They’re angry and sent me a DM suggesting I was either paid $7000 and/or am a nazi if I saw anything to do with politics in this meme. You be the judge.

Yeah, I still think the criticisms of Bush were valid, but I’m so much more cool-headed as a person now that the difference in my response feels incongruent. Political news doesn’t take an emotional toll on me like it used to, even though I objectively disagree with modern politicians more.

I can read this as either: AI allows anyone to code their own stuff.

Or

AI is hogging all the million dollar ideas.

Seriously. I was at the right age to be much more politically intense back then and absolutely despised Bush.

Now, I almost feel bad about it after witnessing the last 20 years of politics.

The joke is leaning more on the OCD/narcissistic characteristics of Patrick Bateman than the murdery part. Like, having a ridiculously tedious self-care routine due to vanity (or self-consciousness, take your pick).

Just did some digging, and it’s legit and from a 1994 book called “The Internet Guide for New Users” by Daniel P. Dern.

Mildly interesting side-note, I found someone’s blog about posting this image and book to a (now non-existent) fediverse server. https://doughnut.neocities.org/blag/15

I’m not a judge, but isn’t internet essentially a utility these days? Cutting someone off because of piracy seems like cutting off electricity or water because they did something illegal with it.

As is tradition, of course.

Thanks. I was on the fence about it, but I received so many reports that I figure enough people must consider it NSFW.

Would you mark it NSFW please?

I looked all over for that logo first too. It’s definitely the same style of humor.

YOU’VE GOTTA CLIMB THE SPOUT, BIG MAN

Stuff like this is what the internet is made for.

The Ravens, Vikings, and Bears are football. Wizards and Raptors are basketball.

Wow, I’ve been meaning to get around to watching it for that long?

True - I think it’s a combination of those personality traits, social pressures, and a desire to believe that leads to irrational conspiratorial/superstitious thinking.

Conspiratorial thinking.

Many people are motivated by a need to feel superior to others, have a strong distrust of authority, and/or feel that acceptance of a belief system is a requirement of their internalized group identity.

It was the first time I remember people struggling to mentally map the controls.

Your grandma or little sibling could understand how to move NES Mario around (not necessarily being good at it, of course), but 3D was too intimidating for a lot of people to even try.

I’m not sure that Kanye truly belongs to any time period.

I remember everyone gathering around the TV to see this because it was so unbelievable.