Because it’s nothing more than a popularity contest for them. This isn’t the future of the country (or world) for them, it’s junior prom.

To smash in the parking lot as a form of catharsis?

I’d prefer a Culver’s.

I guess repeating continuing to make analogies in what appears to be a serious tone seems like an odd way to make the argument that the original analogy is broken. You’re not pointing out any flaws, using the current analogy to show how it doesn’t work… just changing the setting while keeping the overall analogy completely the same.

It’s like going to a brothel and continuing to have sex with prostitutes then saying the brothel is broken… sorry, I had to.

…except this isn’t explicitly a Linux website. Sure, it’s probably run by people who use it extensively and populated mostly by people who use it at least regularly… but it’s in no way a Linux dealership. I came here specifically because it wasn’t trying to sell me something.

If you’re trying to say that’s not the case, and that the fediverse only exists as a mechanism to sell people on linux… it might be time to give up on it, I suppose.

And as we all know, only extremes exist! The middle ground is an illusion!

Because the bar you’d normally go to removed all the comfortable chairs and started selling ad space directly in front of your face.

And that’s terrible…

*gasp*

It’s the voter fraud…

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Not adding pickles to a sandwich when you asked for it isn’t theft, it’s an innocent mistake. You don’t need to threaten someone with jailtime over it.

It could very well be an innocent mistake made by an over-worked, underpaid staffer.

Do you really think the best way to resolve that situation is to call some bored gun-toting police officer to wave their metaphorical dick at them so you don’t have to be nice and ask for something instead of demanding satisfaction like a medieval fop?

A business dispute wherein public safety or property theft are involved, sure… but not when someone is irate about their service. Unless that escalates to the former, it should not require police presence.

Ugly bags of mostly water…

Yes.

They might be over-qualified, actually.

You might ditch, but they have enough data that says enough other people aren’t going to.

Just remember whenever you’re annoyed by something and think “why is this a thing? This annoys me so it shouldn’t happen”, there’s thousands of other people who can live with it or just don’t give a shit.

Same as it was on reddit, but slightly more self-righteous about it.

Tell that to all the super users.

“Just trust me bro”

It’s literally in the name. Capitalism is about acquiring capital. It’s about using that capital for your own gain.

It’s not just any system where money happens to exist.