BartHarleyJarvis's recent activity
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 9 in ~society
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 9 in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis LinkNone of These People Should Ever Work in Politics AgainNone of These People Should Ever Work in Politics Again
Harris’s staff was composed of establishment political operatives who have spent their entire careers cycling through campaigns, corporate boardrooms, and consulting firms catering to America’s elite. Unsurprisingly, their leadership produced a campaign that failed to inspire or connect. What’s worse, as their Pod Save America interview reveals, they are completely unwilling to take accountability for any of it and seem totally incapable of learning from their mistakes. Here are a few of the lessons that they learned from Harris’s defeat.
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Comment on Why US Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentHasan Piker hit on nearly every prediction he made this election. Like a lot of us, he got caught up in the late surge of optimism and undervalued the online campaign the Trump team rolled out,...Hasan Piker hit on nearly every prediction he made this election. Like a lot of us, he got caught up in the late surge of optimism and undervalued the online campaign the Trump team rolled out, but the rest of his analysis was spot on. He takes a lot of shit from a lot of different people for various reasons, but he is unironically one of the best, most accurate political pundits out there right now.
I can see why you went with the Alex Jones comp for him. Like Alex Jones, there is a fairly high barrier of entry for those that stumble into a broadcast. It can be loud, it can be aggressive, and there are bizarre tangents and little side quests that can be very disorienting for someone who is new to the platform. Plus someone could ask a question that might resonate with you and get berated.
Provided we found somebody in a Bill Burr or Jimmy Kimmel, somebody progressive or at least universally center-left, but more middling who seems to have never left their humble origins behind, we would need to sell them to the everyman
Oh my God, that's Bill Simmons's music! Just kidding.
Essentially, I don't think it's that Democrats won't build a Joe Rogan, it's that they can't build a Joe Rogan.
100% It was a perfect storm that led to Joe Rogan becoming what he is today. Actually, the more I think about it, best candidate for a left wing Joe Rogan might be...Joe Rogan.
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Comment on It is time to do away with the empty recurring weekly threads in ~tildes
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI agree. I don't really post, but every now and then there is an election-related post I think about sharing but I know it's going to be ignored in the weekly thread. We can always go back if it...I agree. I don't really post, but every now and then there is an election-related post I think about sharing but I know it's going to be ignored in the weekly thread. We can always go back if it gets out of control.
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Comment on Disney seeking dismissal of Raglan Road death lawsuit because victim was Disney+ subscriber in ~misc
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentThis kinda reminds me of the boneless chicken bone incident a few weeks ago. There will be a ruling that flies in the face of reasonable consumer expectations, then a flood of people will "well...This kinda reminds me of the boneless chicken bone incident a few weeks ago. There will be a ruling that flies in the face of reasonable consumer expectations, then a flood of people will "well actually" the shit out of it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI finally got around to Cyberpunk 2077 this month after I finally got around to Witcher 3 last month. Both games have been a blast. All I knew about Cyberpunk was that it was a disaster at release...I finally got around to Cyberpunk 2077 this month after I finally got around to Witcher 3 last month. Both games have been a blast. All I knew about Cyberpunk was that it was a disaster at release but patched itself up sometime over the past year. There are some things that aren't always smooth, but the game is MASSIVE so you'd expect some hiccups here and there. To me, it's a much much better version of what Fallout 4 tried to be. I'm 35 hours in and I'm excited to sink in another hundred or so.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI played Descenders last year. It was really tough for me but I found it very enjoyable and relaxing. I think it is still free on Game PassI played Descenders last year. It was really tough for me but I found it very enjoyable and relaxing. I think it is still free on Game Pass
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Comment on The fall of the mainstream media: New elites in ~news
BartHarleyJarvis LinkThe run time might be intimidating for a lot of you, but this was really well researched and produced beautifully. It deserves more than 91k views. The first half of the video is a history of news...The run time might be intimidating for a lot of you, but this was really well researched and produced beautifully. It deserves more than 91k views.
The first half of the video is a history of news media from the printing press to the internet and covers topics like sex, sin, & sensationalism, moral panics, manufacturing consent, and more. The second half delves into the new media ecosystem with a focus on Joe Rogan types who present themselves as anti-establishment.
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The fall of the mainstream media: New elites
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Parquet Courts - Walking at a Downtown Pace (2021)
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~enviro
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentHopefully some rich goober weirdo can build the train that goes around the world before we suffer the consequences of playing God. All kidding aside, it is amazing to see that this exists. Just a...Hopefully some rich goober weirdo can build the train that goes around the world before we suffer the consequences of playing God. All kidding aside, it is amazing to see that this exists. Just a few years ago I read about the Chinese government creating rain near Tibet and thought it was a hoax. I can only imagine what might come of this in the distant future. Knowing humans, we'll probably turn it into a weapon.
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Comment on Fallout: London | Official reveal trailer in ~games
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI had no idea it wasn't a full game until I read some of the comments. I'm not familiar with the modding community so my mind is kinda blown right now. It looks like it has a lot of potential to...I had no idea it wasn't a full game until I read some of the comments. I'm not familiar with the modding community so my mind is kinda blown right now. It looks like it has a lot of potential to be a spiritual successor to games like New Vegas and Outer Worlds that have more complicated story lines and decision making in the game.
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Comment on Reddit CryptoSnoos NFT Auction has ended; The average sale price is 131.67 ETH in ~tech
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI know I'm a bit of an unsophisticated rube, but isn't that basically what the art world has become post-urinal?I know I'm a bit of an unsophisticated rube, but isn't that basically what the art world has become post-urinal?
The discussion around this is probably going to devolve even further. I mean, who keeps the gun on them that long?? The conspiracy theories are gonna go off. Not to mention the mishmash of views that he appears to have according to his twitter posts.