I don’t mean to be mean, but you need to talk to more people.

A lot of people in America simply do not believe they can change anything. Either because they don’t know how, they’ve never shown up to a town hall, or because the only politics they hear about are from states and federal buildings they’ll never live or work in, or because the only politics they hear about outside of Trump being a dipshit is some 2% thing that will do something which might lead to something else maybe, or because South Park taught them that caring about anything is cringe and, actually, the smartest people spend all day making fun of anyone with an idea.

I mean, let me ask another question: how the fuck do you lose interest in unions? And yet, the US lost interest a looong time ago.

I’ve also heard that Trump really likes McDonald’s, and Hitler didn’t even have a McDonald’s—pretty crazy how different they truly are.

Someone I had a history with once posted something long on Facebook that I thought was about me. It wasn’t remotely.

You, the person I’m talking to are so vain to think I’m talking to you.

Believing something like that without evidence, even if it’s true, is crazy. That’s what that line is about. It doesn’t matter that the song actually is about them. The fact that they can believe it among all the other possibilities is why they’re vain.

I think that wandering into a house fire, then saying “whoa, why’d you douse me?” is pretty silly behavior.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Because I’m halfway through it right now, and I think it’d be really funny if I started the game “for the first time” only to find that 1. there was already a save, 2. named what I name him, 3. with 12 hearts, and 4. on a Wii used only by me.

The fascists? Because paying a woman is feminism. They want to take what they’re owed, not engage in mutually beneficial business. I think a lot of them would consider having to suffer a prostitute, to pay money for something their chad brethren would never, ever have to pay for, to be immasculating.

I’m sure there are plenty of fascists who do pay for prostitutes, but for the ones above? Much like straight people being coy and indirect, and playing chase with each other: they just like the way the pagentry makes them feel.

Is David Thorne not doing a kind of performance art here? He’s being deliberately obtuse, and he’s turned it into comedy.

With that logic, everything is art.

Not necessarily, no. I think nagram has summarized my feelings on it, though.

dancing with vestibular senses

I’m not sure I understand this one. The audience is just watching, aren’t they?

For example: https://youtu.be/qhwbUL2mJMs

That would be a kind of performance art.

Sitting down is feminine.

That’s why I’ll never sit down, ever.

Restaurant? I’ll eat at the bar.
Plane? Flight attendant better knock me out.
Roller coaster? My gorilla grip strength will do just fine.
Friend’s car? I’ll stand in the trunk.
Getting into bed? I let gravity rotate me, stiff as a board and fully clothed so no burglars can steal my chastity.

Colloquially, ‘strict’ is a euphemism for abusive because a narcissistic parent would never call themselves abusive.

For pedants, ‘is’ above means ‘can be’.

I think someone’s jealous.

you do not require mail EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK

Counter point: mail is fun.

I’m still waiting for an actionable strategy.

Everything is a game. An argument with your father is a game. You balancing a delicious, spicy curry against the ulcer you might have in 5 years is a game. Being popular is absolutely a game.

This is the bone I have to pick with you. You care more about maintaining your perfect little bubble than you do about winning.

I’m not going to argue with you about your specific insecurities. I’m asking what political strategy would energize people?

I don’t believe you have any ideas because you’ve never thought about crowdwork once.

I don’t think that’s a suggestion. How does this move the game forward?

I’m referring to the general public. The people that AOC would be speaking to. If his politics were enough to defeat him, then why is he currently the Deputy Chief of Staff?

It is not doomerism, by the way, to think about your chess moves.

I only said that no one cares about his politics. Do you have another suggestion?

Nobody cares about his politics. Project 2025 has been out there for like 3 decades now, nobody gives a shit.