https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis

There’s a whole section on the field of psychology

Luckily they know so little about the brain all they can do is publish bunk studies like this shit

People unhappy with the world want to change it? What a fucking mind-blowing discovery

Even Americans despise Israel

A concept so genius it can be debunked by thinking about hunger for 5 seconds

I think you could argue that fascism is more generally the capitalist response to existential threats, which historically was domestic socialist and communist movements, but this definition leaves space to potentially include the present day US. Also, there is an interesting thread to pull relating to how the Trump admin is responding to crises borne out of the contradictions of neoliberalism, which in itself is a form of anticommunist repression created (in part) in response to the domestic socialist movements of the early 20th century.

Polls are absolutely designed to get the “right” results. American society has always hated children and youth and they need to make sure people don’t listen to them because they tend to be more radical. To take the concerns of young people about the economy, the planet, the future in general, etc. seriously would mean people questioning the political apparatus. Polls play an important role in creating the perception that American politics can only be a certain way.

I think there has been less need for the general population of the US to be explicitly racist as neoliberal policies do the dirty work for them-- you don’t need lynch mobs when they can subject marginalized populations to extreme austerity through opaque financial mechanisms. I think this has created an environment where more people can say “Hey racism is bad!” while still enjoying the benefits of the racism with plausible deniability. I think the Christian orthodoxy around “being a good person” comes into play here too, but that’s a conversation for another time.

That’s not to say it’s that cut and dry. I think more people than before genuinely realize how sick and twisted this system is and no longer want to take part, also creating cynicism and nihilism that can be a vector for reactionary thought. Because the system needs to reinforce itself, it is simply adapting to these conditions and finding new ways to create new reactionaries.

Finally got around to playing Outer Wilds, what an awesome game. I think I am past the halfway point but it’s hard to tell. Exploring the different planets looking for lore nuggets to progress is a really fun gameplay loop. If anyone knows of similar games please send them my way!

Bruh, it was the first time anyone had ever been to space. Sorry they didn’t build the ISS on their first go or something I guess?

So much better than Alec fucking Baldwin

Lol I just genuinely want to know if it’s worse than the new Mario movie because that’s one of the most dogshit movies I’ve ever seen. That goomba toy looks sick tho

Is it worse than the Mario movie?

Yeah :(

THERE IS LOOOOOOOOVE

His vocals made that song. Easily one of the best metalcore songs of the 2000s, absolute banger

Mike Alexander (RIP) of Evile too. They looked like they were gonna single-handedly bring back thrash until his death :/ He wrote some sick bass lines, they should be a huge band today.

We’ve seen the footage, those are wine grandmas. Wealthy Gen Xers and Boomers who want their treats.

Wasn’t her job really just to be a bogeyman to get Macron elected over Melenchon? Like a good ole American political strategy to make left leaning candidates “unelectable”? Sounds like they just sent her out to pasture

Fuck you

It makes me think of that I Spy CD-ROM game