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[–] 77 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Dude is really leaning into the "let's be the illuminati" bit, huh?

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  • [–] 45 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    So, I'm not particularly surprised that a bunch of rich psychopaths hang out together, virtually or IRL. I mean, we all find our tribe eventually.

    I'm not particularly surprised that a bunch of rich psychopaths hanging out together come up with schemes of mutual benefit. I'd be surprised if they didn't.

    I've always thought of the Illuminati as a thing beyond that. Like, some kind of quasi-religious thing that transcends mere greed and grift. Maybe we've just reached the point in capitalism where oligarch collusion is indistinguishable from world domination, because enough of our governments have already ceded authority to their corporate overlords.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    "Fascism is capitalism in decay"

    Turns out "capitalist democracy" is an oxymoron, because every business is a plutocracy/oligarchy, that rewards psychopathy because morality is less profitable, who inevitably end up using their capital to corrupt everything in their favor (politicians, regulators, media, military, the entire population, etc).

    It's actually kind of mentally ill that everyone just accepts democracy can coexist alongside systemic structural inequality, but I guess religion already proves that humans are just talking apes who'll believe anything.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Mythmaking marks the point in time when they stop to care about advancing financial profits and try to convert it into other resources they can gain, e.g. legacy and influence in the case they are playing masons, but with a starting ego boost of 9000x.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Cory Booker and Jared Polis.

    I'm shocked, I tell you. Shocked.

    The list: https://github.com/nzaki-dev/dialog

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  • [–] 28 points 2 months ago*

    Strauss Zelnick - Chairman & CEO, Take-Two Interactive Software.

    having read nothing about him personally but plenty about how Take-Two acts as a company, I am not even slightly surprised that the head of Take-Two is the sort of chode that jives with Thiel and other techbro right-wing fascists.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Sophia Bush seems like a wildly random inclusion...

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah her and JGL seem like outliers overall, I feel like I read something about him specifically being into something sketch a while back but can’t quite remember what, either way was surprised to see both those names.

    Sophia’s entry is particularly hilarious because apparently simply being on One Tree Hill brings a lot of influence all on its own

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  • [–] 46 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Attendees are also asked to provide their “Political leaning” and are given the choices of “Far Left,” “Left,” “Right,” and “Far Right.” A disclaimer next to the option states that “answers WILL NOT be shared in the app or with other participants — ever.”

    Then why ask?

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  • [–] 34 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Who wants to start a super secret group chat?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Super secret, but can we keep the topics as boring as humanly possible?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    You know someone will show up with a special interest in whatever boring topic you pick and make it super interesting with all the lore and information they have on it.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Dr. . Peter Attia is a Canadian-American physician and author who specializes in longevity and life optimization.

    Super tight with Epstein

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Wants to be the next Epstein.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Weird seeing Sophia Bush and Joseph Gordon-Levitt on a list of CEOs and Politicians.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    It’s likely due to his heavy campaigning for repealing Section 230.

    Plus, his wife was a former OpenAI board member.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    You'd think AI companies would be all about having a legal layer between them and their users, so I can't imagine they'd be happy with a repeal of 230.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    Curtain pulled back a little on the ruling class and how they control ideas and corrupt apparent "opposition"

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Kaja Kallas on the list 😱

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Does the background look like the little xenomorphs from alien? Is he the role model for the evil corporations in the tv series Alien Earth?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Kallas? I did not see that coming. Time to reevaluate.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago

    This would be a cool place to get into.

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