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  • The CIA released a guide once in how to subtly resist a hostile government from the inside, in a corporate setting. It said things like “Always set a follow-up meeting to every meeting”, “Never commit to anything”, and “Reject everything you’re asked to review with vague comments”. It was practically a perfect portrait of my boss at my last company, who was lauded as excellent by management.

    It got me thinking: If he was considered indispensable while basically following a guide on destroying the company to the letter, then how bad could I ever be?


  • I used to complain to my dad about my truly horrible jobs, and he would always say something along the lines of “No one likes their job.” and treat it as if all jobs are equally bad, so I should stop complaining.

    About six months after he retired he realized he had legitimate PTSD because his jobs were so awful, but he had to fully relax before he could even feel it. He’s a lot more empathetic now, but my current job is actually nice.



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    5 days ago

    I don’t think the thin-skinned reactionary snowflakes who rage at her comics realize that they drive her engagement. Negative comments make content popular as much as positive ones. All she has to do is say “fascist bad” and the people she’s talking about clamor over themselves to let us know who they are. Can’t help it.

    If they were silent, those of us who agree would say “Obviously? Not that funny.” and move on without blowing the post up.






  • On average, most people given a Death Note would probably list at least one high-profile idiot that would have caused way more deaths through their reign of terror than a Death Note ever could. In that respect, I would say no amount of evil wreaked by writing names would outweigh the good from that one name, and it’s arguably a net good.

    Honestly, some of the worst idiots would have to slow down the kill people with a Death Note, so giving them one might be considered a net good as well.