the song
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I would watch a documentary centered on the people who think this advertisement is appealing
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Facebook and Twitter are functioning for many users as the Radio Rwanda’s of the 2020s, feeding them with a steady diet of hateful, identity-based propaganda that justifies and encourages political violence. But because each person’s feed is different, it’s hard to know what’s happening.
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Congrats on the start of your descent into Posters Hell
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On a spirit quest to find Liberal Mel Gibson
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I think you shouldn’t be able to remotely hack the nukes
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Wait holy shit it’s called the “Chicago Contrarian”??
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When you feel you need to reach over to the other side and the other side believes in dangerous anti-science bullshit all it really does is legitimize the bullshitter’s stance to people on the sidelines who are overwhelmed with information. You’re proud of your work, right? Stand up for it!
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RFK Jr was a crank when he was running to primary Biden and he is still a crank now. No need to provide him with respect. We don’t need to bend over backwards in our language to accommodate people who think mRNA will cause them to get 5G poisoning or whatever
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No no no no no no no no no no
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Reminds me of this eternal Ted Chiang banger-
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To be more charitable, I think the sentiment reflects the American culture of self-reliance. God knows how many times I’ve been given the feedback to figure out more things on my own at work. When you’re enmeshed in this culture ChatGPT could seem empowering, which is insidious in its own way
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The wildest part about watching Arnab as an American is that he kind of looks like Chris Hayes
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I remember growing up in the Bush years where conservatives were obsessed with the flag, now they can’t even be bothered to use an AI prompt to get the correct amount of stars on it