• moosetwin@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    reddit 196 went the trans circlejerk route but they were still funny

    lemmy 196 went the trans circlejerk route but I don’t find them as funny

    especially those submarine memes

    a post I saw

    “The Titanic submersible passengers have died. It’s OK to celebrate. 🥳”

    “The week has been made. The five people who went missing in the submersible exploring the Titanic wreckage ate shit, according to the authorities.”

    this is a real post, see for yourself

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      1 year ago

      You don’t get to be a billionaire without exploiting a fuckton of people, there is no such thing as a good or ethical billionaire. The only sad part about that submarine story is that it couldn’t hold more billionaires.

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        1 year ago

        I mean, a billionaire dying after dismissing numerous safety concerns, disregarding regulations, all for bragging rights is pretty ironic considering that normally innocent people are the ones who gets harmed. I hope all the other billionaires take note of how we feel about them.

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        You don’t get to be a billionaire without exploiting a fuckton of people, there is no such thing as a good or ethical billionaire. The only sad part about that submarine story is that it couldn’t hold more billionaires.

        And the 19 year old who hadn’t exploited anyone but died all the same?

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        1 year ago

        I wonder how many people who have the “eat the rich” opinion are also feeling bad for these fucks.

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      The memes are in general not “funny” per se, but the situation sure is. Are you implying otherwise?

      • MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Like, funny “haha”? Or weird funny?

        People died; it’s about as comical as migrants drowning in the Mediterranean.

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          People died because of their hubristic and needlessly extravagant hobby: visiting the wreck of a vessel that famously killed people because of hubris and needless extravagance. Sure I’m not laughing out loud or celebrating their death, but you must admit there’s at least a wry irony here.

          • MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca
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            1 year ago

            People frequently die climbing Everest, but we don’t pillary them for ever having tried it.

            What you do in your own home is your business, but posting memes publicly for anyone (including the family of the deceased) to see is in poor taste

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          1 year ago

          I don’t think billionaires are people, so maybe there’s your answer.

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      1 year ago

      You mean lemmigrad or whatever? The ones people on lemmy keep referring to as tankies

      I left reddit to get away from all this political rivalry stuff and I guess it’s unescapable. Sigh…

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          I’m just saying that’s what I’ve seen them described as. I don’t have an opinion on any of that and I’ve seen red fascist and tankie thrown around and honestly seeing people arguing about definitions and political ideology is making me want to stick to my subs. But that’s on me to avoid stuff I feel is toxic to my mental wellbeing lol. I’m seeing myself fall into my old reddit habits and I don’t like it.