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@zilmer ("Priidu Zilmer") wrote:

Elektriarved muutusid veel kiiremini tüütuks kui NPNK kampaania.

@volkadav ("Mike Jackson") retweeted:

@PicardTips ("Picard Tips") wrote:

Picard management tip: No one can relax around Dr. Jekyll after they have met Mr. Hyde.

@volkadav ("Mike Jackson") retweeted:

@Limerick1914 ("Liam Hogan") replied to a tweet by @Limerick1914:

Worth remembering that Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was not a compulsory part of the British secondary school history curriculum until 2008 and that this lasted just five years as it as removed as a mandatory topic by the Conservatives in 2013.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

The third reaction is punitive action.

"You're being obstructionist and keeping us from moving forward. You will be reprimanded."

This is why people say things like "don't rock the boat". And why I talk about being a troublemaker.

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@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

That person who's not afraid of conflict and wants to find healthy ways to address are often labeled a troublemaker. https://twitter.com/polotek/status/708249996437561344

@gcouprie ("Geoffroy Couprie") wrote:

Looking at league of legends is a bit underwhelming after watching arcane 😐

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

The second reaction is shedding of agency.

"I don't think we can get away with that. We'll get in trouble with X."

It doesn't matter what the level is of the person you're talking to. They pass the buck to some higher authority who is taking it out of their hands.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

This leads to one of 3 outcomes.

The first is shedding of accountability.

"Ok, but you take full responsibility for the downsides."

And later when the consequences come that we all knew and discussed. "This was his idea. He bullied us into it."

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Me: We shouldn't do that because it's bad for people

Them: We have to do it, otherwise I don't see a way to avoid X (where X is bad for "the system")

Me: I hear that. We should accept that downside and prioritize people.

Them: 🤯🤯🤯

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

I have tried to bring this alternate understanding into every system I participate in. Pushing myself and everybody around me to engage directly with the decisions we are making as part of the system. It's much harder than I imagined.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Ramsey makes decisions about whether to raise the rent on his tenants. He is empowered to make different decisions. Each decision impacts both him *and* others in the system. He chooses decisions that enrich him and displace others. It's not more complicated than that.

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@histoftech ("Mar Hicks") wrote:

“It is very encouraging news,” said the government, “that only people like you will die.”

“Excuse me?” I said.

“Very encouraging news,” they repeated🤗

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

This is why I keep giving people an alternative way of viewing these systems. There is no magic. It's just people. Each human in this system is making a decision that they can and should be held accountable for.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Blaming nameless, faceless systems is the perfect form of disenfranchisement. Because every single human in the system can claim that they don't actually have any agency. Their decisions are simply dictated by the system and have nothing to do with their values.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Let me be extra clear in the statement that I'm making. I believe that Western white supremacist capitalist imperialism requires this kind of mental gymnastics in order to justify and sustain its continued violence. No one is to blame. The violence simply emerges naturally.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") wrote:

I've been having some form of this conversation with white men for years now. My understanding of it as a moral ideology gets more and more refined over time. "Build nameless, faceless systems and blame them for the world's ills so that individuals cannot be held accountable."

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@KelgoreTrout ("KELGORE") wrote:

Incredible mental gymnastics from Dave Ramsey here

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@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:

@80snewsscreens ("80s News Screens") wrote:

@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:

@ChuckWendig ("Chuck Wendig") replied to a tweet by @ChuckWendig:

They’re so done with it! Masks, nah. Restrictions? None! Everything? Open it all up! Sure cases are higher than ever and systems are at the edge of collapse but ha ha fuck it.

“I’m tired of the bridge being out. I’m gonna just accelerate and assume my Toyota Camry can jump it.”

@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:

@SusannaDW wrote:

They both predate Fox News.

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@freedaaron ("Aaron Freedman") wrote:

How the hell did seatbelt laws and indoor smoking bans happen

@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:

@TheOnion ("The Onion") wrote:

Biden Vows Not To Forget Lessons Of January 6: ‘We Must Hang Mike Pence’ https://bit.ly/3t1FGDF

@DaveHolmes ("Dave Holmes") wrote:

Thank you! And what a wonderful weekend to stay in and binge all ten eps.

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@markhurst ("Mark Hurst") wrote:

Just finished listening to "Waiting for Impact" by @DaveHolmes - easily one of the best podcasts I've ever heard.

Dave will be on https://techtonic.fm soon, so listen! (to all 10 eps! - the final ep is brilliant)

h/t @MichaelHearst for the pointer-
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/waiting-for-impact/id1586375955

@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:

@HamillHimself ("Mark Hamill") wrote:

1 YEAR AGO TODAY SINCE THIS GLORIOUS EVENT:
"After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldtRump account and the context around them — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence."@Twitter
#STFU 🤐

@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:

@serglesinner ("🍒 Sergle 🍒") wrote:

!MY CEILING EXPLODED AGAIN!

we got our upstairs plumbing fixed–badly–and the water guy turned our water back on w/o notifying us. The pipes flooded the bathroom & soaked through our ceiling AGAIN.

if you were thinking of supporting my shop, please do! http://etsy.com/shop/sergleshop

@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:

@XiranJayZhao ("XIRAN Buntuber") wrote:

tired of dark gritty superhero adaptations JUST LET MY COMIC FAVES BE HAPPY AND WHOLESOME 😭

@mr_modular ("Allen Nemo") retweeted:

@Joshua_Luna ("Joshua Luna") replied to a tweet by @Joshua_Luna:

In the Philippines, 333+ years of Spanish & U.S. colonization created a preference for actors with Spanish/white features. This minority population is used to represent the majority & to promote narratives that depict their features as superior—thus reinforcing the preference. 5/

@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:

@damfales ("Adam Fales") wrote:

Glad we’re all back here

@volkadav ("Mike Jackson") retweeted:

@RussianMemesLtd ("Russian Memes United") wrote:

me when the doctor said that the only treatment is to change my lifestyle

@AlanTudyk ("alan tudyk") retweeted:

@DWUhlfelderLaw ("Daniel Uhlfelder") wrote:

Ron DeSantis said they let 800,000 - 1 million COVID-19 tests expire between December 26-30 because no one needed them. This video was posted on December 16 and had millions of views. Ron DeSantis is a liar. @RemoveRon

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@DWUhlfelderLaw ("Daniel Uhlfelder") wrote:

This is what Ron DeSantis calls beating COVID-19. I’ve lost track how many times he’s done a bogus victory lap since April, 2020.

Here is drive thru line TODAY for testing in Miami. @RemoveRon

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@TartanLlama ("Sy Brand") wrote:

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@maxwellstrachan ("maxwell") wrote:

A new tech startup wants to gamify the U.S. court system by allowing everyday Americans to bet on lawsuits using tradable crypto tokens. It calls the process an "initial litigation offering."

I spoke to one of the founders about the concept. https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7d7x3/tech-startup-wants-to-gamify-the-us-court-system-using-crypto-tokens

@volkadav ("Mike Jackson") retweeted:

@mocena ("Iceberg Artisan") wrote:

How dare you accuse me of eating a party sized bag of Oreos for a meal, Aldi. How dare you.

@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") retweeted:

@kimmaicutler ("Kim-Mai Cutler") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:

@joelle_emerson Yeah, the 1918 influenza pandemic may have also contributed to higher Parkinson’s rates decades later :-/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/well/live/flu-parkinsons.html