Same image but the one with the hat is also wearing the dress

It’s also used to claim under socialism there would be no innovation (there were literally no technological advancements until Adam Smith invented competition in 1776) and that the iPhone is the pinnacle of human ingenuity.

What you see when you’re in Hell and a couple buys you a drink and say they really like your vibe

Socialism is when no iPhone, because electronics would inevitably move towards user serviceable designs that aren’t made to wastefully be replaced every year.

Genocide apologist says what

“Colonialism. The enforced spread of the rule of reason. But who is going to spread it among the colonizers?”

- Anthony Burgess apud Sean Bean

I got a loan at the Vatican Bank and to my surprise they do not forgive debts. In fact, they’re fairly inquisitive about them.

God, those Coke glasses are absolute pieces of shit. The edges are so thin you can’t convince me it wasn’t straight up designed to break.

And the Sun?

Kinda like USAID did for terrorists

This thread has potential

Guess they’re between outspoken nazis and quiet nazis?

Imagine my disappointment that this isn’t some X-Files shit

Willy Brandt: Alright everyone, we need to show the western powers our commitment to their way of life. Any ideas?

Helmut Kentler:

Don’t be silly, that’s a picture of the gender reveal party

I looked up some publicly available Vizio (Walmart) financial presentations. For Q3 2024, their “Device” sales lost money (and that’s counting soundbars, which are presumably sold at a profit). They seem to be going all in on whatever cursed thing they call “Platform +”.

Note that this is gross profit, i.e revenue minus cost of goods, but not all the overhead from logistics, retail, corporate, etc.

The mesoamerican dragon deities aren’t popular because europeans genocided those cultures.

The loong/snake-like dragons are plenty popular, Tolkien just has gorilla grip on pop culture.

Yamaha went the extra mile and patented a fake engine for electric bikes that moves and moves air just like a real engine, except it generates negative work.

I hate everything about it and everyone who had a hand on it.

A wok burner. It’s used a lot in Southeast Asia, and is specially associated to Cantonese cuisine.

That being said, fried rice/noodles/veggies is universal, and you might be able to buy or set up something similar yourself.