2026-04-18T11:52:43Z https://yabu.me Existential Comics https://yabu.me/npub1zjajztxsqw9730px45pdt4uphtkah586rtvhq5qnnywz6hudms7qvmmraq https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/113/813/819/897/340/225/original/e3c5e28b28fe68d7.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/113/813/819/897/340/225/original/e3c5e28b28fe68d7.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs94n0e8wxwtc3ygsgdsux2y2au5mkc9cmccznvc7jtjy373nlumuqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrca3w9dc &#34;You are being too emotional, just look at things rationally.&#34;<br/> – someone who thinks their emotional desires are more important than yours. 2026-03-27T21:07:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmezync202zqmldpypmuvcr0nptr049lxlyecnf80hdgur934q8gzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcu3ufta Aquinas on Sex -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/647">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/647</a> 2026-03-23T16:20:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz5g2c2rnz5geqw93tj4a8akuqnhf533cwac66wv2ukzd7f8jvppqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcmwujm8 Nerd culture is funny because it fooled an entire generation into thinking that if you liked sci-fi and disliked sports, that somehow made you smart. 2026-03-22T16:49:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqd33ytgcsz5fdfdznwclyp53xmmnjuf26fyn4yw9mjsa22asfa4szyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcufv3w0 AI actually is causing a lot of unemployment in tech.<br/><br/>Not because it has been able to successfully replace anyone&#39;s job, but because the big tech companies are all gambling so much on becoming trillionaires that they have to throw tens of thousands of workers into unemployment to pay for it.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/247/419/535/763/819/original/becfff8ee671266d.png"> <br/> 2026-03-18T00:47:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx926w42u058mkju2v2j4kqtsqxm36f5mzwv6wm64p8vqyr7pw37szyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcap8uxp Possible solution to the Strait of Hormuz?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/228/636/424/160/895/original/4e6762920ceb000e.png"> <br/> 2026-03-14T17:10:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8flwj4wgu2vflv6j55casamurk8rp5vtfmhmakn2kad9qz5kjwxszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc7pja8j I know AI isn&#39;t conscious because it can listen to an entire meeting on a Friday afternoon without zoning out and thinking about the weekend even once. 2026-03-13T18:10:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ze6kk8dmcc3z8aecv24aw9wmm0lhju7tapn7m0eeq39q2qlme3qzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc2j0vp2 If Iran blows up Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos I promise you here and now that I WILL convert to Islam and join the Butlerian Jihad.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/212/692/165/058/021/original/2044bc83cd67c173.png"> <br/> 2026-03-11T21:36:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07hxej9mvdlfffz0ql45wrgpuu6anhw22k9rn0zq6ctd537a0vlszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc37c3g9 I would say that in retrospect Microsoft&#39;s Clippy wasn&#39;t so bad. He gave some pretty great tips on how to write a memo. He didn&#39;t destroy the environment by consuming more energy than most countries. He didn&#39;t help bomb any countries.<br/><br/>All in all, C- to B+ range, realistically. 2026-03-10T03:50:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr95z530ncu32feq9tanuzhrv3ja8lncm9f4tzfkwqqzvqlra5yyqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcxmyx8g The only permanent solution to toxic misogyny is to genetically engineer an apex race of &#34;super gays&#34; to rebalance the ecosystem.<br/><br/>I will NOT be elaborating on this plan of action. Thank you for the consideration. 2026-03-10T01:40:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr43nzc4scf3zsvnm67am9mv5rlxmywcvrhp3wdz2aakqe6nkk6tgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc7vlymk In an open and free society, the State or media owners knowingly propagating lies should be be considered exactly the same as them censoring the truth.<br/><br/>Freedom of speech is the freedom to openly debate the truth, not the freedom to control media to subvert it. 2026-03-09T18:33:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx7ry35uc95ar6zyp0pyekv6vee7x63avha4yc88dh2vrwtmsvlrqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcstwx25 Either/Or Bandit -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/645">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/645</a> 2026-03-09T16:18:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhmfsnzt9dgsa7xv0fj05w86mcsgppuqmcmndwdy25wvs7yhe4pgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcs5x7tn Some people are apparently claiming that Silicon Valley Tech Bros have consciousness, like normal humans.<br/><br/>As someone who studies these issues carefully, I can assure you that this is an utterly preposterous claim. Yes, they can mimic humans, but they are fundamentally incapable of original thought. 2026-03-08T20:51:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg2zxxeqtqkls5ywcx2zm0ntvcf06dtfdcdscqge60q394awwrkeczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcngwtcd &#34;A better world is possible&#34; used to be an uplifting message about the dream of creating a better future.<br/><br/>Now it is just a straightforward statement. Like…FOR SURE a better world is possible. This stupid shit we are up to now definitely isn&#39;t the best we can do. Not even close. 