▲ 192 ▼ Cracked - How Half Of America Lost Its F**king Mind (www.cracked.com) submitted 2 years ago by Synnr@sopuli.xyz to c/politics@lemmy.world 94 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) Good read permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) The author has some other great reads, here are a couple I may submit later. 5 Ways Dumb Conspiracies Suck In Normal People 5 Helpful Answers To Society's Most Uncomfortable Questions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) The site put his "10 Things Everyone Should Know Going Into The Next Decade" article next for me, and point 3 had a pretty noteworthy bit, being said 1/1/2020: Go back 10 more years, and things get confusing and darkly hilarious. The big worry in 1999 popular culture was that Clinton-era economic prosperity was robbing white male professionals of their innate need for meaning (Fight Club, American Beauty, The Matrix). "Sure, we all have good jobs, nice homes and plenty of money, but at what cost? Can't this much easy comfort be a bad thing?" No one could have known 9/11 was around the corner, of course. In the same way, you can't possibly guess the huge thing that's coming to fuck things up in a few years. Hell, even if someone came back and told us, we'd probably just be confused. (I'm imagining 2010 me trying and failing to wrap my head around "Gamergate" or "incels.") permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 2 years ago* Hell, even if someone came back and told us, we'd probably just be confused. I won't say WW3 is inevitable, but something big is coming. Russia is draining our resources (including mental focus of agents) in Ukraine, Iran and Saudi Arabia are draining our resources via Gaza and the Red Sea, China is stepping up their cyber attacks and North Korea is readily collaborating with all of them. Meanwhile the flames of propaganda are no longer being fanned on Ukraine, but on Israel, one of our most touchy allies. How likely is China to start a war? How the US is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan Mission 2027 – Chinese Military Will Be ‘Ready For Action’ Against Taiwan & Allies In 5 Years – Defense Ministry NSA says it's tracking Ivanti cyberattacks as hackers hit US defense sector permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Tried What is the Monkeysphere?? It's really old and the formatting is a bit broken, but it explains much about people's behavior. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 2 years ago* I had not but that was fantastic, thank you. I shivered a bit at the boob and football ban, remembering when that happened and realizing how old I'm getting. That article topped it off for it, I'm buying a couple of his audiobooks. I was worried when clicking on Jason Pargin brought up David Wong, worried that it was some Cracked ownership fuckery, but I was relieved to know who the author really was, wasn't lost to time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] underwire212@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago Yeah that was a great read. It actually made me empathize and see it in a different perspective. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) The author has some other great reads, here are a couple I may submit later. 5 Ways Dumb Conspiracies Suck In Normal People 5 Helpful Answers To Society's Most Uncomfortable Questions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) The site put his "10 Things Everyone Should Know Going Into The Next Decade" article next for me, and point 3 had a pretty noteworthy bit, being said 1/1/2020: Go back 10 more years, and things get confusing and darkly hilarious. The big worry in 1999 popular culture was that Clinton-era economic prosperity was robbing white male professionals of their innate need for meaning (Fight Club, American Beauty, The Matrix). "Sure, we all have good jobs, nice homes and plenty of money, but at what cost? Can't this much easy comfort be a bad thing?" No one could have known 9/11 was around the corner, of course. In the same way, you can't possibly guess the huge thing that's coming to fuck things up in a few years. Hell, even if someone came back and told us, we'd probably just be confused. (I'm imagining 2010 me trying and failing to wrap my head around "Gamergate" or "incels.") permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 2 years ago* Hell, even if someone came back and told us, we'd probably just be confused. I won't say WW3 is inevitable, but something big is coming. Russia is draining our resources (including mental focus of agents) in Ukraine, Iran and Saudi Arabia are draining our resources via Gaza and the Red Sea, China is stepping up their cyber attacks and North Korea is readily collaborating with all of them. Meanwhile the flames of propaganda are no longer being fanned on Ukraine, but on Israel, one of our most touchy allies. How likely is China to start a war? How the US is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan Mission 2027 – Chinese Military Will Be ‘Ready For Action’ Against Taiwan & Allies In 5 Years – Defense Ministry NSA says it's tracking Ivanti cyberattacks as hackers hit US defense sector permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Tried What is the Monkeysphere?? It's really old and the formatting is a bit broken, but it explains much about people's behavior. