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by troncheadle 3351 days ago
> The reason why I bought a bluetooth toothbrush was for a ranking system

We are truly living in a modern fall of rome. We will choke on our bluetooth enabled toothbrushes, 700 dollar juicer machines, our fucking fitbits. We've ravaged the earth to adorn ourselves with decadent shackles and we will reap the consequences with fake tans and ultra clean teeth.

In the past year I've gone from being an environmentalist to a big fan of the end times. We're going to eat ourselves out of a home, and a few billion years later, the Earth will still be here, not missing us at all. Fuck it, get three bluetooth toothbrushes next time.

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An age where "idiots are getting promoted for baseless ideas" is closer to the truth. This is why people who were traditionally more humble now have the obligation to speak out - but I often see them silenced at the tech companies they work for... These companies are often selectively listening to exactly the wrong people, who are usually in the minority in the company anyway!
>These companies are often selectively listening to exactly the wrong people, who are usually in the minority in the company anyway!

You don't appreciate the diversity?

You don't appreciate democracy? That's a pretty annoying way to start a discussion, if that's your intention here...

  We are truly living in a modern fall of rome
What on earth does this have to do with the fall of Rome? Why do you think the empire fell?
It is common to attribute the fall to decadence of Rome.

(It's probably historically wrong, but still a popular belief.)

>reap the consequences with fake tans and ultra clean teeth.

Fake tans are better than cancer and ultra clean teeth sounds like it would cut down on dental issues.

When you get a fake tan, how much of what chemicals is your body absorbing that all don't cause cancer?

Something like 70% of Americans are vitamin-D deficient. Get some damn sunlight.

cancers come in all shapes and sizes
Yep, all that money should have gone into raising intelligent children, the way natural selection intended it.