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The post Xitter web has spawned soo 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.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

why do neurotypical people love to do this. why can't you say sam harris sucks in a normal way

This is pure speculation on my part, but I think Sam is on the autism spectrum. He demonstrates an inability to read between the lines, doesn't seem to pick up on social cues, takes people incredibly literally, and is quick to label people he disagrees with as "bad faith" actors. The best example of this is his unyielding defense of JK Rowling, where he claims that she hasn't tweeted anything explicitly transphobic before. Meanwhile, anyone with eyes can see that she obsessively posts trans-critical content, props up TERFs, and writes books about cross-dressing murderers.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

People enjoy making amateur diagnoses of public figures, and people enjoy feeling like they're superior to neurodivergent people.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

actual diagnosis, inexplicably not in the DSM-5

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For a palette cleanser, you might appreciate that If Books Could Kill just released a solid dunk on Sam Harris

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

ha, the screen cap is from the ibck subreddit. one of my favorite podcasts

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

that adds a whole nother layer of lol