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[–] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 39 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised there isn't more of this going on. Imagine if all of these folks suddenly experienced similar visits bearing similar flaming gifts, all in the space of a day or so.

[–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

We did also get a toilet paper warehouse fire.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

AND a dead CEO.

It's ramping up, and it's starting to come apart. If they don't pivot from Trickle Down Economics to Trickle Up Economics, we're going to spontaneously pivot to a Robin Hood Economy, and that often comes accompanied by revolution, guns, and guillotines. The Sociopathic Oligarchs won't like that one bit.

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Five Guys CEO figured it's better to be alive than rich(er).

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago

Can't enjoy your money when your dead.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 34 points 4 months ago

First Luigi, now this guy. lol

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It is a shame that he didn't happen to be at the gate of his obnoxiously large house.

We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd love to see his legal defense be:

I threw it at the gate because it was just a message. If I wanted to kill him I'd have _____.

Cuz like...

Realistically throwing a moltov at a (presumably) metal gate isn't the same as attempted murder.

If I was on a jury, that'd be enough for me to say "not guilty" at least.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I wonder if he'd written a death threat in chalk on the ground, if that would be a greater or lesser crime?

What about "burn, baby, burn!"? Would that count as equal death threat to "Imma murderize you!"?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I said it before, ill say it again. ¯\(ツ)

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

were any plumbers spotted in the neighborhood?

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 10 points 4 months ago

Why only one?

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

In other news, USA is killing kids. But Sam is more interesting news! Who cares about Sam?

[–] Akh@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Oh no…. Anyways…

[–] Monstrosity@lemmy.today 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If this was Reddit this entire thread would be nuked. So refreshing!

[–] mr_eckneim@feddit.org 4 points 4 months ago
[–] Mudman@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

What would be the motive for him to stage this event?

[–] acxyzzy@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Aaron Swartz, among others, thought Altman was an untrustworthy sociopath. There's a long article in the New Yorker about this. I didn't read it, but Gruber did: https://daringfireball.net/2026/04/when_he_is_alive_and_not_after_he_is_dead

[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago
[–] HexParte@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago
[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

But his house didn’t do anything wrong!