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Life on Mars would be like life on earth except much worse. There’d be more deaths from environmental factors, a more agitated people than those on earth, whose only horizon is a red baron wasteland or something artificial. Have you noticed how difficult a time humans have with being physically and psychologically healthy in their own natural environment? What do you think happens when you put them in an unnatural, artificial environment where their rights and freedoms are necessarily stripped away for survival purposes? This whole colonize mars idea might be good fantasy but all those who share in it would be fighting each other to escape it after a few months or a couple of years at most. All that would need to happen is something sharp pierce the balloon that is their fantasy or the balloon that is their bio dome, lol, and they'd be killing each other for tickets back home. Horrible idea. Now, if you want to take a dedicated team of scientists who were willing to devote their lives to that mission, that's doable, but if the goal is to populate Mars with the citizens of earth, that's just a dumb idea at this point in time and likely will remain a dumb idea for tens of thousands of years, if not forever. Maybe the planet could be put to good use, but trying to make it a hospitable place for humans to call home isn’t one of them.

Did you miss those times he claimed to be one of the world's best gamers, only to be exposed for paying for leveled-up accounts, all just to deceive you? If not, it’s odd how you cannot see why he’d lie to you.

It might actually be good for him strategically. The Christians would feel no guilt or shame in supporting him for a 3rd, 4th, or 5th term if he built a massive monument to their idol on the White House lawn.

Yeah, they can't be 100% other side bad. But maybe 70/30 or 80/20. I agree the remaining focus should be a barrage of populism. I'm not sure the best way to balance it but I know getting the balance right is crucial. Maybe stagger smear and populist campaigns. People get tired of hearing the same message over and over and they end up tuning out or dismissing the message, so stagger smear campaigns with populist campaigns and have dynamic campaigns ready for launch to capitalize on Republican blunders. They should also build coalitions with people like MediasTouch, The Lincoln Project, and all other online influencers so they can coordinate messaging to improve campaign effectiveness. You'd think with pockets as deep as the Dems they wouldn't have trouble finding someone to give them good advice.

https://stratcomcoe.org/pdfjs/?file=/publications/download/jeff_gisea.pdf I don't see this topic get enough attention so I figured I share this. I was too lazy to do the writing, so here's Claude "I recently came across an article from NATO's Strategic Communications journal titled "It's Time to Embrace Memetic Warfare" by Jeff Giesea. While focused on military applications against terrorist groups like ISIS, it provides a fascinating primer on what memetic warfare actually is: Memetic warfare is competition over narrative, ideas, and social control in a social-media battlefield. The article explains how memes and social media can be weaponized to shape public opinion and influence behavior. It describes tactics like creating viral hashtag campaigns, undermining enemy narratives, and using emotionally-resonant content to spread particular viewpoints. While the article argues for these techniques in counter-terrorism, it got me thinking about how these same strategies could be used domestically. Certain billionaires, like Peter Thiel, are deeply interested in mimetic theory (the study of how ideas spread through imitation) and are simultaneously pouring millions into alternative media platforms and paying contracts to influential content creators who promote very specific worldviews. Thiel has: Studied memetic theory extensively and sought out experts in the field Created a network of funded political candidates Invested heavily in alternative media platforms Paid substantial contracts to right-wing influencers Was a student of Rene Girard, the father of mimetic theory. Thiel idolized Girard and even went to his funeral. When someone with virtually unlimited resources develops expertise in how ideas spread virally and then builds an infrastructure to disseminate specific ideas, we should be concerned. This isn't simply advocating for a viewpoint - it's engineering public opinion using sophisticated understanding of social influence while obscuring the full extent of the operation. Democratic discourse depends on transparency about who is promoting ideas and why. When billionaires create elaborate influence networks based on memetic principles, they're not participating in the marketplace of ideas - they're trying to own and control it." Who else do you hear talk about memes? Musk. IMO, controlling the public narrative was the whole point of buying Twitter.

@Hardkill maybe it’s time the Dems step up their memetic warfare game. I think the Dems need to rebrand. Stop talking so much about social issues and civil rights and focus on Republican devilry. That’s the winning strategy. Every time they talk about someone who isn’t white or straight, they dig their hole deeper. Lol

It's typically frowned upon to invade the personal space of people you don't know. It would only work if you were very attractive.

Consider it a possibility that Trump doesn’t care if he wrecks the U.S and runs it into the ground. This is consistent with his character. People project their own decency onto Trump and Trump knows and exploits it. When Trump stiffs his buddies and “forgets his wallet” when he loses a golf bet, or when he uses bankruptcy as a tool to enrich himself, or when he stiffs thousands of workers, do you think these indicate someone concerned about a lasting reputation? Everyone in New York hates him because he precisely does not care about his reputation. He only cares about it in so far as it allows him to effectively con. I could find dozens, if not hundreds of examples that are consistent with someone not giving a fuck about what you think of them and more than willing to not care what you or anyone else thinks so long as they “win” the game they’re playing in their own mind. Trump shakes everyone’s hand, even the construction workers. He acts like he cares and likes people in order to get what he wants but as soon as it’s convenient and he has no more need for them, he stiffs them, doesn’t pay them, and writes them off. Trump would likely trade the lives of more than 50% of humanity in exchange for ultimate power, fame, and riches and wouldn’t consider what the other 50% thought of that because he would just find a way to spin it to get them back on his side, and it would work on half the remaining population because they’re fools, and those fools would call the ones who despise Trump for it as “TDS” and “woke”. When you watch him, just consider it a possibility. Look to see if you can pick up on these things and the truth might emerge.

