• jtrek@startrek.website
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    10 hours ago

    I sometimes think about how things are so bad in part because there are so many people making unnecessary bad decisions. Like, just don’t buy the horse armor. Do something else.

    But there are so many idiots that bad things remain profitable

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      4 hours ago

      People want to show they are a dumb idiot with money to spend unlike you and make it a point of pride.

      Its monetized specifically at your discomfort.

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        2 hours ago

        I have a recurring fantasy of a honey pot for this sort of thing. You advertise like an exclusive doodad that no reasonable person would buy. Maybe extra-large cars. Maybe horse armor. Could be anything. Everyone who goes to buy one goes straight to therapy, and they don’t leave until they’re no longer a fucking moron. Kind of like The Good Place.