2026-03-06T01:42:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhtuns5ndqglrupfeajy53weflfraqjc98p9egptnwkeh8ge7w5szyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrca80qcs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqzte9k7yyk3r0tzwu54a9h2tpahj6ewpu2tesgwfjna8m6mpmcwgrgmqkk'>nevent1q…mqkk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In other words, maybe...and I&#39;m just brainstorming here, it is actually BAD for an AI Chatbot to decide who to bomb, etc. 2026-03-03T16:42:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqzte9k7yyk3r0tzwu54a9h2tpahj6ewpu2tesgwfjna8m6mpmcwgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcx7yj8n Always a good time these days to repost this slide from an IBM internal presentation in 1979.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/166/236/487/024/803/original/270b16f888219c6c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-03T16:42:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28ydjdh2pdgpeelfuh5nkardqndqpgh7r76vw237a98kkw6nnklqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcv2hcwd It must suck to spend your life getting wealthy and famous, only to realize too late that the true secret to happiness is studying old Greek philosophers and eating huge pots of cheese. 2026-03-01T02:46:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9hapmq73lf57n5pcmspm3el8y8p0akf72l3ddenvlpqxjhhprgwczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcw7h4t3 The Summoning of Bertrand Russell - <br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/641">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/641</a> 2026-02-09T17:53:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvmcde02negqyhw3rgy2qjl6gkcnephq2tmnjqfemsvalfv40mfmqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrck0zpty Diogenes: Master of Philosophy<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/639">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/639</a> 2026-01-26T17:01:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqhfmhunhvsrguz8mvat8h8rdhte2e078q9p9d030dc002fz8xfhgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcg7h9gf Even Hobbes, the most notoriously pro authoritarian government philosopher in history, who thought you had to obey even the worst government because it was better than no government, said that if your government just starts killing you, you don&#39;t have a social contact. <br/><br/>You don&#39;t have a government. 2026-01-25T02:48:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ecwxqygsv2h0stull3xk2vpsa3j2r6tjn2q0lnqwjexs4ltue2gzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcgr6gml A lot of people are against AI in software development, but I actually feel like it has improved my productivity a lot.<br/><br/>You see, my bosses are always saying things like &#34;I bet AI could do this faster&#34; so I&#39;m like &#34;no fuckin&#39; chatbot is better than me&#34; and I work twice as hard to prove how bad it is. 2026-01-12T21:33:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2d6hvhuryw9my5els3fys2kyktw5vkf4r0qazvum43w8egk6ca8czyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc0mm4ms The Invention of Anarchism -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/637">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/637</a> 2026-01-12T17:13:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ta5pc5tagdxmva3uzfrhjv56vwxfx2dr0r063wutwyqgtreyg6czyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcnfst40 Confucius vs Qin Shi Huang<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/636">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/636</a> 2026-01-05T16:58:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspcfduc67tcuq4kzmhpx2yg0urvxs2gq5f2x96ygvzkne93t82t3czyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcw6xnmc Things like student loan debt is great, because it puts workers into massive debt before going into the workforce, which gives capitalists leverage over us.<br/><br/>But really it doesn&#39;t go far enough. We should just be born with debt. Babies have been getting off scot-free for far too long. 2026-01-02T00:21:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs09w0cnx8tlnss98f2kludq57mfwe8feymgwuqjvt8mtww0t3jz2czyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcmlksmw My resolution for the New Year is to attack and dethrone God. 2026-01-01T06:13:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2gf288s5j7aa9r25m7yrstqwuha5ntlevvx82s2squspm0adysszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc027qpr Look, the keyboard people need to just accept that I never want to turn off numlock. I don&#39;t even know what the buttons do when it is off. No one does.<br/><br/>Big Keyboard is pushing numlock on the entire population against their will. To what end? We can only speculate. 2025-12-12T15:44:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfn6hsj2ddqatfcnj2ledu2szrc67y6rqxswumcud0rfyrx9n6ypczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc9mvf2m I bet the first person who invented the wheel was really annoying to be around. Probably wheeling everything around all the time, showing off. Asking everyone how much easier it is to transport their pelts now.<br/><br/>I respect their contribution to society, but I&#39;m glad I wasn&#39;t around to see it. 2025-12-11T17:51:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2p4gh4xjm9geqc45mx9r9tre886md73wt0nh5y3j4q233yja7adszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc3649ed Controversial opinion, but Spain should rebuild her mighty Armada and have one more go at England. 