It was probably never going to thrive for long in the teeth of near-universal managerial hostility to it. They really like being able to physically look over your shoulder to make sure you’re “really working”.

Naturally. The reason: Commercial Real Estate, aka the next big bubble to burst.These corporations spent millions on new facilities they likely received massive tax breaks on under the guise that the company would drive revenue for local businesses. A lot of these executives are members of planning boards explicitly…

Capitalists can’t fix the problems of capitalism. He got where he is because he and his family exploited others through capitalism. Fixing the problems of the world would necessitate destroying his and others ability to exploit others - effectively destroying or severely controlling capitalism, which means destroying…

Quit JAQing off in public, you unconvincing fuck.

I’ve always hated that giant douchebag. He’s never done a single thing on his own. He’s a fraud, a liar, a narcissist, and a thin-skinned bully.

Elon buying Twitter simply exposed him for the sham that he is to more people. Some people I’m sure thought he was a really smart person who was going to save humanity but not anyone that looked beyond the front page. People like Tesla not Elon. People like SpaceX not Elon. He’s not the brains behind any of the…

I mean, acting dense as to why people don’t like him isn’t doing you any favors.

Elon Musk is an asshole, so nothing about this surprises me.

I mean, it’s not like a Chappelle show nowadays is exactly populated by lots of super woke, progressive folks so that’s a really telling reaction about the state of this guy’s brand.

I don’t like getting into someone’s personal live but ever since I learned Musk has 10 kids that’s all I can think of when he spends all his time being an edgelord.

It’s incredibly resource intensive to build a 500m high building alone, much less an entire city. The resouce requirements basically increase exponentially the higher you go, and 500m is very high indeed. Not many single buildings are that high, much less stretch out 170 fucking kilometers...

I have thoroughly enjoyed the YouTube videos documenting the obvious folly of this endeavor, so ... it’s given us that, at least.

I don’t get it. Johnny Depp already seemed like a piece of shit before these documents were unsealed.

Of course it suits FBI Director Christopher Wray to pass the buck on the issue and create an attention-diverting headline that it was Trump’s fault.

These guys are fantastic, found ‘em on YouTube awhile back. Need to get Dropout soon to watch all the crazy shows!

I love how D20 keeps mixing stuff up each season (and has shorter seasons). It reminds me of British television compared to American Soaps. Like, you’re seeing the same actors in a lot of short tv shows and sequel series are spaced pretty far apart, but there’s a lot more variety and stuff doesn’t drag on as much.

Subscribed to Dropout a month ago to watch season two of Fantasy High, the first season of which I loved. Got distracted and watched Misfits and Magic, which I found very fun, and then got distracted again by A Starstruck Odyssey, which is spectacular. It’s great, and I’m happy to see y’all covering it. I mean, it’s a…

Dropout is literally the best kept secret of the internet. It would be worth the price of admission for access to Dimension 20 alone, but then you get stuff like Um Actually, Game Changer, Breaking News, the new and excellent show Dirty Laundry, plus all of the backlogged CollegeHumor shows... it’s so, so good.

Considering how many books straddle that line, I’m not sure that would be an altogether useful exercise.

I agree, but I am here to recommend you give Rebecca Roanhorse a try. I don’t read much fantasy at all but I usually read all the Hugo and Nebula nominees and I liked Black Sun enough last year to pre-order Fevered Star.