Not my president
Photo via Fucking Young
Science fiction is cultural arbitrage against the future.
Here, did you want some background ideas for you science fiction? In-universe, violating some of these could be considered morally unthinkable.
Moral progress, you guys.
Not my president
Photo via Fucking Young
On some level I think this “not my President” thing is silly, but…
This picture seems like it could have been science fiction from the 1980s.
Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1954 by Ed Emshwiller
This is inaccurate, of course. The government required a substantial reduction in metal content because they were too resistant to bullets. Now it’s just the base chassis and the rest relies more on plastic. (Cyborgs are, naturally, exempt from these rules because of the 2nd amendment.)
SAN FRANCISCO—In an effort to reduce the number of unprovoked hostile communications on the social media platform, Twitter announced Monday that it had added a red X-mark feature verifying users who are in fact perfectly okay to harass. “This new verification system offers users a simple, efficient way to determine which accounts belong to total pieces of shit whom you should have no qualms about tormenting to your heart’s desire,” said spokesperson Elizabeth James, adding that the small red symbol signifies that Twitter has officially confirmed the identity of a loathsome person who deserves the worst abuse imaginable and who will deliberately have their Mute, Block, and Report options disabled. “When a user sees this symbol, they know they’re dealing with a real asshole who has richly earned whatever mistreatment they receive, including profanity, body-shaming, leaking of personal information, and relentless goading to commit suicide. It’s really just a helpful way of saying to our users, ‘This fuck has it coming, so do your worst with a clear conscience and without fear of having your account suspended.’” At press time, Twitter reassuredly clarified that the red X was just a suggestion and that all users could still be bullied with as little recourse as they are now.
and somehow homestuck manages to feature all three
because of course it does
I swear to god he has some kind of ancient Egyptian curse. There is always, always one of these whenever something happens. He stole an amulet from a tomb or some shit.
Watching these videos of people keeping exotic animals on the Internet.
Then you look it up, and it’s like…

The less smug you are, (and the less unethical you are), the less it stings when your most unethical behavior comes to light.
It’s good standard practice to avoid using “wit” (and snark) on people because they are low-status (”gross,” “smelly,” “ugly,” “fat harpy” and so on). First of all, it’s just not a good mental hygiene habit. Second of all, it cannot then come back to haunt you.
