Dangerously obsessed fans have been around since long before the Internet entered people’s lives - tech has just made it much easier to stalk people now.

I would expect beamforming to be used rather than needlessly wasteful omnidirectional.

That is why I specified “less extreme,” but yeah, that’s fair.

Less extreme Leftists generally aren’t nearly as likely to be control freaks as the right (although there are always exceptions), so getting them (as a group) angry enough to fight takes much more effort than it does the right.

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Anger is also not only a well-known motivator, but also rage really puts on the blinders - focusing them on their target, and making open-minded thinking even more unlikely than before.

Just be yourself, and stop giving a fuck what others think. I mean, be realistic, and be prepared to protect yourself from the innumerable assholes out there. There’s always gonna be assholes of some type of another. They’ll make up a reason to hate on you if they have to, so it doesn’t really much matter in the end. I’d rather be myself than live in fear, constantly trying to guess how best not to trigger the assholes.

If they took any of them seriously, they were already confused.

No “Memory Station Alpha?” I am disappointed.

I’d be afraid of them coming in to make sure nobody could see it. Possibly ever.

I’d steal it (using a VPN, of course) because I’m secure in my masculinity. Those that would be deterred by that are - in Gov. Walz’s terminology - “weird.”

Gawd, how many under 30 (or even 40) even know of that routine?

a gram of brain power.

How much is that shit? You can snort it, right?

No need to be sorry - with a username like yours I’d be disappointed if you didn’t say it.

I’m sure that was the case well before that point.

It was always burning.

Normally I’d say Sling didn’t have a prayer under this administration, but Disney has pissed everybody off - including the Grand Cheeto - so I’m just gonna go stock up on some popcorn…

But even those countries who aren’t likely profiting from it have been rather muted in their reactions. It’s rather disappointing. Only their nearby middle eastern neighbors have really had anything significant in terms of response up until recently.

Agreed. How anyone can still stand the stench of Netanyahu - let alone continue to back him - is beyond me. It blows my mind that it’s taken this long for any even vaguely serious action against them to happen.