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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

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[-] CinnasVerses@awful.systems 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Professional rube Kevin Roose is launching a book on The AGI Race in January. The second paragraph is about effective accelerationists snorting ketamine at parties in the Mission District. He was invited like a big boy!

[-] samvines@awful.systems 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Professional Rube

Kevin Roose

Kevin Rube - it was right there! 😯😄

[-] o7___o7@awful.systems 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

A klever ruse!

[-] schnoopy@awful.systems 8 points 19 hours ago

Why are they all into ketamine? I take it for depression and it has to be the least interesting drug. Ok not quite but all anaesthetics/downers more broadly are arse.

There are some extremely fun and hard to source drugs like 2CB they could be taking.

[-] CinnasVerses@awful.systems 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 34 minutes ago)

The Ratiionalist and Technonazi world in the USA are the only place I have heard of people using ketamine recreationally. Over here sugar, alcohol, carffeine, pot, tobacco, and opioids are the substances of choice.

[-] fullsquare@awful.systems 3 points 7 hours ago

ketamine is not super common generally but it's a thing in many places, partially because it can be got from legit pharma supply chain. i heard it was big deal in china couple years back

it tends to cause memory holes with heavy use, which is why some people avoid it

[-] lurker@awful.systems 4 points 20 hours ago

He released a book earlier this month called ‘the AGI Chronicles’ too

[-] samvines@awful.systems 3 points 7 hours ago

Oh nice I love badly edited fanfic. I'm assuming the big digital sneky boi eats all the non believing humans at the end? 🐍

[-] TinyTimmyTokyo@awful.systems 6 points 20 hours ago

Busy boy. He probably let ChatGPT write most of it.

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