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[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like something the Antichrist would say.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 week ago

like literally tho

[–] istewart@awful.systems 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Remember that this is not targeted to influence you. This is targeted to influence brain-poisoned wealthy Republicans who own things like a bunch of fracking oil-fields, or multiple car dealerships across multiple Southern states. The doors to the institutional capital (especially public pension fund capital) that Thiel's investment funds previously had easy access to are surely being shut, and he's trying to salvage what he can from MAGA as it breaks up on re-entry.

[–] antifuchs@awful.systems 5 points 1 week ago

But it hurts our minds all the same

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago

Once we see the crucifixes made from chopsticks we will knowits is true

[–] Steve@startrek.website 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like AI psychosis to me

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

To be fair amphetamine or equivalent type drug abuse too probably?

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

like any proper demon, thiel only* uses blood of children

* he's extremely afraid of dying in general so he might be popping any immortality pill that was sold to him. i heard something about HGH

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

The thing about being terrified of death is it inherently makes you terrified of any permanent change outside of your conscious control.

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 7 points 1 week ago

That's that I just heard from Deepseek!

[–] EFreethought@awful.systems 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am tempted to put "doing the bidding of the Antichrist for over 20 years" on my website. Or maybe even my LinkedIn profile.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait, what are the other people on LinkedIn doing?

not going on LinkedIn I would imagine.

[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Wouldn't the Pope's opinions on AI also apply to Chinese AI as well as western AI? Although I'm aware the catholic church has far more influence in the west than east.

[–] thorhop@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

Truman's bones crackles in his grave, as his empty eye sockets light up with the fires of hell: "....COMMUNISTS.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 5 points 1 week ago

What is going on with his face? Like he is morphing into the red skull.

[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 5 points 1 week ago
[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 2 points 1 week ago

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[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

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[–] kgMadee2@mathstodon.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

@supersquirrel lol
Roflmao, perhaps even