Want to wade into the sandy surf of the abyss? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid.
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The post Xitter web has spawned so many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)
Huh, I got déjà vu and yeah there's this story from a couple months back! https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1134780/r3-bio-brainless-human-clones-full-body-replacement-john-schloendorn-aging-longevity/
Please don't let this be the next bubble.
@Amoeba_Girl Corrected headline: "Inside the Stealthy Startup Founded by Brainless Human Clones".
techbros really just want to be slavers and mask slipped now a bit more
@Amoeba_Girl In the Star Wars universe, they’re referred to as “decraniated,” although they’re not clones. They’re meat robots.
@Amoeba_Girl @techtakes I guess the private equity bros behind this one were reading Larry Niven's "A Gift from Earth" when they were teens (seems more likely than Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go".
@cstross but I thought we already had brainless clones. I'm confused. If we don't have them, who are these people in the government? @Amoeba_Girl @techtakes
@Amoeba_Girl @gerikson Jacksons Whole