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It's the dunk tank.

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Seen this shit before with Reddit's most astroturfed poison producers: Monsanto.

"Glyphosate is so safe that you can drink it." eco-porky

"Then drink it. Right now. With the cameras on you." ecoterrorism

"I got to go!" porky-scared-flipped

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[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am sorry you have interacted with "the tech community" and their bizarre claim of "long termism" but also hedging their bets and saying they don't really believe that.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think it's something like the "Narcissist's Prayer" where of course they don't believe it unless their grifting stumbles on something that makes them hope they might become immortal god-kings yet.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think they earnestly believe it and the real grifting is the "center left" facade they have so they don't get kicked out of the polycule

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Up until a few years ago I do recall my-hero getting brought up, uninvited, in almost every left-leaning online community I can think of, usually under some pretense of "but what about E~L~O~N? He's one of the good ones and (press release copypaste about saving humanity and humans becoming interplanetary species here)" morshupls

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have met many of this one guy in person.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

Me too, me too.

CA, especially around Napa Valley, was lousy with them.