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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 59 points 2 months ago (1 children)

it takes balls to do this online and admit your mistake, and even warn others

my dude is a fucking legend

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 months ago

Props to Ranty, too.

[–] confluence@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I respect it. We need more of this.

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know and I was wrong seems to be some of the hardest things to say

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

followed by "worcestershire sauce"

[–] Birch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] maniel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 months ago

washyoursister sauce

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

I live in the country with Ampilatwatja and Jarlmadangah Burru. This is nothing

[–] signor@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not often you get to see the clown take off their makeup.

[–] ours@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That FTC guy who went "ha ha! I actually hate the Telecom industry and I will restore net neutrality!". Except he needed only 2 panels.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do tell us the story - who is this?

[–] ours@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Tom Wheeler. Sorry, I had to look up the name. He succeeded the professional ass clown that was Ajit Pai, seemed like another Republican Telecom shill coming from the industry to further errode the regulatory agency.

Turns out he had made his start in Telecom and the big players ate up his small company. He seemed to have joined them but he secretly had an ax to grind or at least the public's best interest in mind.

Top notch guy. Greatest anime betrayals right there.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yo that’s actually amazing.

[–] gcheliotis@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Turning over to the round side seems to have garnered a lot more views. I wonder whether he would have stayed flat if it were otherwise. After all many more are making content online in the hopes of money and fame than in some quest for truth.

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 18 points 2 months ago

It was nice to see this meme in reverse for once.

[–] Cyanogenmon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Aye it's the humanity problem.

Surrounding yourself with people that believe nonsense only reinforces the idea; it really plays into our necessity of "group".

Gotta give props to the guy for getting out of the cycle.

[–] confluence@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

And for trying to pull the group along, as futile as it may be.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Looks like he lost weight too. Good for him.

GRAVITY IS A SCAM!! Try pissing upside down. Checkmate, whatever this is.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Scientist are stupid removed because they're liars, Sometimes. Gravity is a complete scam! Ask a scientist, any scientist to explain gravity to you. They can't. Newton thought he could, but then Einstein came and proved he was a liar and a little removed. Einstein thought he could, but then some other scientist proved he was a liar and a removed. So how do we know they're all not lieing removed. /S

[–] Dark_Dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

Hear me out guys, what if he is not a flat earther rather did the youtube channel to change flat earthers who joined him to change their concept. Man doing lords work.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

If only there was some way to do this to the MAGA cultists...

[–] lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Flat to not flat in six panels flat. Nice.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Banana shaped

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Two hops this time.

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think the vast majority of self-proclaimed flat earthers actually believe that shit

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most of the big names in the flerf community are grifters, for sure. But many of the people who follow them are genuine believers. I have a relative who's a die-hard flerfer.

Sheeps and Neeps was a small time flerfer who literally died because his conspiracy theory beliefs about cancer treatment, and there was that guy who went up in a rocket and came down in pieces. So some of them really do believe it. In my relative's case, he went through a lot of trauma, flerfers give him a sense of belonging and something to hold onto.

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 2 months ago

But many of the people who follow them are genuine believers.

I don't believe that, even if they say they do, I don't believe that they actually believe it

[–] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

Good, another one has deceived. /s

https://youtu.be/vgLHOUNc6zc