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Question- nobody in my family wants anything to do with my guns except for me and I don’t loan out NFA items. Is there any reason why I would want to set up a trust?- The Lost Generation essay
I must have missed everyone else accusing me of race-baiting or promoting race-baiting as a political strategy.- The Lost Generation essay
See this is where we disagree. You aren’t being outcompeted at capitalism- the opportunity to do that is what you missed. The fratbro buddies, as it were, are in a stronger position now than they were before, in part by including affluent and well connected people beyond white males. But it’s MUCH harder to get there without affluence and connections than it used to be. That’s a topic for another thread, and I wouldn’t limit it to the auto industry but the industrial oligopolies of the post-war period very often did exactly that. What separates those scandals from their modern analogues is that when they were discovered people sometimes went to prison.- The Lost Generation essay
But it wasn’t just billionaire Republicans. It was mainstream affluent boomers and GenXers who pulled up the ladders of opportunity behind them to save their property values and fucked over millennial in the process. I’ve never said anything like that and it’s a really fucked up to read, especially considering our shared history on these boards. WTF man. That’s one way to put it I guess. But it’s not just the oligarchs, and there’s a generational component here too. It used to pay a lot better for average employees and there was a lot more opportunity for people in the system than now. Meaning that patronage, degree programs and pedigree are MUCH more important than they were in the 90s-2000s and people got a lot more opportunity to float across functions than they do today. Of course that implies they had access to the system. Women and minorities largely didn’t. HOWEVER Dude. It’s not the south asians and it’s not a handful of situations, but that’s a great example. You personally are at a huge disadvantage relative to what I experienced in the tech industry- not because I was a white male- and we had lots of south asians and East Asians then as well, but because the rules were different, the economy was different, the tax code was much more equitable, and there was more opportunity to achieve your way up in the world than there is today. Efforts to address underrepresention didn’t cause that, but it hasn’t prevented it, so it’s easy for someone who lacks opportunity to blame a coincident phenomenon the way you gently but partially blame the presence of south asians. It’s like the tech bro thing- people who aren’t in tech think everyone is a baller financially, and don’t realize that tech today is the modern equivalent of the auto industry in the 60’s: a mature industry with a middle class workforce with good jobs but limited career options, and a tiny group of supercompensated equity holders at the top.- The Lost Generation essay
No, but I guess I see what you mean when you dont read posts in good faith and make shit up instead. Seriously the gun thread engages more honestly when I tell them they are stupid pussies for opposing red flag laws and trusting the NRA.- The Lost Generation essay
Everyone is assholes. The more power a group has the more opportunity they have to be assholes to other groups. We shouldn’t delude ourselves otherwise. The enemy is entrenched power coalitions, at all times in all ways. What on earth are you talking about? We’ve been on the same board for 20 years and what side been saying Democrats in Texas should say is, essentially 1) you DID get fucked 2) Republicans have been in charge Ergo 3) Republicans fucked you That’s the entire premise here. Simply stop arguing with people who feel they got shafted and redirect their misdirected anger. I have NEVER advocated that Democrats apologize and SPECIFICALLY criticized Beto for doing that very thing.- The Lost Generation essay
No, I get it. But I also happen to believe that 1) the future is malleable 2) people are basically the same all over and 3) revolutions are very often the product of the bourgeoisie and the proletariat uniting around destroying the common sources of their discontent. if you’ve lost your stomach for the fight that’s unfortunate. Most of the people on here never had it to begin with which is why they are on here bitching instead of using this forum for what it’s good for, which is sharpening tools. But where you and I really differ is that where you (and @Thatguy and most affluent progressives) see only irredeemable evil, I also see unmet demand and a math problem. We don’t need to convince a majority of people who have made up their minds to change. We only need to show up so the bad guys don’t win by default and the law of large numbers will do the rest. So welcome to 2026, I hope you’ve got the victimhood and doomerism out of your system. It’s an election year and there’s a Republic to save.- 2026 Surly 10,000 Pushup Challenge
I added myself to pullups when I saw it was 1000 and not 10000.- Wordle [spoilers inevitable but discouraged]
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FYI, it's editable from my laptop but not phone, if anybody else if having issues- Wordle [spoilers inevitable but discouraged]
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- Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
@Fondren & Main Correct- Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins
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