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 2 years ago* I had not but that was fantastic, thank you. I shivered a bit at the boob and football ban, remembering when that happened and realizing how old I'm getting. That article topped it off for it, I'm buying a couple of his audiobooks. I was worried when clicking on Jason Pargin brought up David Wong, worried that it was some Cracked ownership fuckery, but I was relieved to know who the author really was, wasn't lost to time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) The site put his "10 Things Everyone Should Know Going Into The Next Decade" article next for me, and point 3 had a pretty noteworthy bit, being said 1/1/2020: Go back 10 more years, and things get confusing and darkly hilarious. The big worry in 1999 popular culture was that Clinton-era economic prosperity was robbing white male professionals of their innate need for meaning (Fight Club, American Beauty, The Matrix). "Sure, we all have good jobs, nice homes and plenty of money, but at what cost? Can't this much easy comfort be a bad thing?" No one could have known 9/11 was around the corner, of course. In the same way, you can't possibly guess the huge thing that's coming to fuck things up in a few years. Hell, even if someone came back and told us, we'd probably just be confused. (I'm imagining 2010 me trying and failing to wrap my head around "Gamergate" or "incels.") permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 2 years ago* Hell, even if someone came back and told us, we'd probably just be confused. I won't say WW3 is inevitable, but something big is coming. Russia is draining our resources (including mental focus of agents) in Ukraine, Iran and Saudi Arabia are draining our resources via Gaza and the Red Sea, China is stepping up their cyber attacks and North Korea is readily collaborating with all of them. Meanwhile the flames of propaganda are no longer being fanned on Ukraine, but on Israel, one of our most touchy allies. How likely is China to start a war? How the US is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan Mission 2027 – Chinese Military Will Be ‘Ready For Action’ Against Taiwan & Allies In 5 Years – Defense Ministry NSA says it's tracking Ivanti cyberattacks as hackers hit US defense sector permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 2 years ago* Hell, even if someone came back and told us, we'd probably just be confused. I won't say WW3 is inevitable, but something big is coming. Russia is draining our resources (including mental focus of agents) in Ukraine, Iran and Saudi Arabia are draining our resources via Gaza and the Red Sea, China is stepping up their cyber attacks and North Korea is readily collaborating with all of them. Meanwhile the flames of propaganda are no longer being fanned on Ukraine, but on Israel, one of our most touchy allies. How likely is China to start a war? How the US is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan Mission 2027 – Chinese Military Will Be ‘Ready For Action’ Against Taiwan & Allies In 5 Years – Defense Ministry NSA says it's tracking Ivanti cyberattacks as hackers hit US defense sector permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Tried What is the Monkeysphere?? It's really old and the formatting is a bit broken, but it explains much about people's behavior. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 2 years ago* I had not but that was fantastic, thank you. I shivered a bit at the boob and football ban, remembering when that happened and realizing how old I'm getting. That article topped it off for it, I'm buying a couple of his audiobooks. I was worried when clicking on Jason Pargin brought up David Wong, worried that it was some Cracked ownership fuckery, but I was relieved to know who the author really was, wasn't lost to time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 2 years ago* I had not but that was fantastic, thank you. I shivered a bit at the boob and football ban, remembering when that happened and realizing how old I'm getting. That article topped it off for it, I'm buying a couple of his audiobooks. I was worried when clicking on Jason Pargin brought up David Wong, worried that it was some Cracked ownership fuckery, but I was relieved to know who the author really was, wasn't lost to time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago Yeah that was a great read. It actually made me empathize and see it in a different perspective. permalink fedilink source parent