IMO, lots of people saw the easy money was on the right, so they went in for the exploit and over time, they morphed into something different. I remember when Owen started dropping bits of Christianity into his videos and was like “wtf?”. I think it all started to happen around Covid. That’s when I noticed online influencers tailoring their content to the right. I don’t think it’s because they wanted to join their ideology, I think they did it all for the money. Look at Russel Brand who is now Christian. You think that flip is genuine? It’s a total fucking grift. Same as Owen. The degree they’re aware of it is debatable but I don’t think they chose new ideologies, I think they chose the path of easy money and embracing new ideologies is a requirement for them to fleece their chosen audience.

That’s a good point. I wasn’t being judgmental really. We’re only human and somebody has to fuck them. Lol. I’m not above some corruption here and there but I just couldn’t do it anymore. Probably a combo of the ethical concerns and just the hassle of dealing with it all.

To engage in it at all is to dabble in corruption, unless you’re seriously interested in a relationship. I gave it up because I knew most girls didn’t want to be used for sex, which is all I wanted them for. Its not right to get their hopes up and to string them along when you know you don’t want what they want.

Canada threatens to stop sending electricity. I don’t see how Trump can go through with these tariffs. The backlash from millions of folks losing electricity seems like it would be enormous. Surely he will have to back down, right?

Lol, yeah, I just thought Dad hole was funny. It definitely is how corruption works and I think Rogan is probably the best case study for watching an average joe turn corrupt. My favorite part of the video was Rogan talking about how people become rich assholes and start treating their coffee fetchers like shit and then he turned into that guy, publicly berating Jamie multiple times for watered down coffee. Lol. I enjoyed this guy's perspective. Lots of research and hard work went into this video.

The idea that Trump might be healthy and what the U.S needs at this moment is ignorant. Con men bring destruction and ruin, not health and prosperity. Trump will exacerbate degradation, not halt or reverse it… OBVIOUSLY. Ignoring Trumps’s character and long history of corruption and con artistry would be like ignoring the history of a successful manager who was convicted of rape and then hiring him to manage a chaotic orphanage for girls and saying “he’s possibly just what this place needs. He might rape more girls but let’s wait and see what happens. No one knows what’s in his head so let’s just wait and see”. That’s the fucking level of idiocy we’re talking about here.

This is just the next phase of his master plan to rule the world, which he’s always wanted. In order for him to do that, he’ll need many people to think he cares about humanity. The ability to empathize and to be compassionate does not make you a good person if you don’t act on what those make you feel or what they show you. If you have compassion and then act against it in favor of your own gain, you are not a person of virtue. You’re just an ordinary person. Clinging to the idea that Elon has or had extraordinary virtue is just cope from years of thinking he was a hero, which was put into the minds of millions via his marketing manipulations. It happens.

This shit in insane.

You’d be better off meditating or studying Buddhism. Christianity isn’t known for getting people closer to consciousness. It could, but there are obviously better resources. Contemplation itself would be far superior IMO.

this is hilarious:

Good point about the deep fakes. Video evidence wouldn't be compelling enough these days. It's probably more likely that they're in cahoots rather than Trump is just an obedient asset. But also, Putin may have put the fear of God into Trump decades ago, and in that case, might still exist in his psychology, even though he is now POTUS, but this is all getting too speculative now. Bottom line is, when an action gets taken, ask yourself, who benefits? It seems most of Trump's positions/actions align with and please Putin. Putin hates NATO. Trump's hatred of NATO is unprecedented for US presidents. Trump blames Ukraine for the war, Russia loves Trump, on and on and on. Why? "U.S. intelligence officials have expressed apprehension regarding Trump's perceived subservience to Putin, with some suggesting he may have been manipulated by Moscow" I just wouldn't write it off as a possibility.

I think you lack imagination. There's no telling the amount and degree of dirty shit Trump has been involved in. We're talking about an international con artist whose been playing the game for decades. Russia is in the business of compromising people and he would have been an easy mark to compromise. Again, I'm not saying this is the case, I'm just saying it shouldn't be discarded.

He could have made a deal with Putin or Putin could have dirt on him. Most of his actions seem to serve Putin's agenda while being detrimental to America, and I know he's not ideological and I know he doesn't care about the health of the US, so he's not doing it out of misguided benevolence. And I don't think strong-arming Canada into becoming the 51st state bodes well for a legacy. He would be seen as an evil POS, not some great uniter. There are only so many reasons why a president would self-inflict this much economic turmoil on his country... and all the virtuous reasons can probably safely be removed from the list given the character in question. Legacy might be a good contender but I just don't buy it.

Yeah, that's my assessment and position as well.

Maybe it's to serve Putin. Maybe his plan is to do as much damage to the US as possible. If Trump was Putin's bitch, Putin would probably have him do exactly what he's doing. Break ties with all our allies to ruin our reputation and make us weaker. Take a wrecking ball to as many institutions as possible. Fire anyone with integrity and make sure to have as many corrupt lackeys in place as possible. I suppose it could have something to do with a shady scheme he's going to make billions from by shorting the market or something like that. He's not a systems thinker and has no understanding of economics, so he isn't doing this because he has thought it through and believes it will benefit America. That's obvious. So the only two options I see are Russian asset or an illegal scheme to enrich himself.