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If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cut’n’paste it into its own post — there’s no quota for posting and the bar really isn’t that high.

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.)

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[–] dgerard@awful.systems 12 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] veganes_hack@awful.systems 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You all have embarrassed and shamed yourselves. Most of you aren't Neovim users, but a drive-by mob, swirling from one mindless vomit-party to another, like the pacific garbage patch.

sure bro. you didn't embarrass yourself at all, throwing a fit over simply removing a quote by a fascist white supremacist. have fun with your dark enlightenment or whatever, that'll make you happy i'm sure.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 1 points 56 minutes ago

Re quote: Bro it is an endorsement by a fascist, you are the bad guy here.

[–] jaschop@awful.systems 4 points 1 day ago

Shame noone mentioned Gram. Seems like it really deserves the attention.

I think I'll take my clues and abandon my attempts to build up a nvim/vim config. All I want is decent modal editing and LSP support without having to descend into plugin hell. Gram might do that for me.

[–] veganes_hack@awful.systems 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

didn't want to post this on mastodon, somebody else can do that i guess. if you look at the maintainer's youtube (which he links to himself on his website), you'll find a public playlist (archive) titled "history". contained are lots of recorded talks from such luminaries such as curtis yarvin, peter thiel, eric weinstein.

edit: the other playlists have some cool stuff as well

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago

the one titled “interesting” (archive) also smells

[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

also, used it to good effect.

[–] corbin@awful.systems 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He just started deleting playlists. I feel partially responsible, so I'm dumping the part of my notes that has all of the links to the videos that he favorited over the years. Sorry Justin, cowardice won't work.

  • Justin M. Keyes
    • GH
      • Berlin!?
    • neovim maintainer
      • original forker? has access to GH neovim org, at least
    • Coward: deletes evidence, refuses to talk, avoids confrontation
    • DHH fan; had to be pilloried in two GH issues ([deleted], 2) before removing a DHH endorsement from neovim
    • Youtube favorites from playlists include some bastards:
      • Scott Adams 1
      • Mel Gibson 1 (with Joe Rogan)
      • Sabine Hossenfelder 1 2
      • Balaji Srinivasan 1
      • Peter Thiel 1 2 (with Eric Weinstein) 3 4
      • Bret Weinstein 1
      • Eric Weinstein 1 (in a playlist called "history"!) 2
      • Curtis Yarvin 1 2 3 4 5 6
[–] mzungu@aus.social 1 points 10 hours ago

@corbin @mawhrin he's a bully and (as the hurricane said) like all bullies, a bit shy upside the left tittie.

[–] corbin@awful.systems 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I called him out and he deleted it. Confirmed as a fascist brat.

[–] veganes_hack@awful.systems 2 points 7 hours ago

i was wondering when the deleting phase would come. but it always does, they're never actually proud about their fascist views when there's actual evidence they can't plausibly deny.

[–] sinedpick@awful.systems 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

emacs welcomes all refugees with open parentheses.

[–] schnoopy@awful.systems 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Emacs is so wonderfully capable I'm pretty sure we're all just running in an emacs buffer somewhere. Nothing built by humans could be so nice.

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A guy wishing on a monkey's paw for an emacs victory in the editor wars