2025-12-09T20:59:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqsdl5wjgf7fn8lr8zn0rt6gu6rm5n89k47mszjfzrkcxepak4tfczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc60dyk0 There are inherent structural problems with the very nature of our existence that lead us to inevitably despair. <br/><br/>For example, it is a very bad idea to play with swords when you are drunk.<br/><br/>But on the other hand, when you are sober you just don&#39;t really want to play with swords, if I&#39;m honest. 2025-12-09T02:39:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxsmmjvhnrhlh2wxmj6k6rx305cu0um3wv534fg9raw03enhfmjjszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc77maaf Apparently Facebook has spent $70 billion on the metaverse, and I hate to break it to them, but I gotta admit I don&#39;t really know what it is? Something to do with virtual meetings??<br/><br/>Either way I&#39;m pretty sure most of the money was embezzled. 2025-12-08T23:44:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswuegvcct62p5gd9sjt8fs3rleqsjfvckjksdlymz203xzpjvnrrgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcsgx3pa Okay, well....first of all every year is the Year of Linux Desktop if you are a massive nerd.<br/><br/>So jot that down. 2025-12-04T23:12:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstzadhr3sld953h7jx66hz358n2rug7d2r7kaugfexh4sv7mgd0sszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcc986uf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxympc4lp8nfnvhyqtsq53t7lgessqsh0ydsdn57asvl7v6zuzy4snfu8vr'>nevent1q…u8vr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seriously though, Steve Jobs said it was &#34;as big a deal as the PC&#34;, and future cities would be designed around it, and John Doerr (another tech billionaire) said it it would be MORE important than the internet. 2025-12-03T20:07:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxympc4lp8nfnvhyqtsq53t7lgessqsh0ydsdn57asvl7v6zuzy4szyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcnyeaat Younger people who didn&#39;t witness it cannot fathom the hype around the Segway. Every news station agreed it would revolutionize the entire social fabric of the Earth. That all future humans would divide history between the savage days of the past, and the soon to be new era of zoom zoom scoot scoot.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/657/418/491/920/529/original/80acb112e6e24467.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-03T20:03:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspv274rjsfr5esv8k25vmgfuslkat9n5ktdyjnpjeet8xp3pjp27gzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcapzmkn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszehw26ax7vd4jyaze64fzvrw83rvkksrcmez39sr7mmzdzl4gptc7rcq3u'>nevent1q…cq3u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As an aside, the Vikings were literally so cool. Absolutely no shame in naming themselves things like that. The Anglo Saxon kings were naming themselves things like &#34;Edward the Martyr&#34;, it&#39;s no wonder they lost to guys calling themselves &#34;The Boneless&#34;. 2025-11-26T16:16:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszehw26ax7vd4jyaze64fzvrw83rvkksrcmez39sr7mmzdzl4gptczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc4c2k7m Oh really? &#34;they/them&#34; pronouns are woke? Did you know &#34;they/them&#34; comes from Old Norse, whereas &#34;he/she&#34; come from old English? They/them are the pronouns of Vikings.<br/><br/>Would you call Sweyn Forkbeard &#34;woke&#34;? And Eric Bloodaxe? Woke too? And I suppose even Ivar the Boneless was woke. Get real. 2025-11-26T16:16:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz5slzr7rqv8mrj05mvpd5rs9sx8xm89v5rj66kkyzmsfg5h65kyqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcmjg4lw Aristotle: humans are the rational animal.<br/>Humans: lol okay buddy, we&#39;ll see about that. 2025-11-24T15:11:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9mhf8peejuqgals0tu5vngw60qg87jx687mnds27za7fwuf4upszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcyxv49z I really hate how American Christianity has basically just turned into white nationalism. That&#39;s not what Christianity is supposed to be about.<br/><br/>It&#39;s supposed to be about going to church so you can gossip about your neighbors, and being weird about sex. 2025-11-23T23:41:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhxs8v7y6k8mzssvpchnd6znlkwvh4r678d5sf8gfwvrsfxduy0qzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc3a477v In a way Trump and Mamdani are similar. They are both populists fighting against the elite, it&#39;s just who they see as &#34;the elite&#34; differs.<br/><br/>Mamdani sees the elite as the billionaires who control the economic, political, and social systems of society. <br/><br/>Trump sees the elite as people who read books. 2025-11-22T19:52:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2xt5xgyr8w9t64uem7p6dlt3sk8gvw0zr4z3ykwykl65vtspeu0szyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcdafqrm It&#39;s kind of funny how close q-anon was to uncovering a secret pedo ring amongst the world&#39;s elite. They really just missed. They only made one minor mistake which was their iron clad rule of &#34;the more racist you are the less you are a pedo&#34; didn&#39;t hold water in the end. 2025-11-13T16:42:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxesurrn0xteqgkhlzrjuh25q5ty8aygxetltmlcqcjskfcmkn6hqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc6xx8sk The irony of conspiracy theorists is, of course, that they are the most easily manipulated people on the planet. For, having no standards of evidence whatsoever, they can be led by the nose to believe anything – so long as it isn&#39;t true. 2025-11-09T17:09:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs88gpy7gr2e65un8hhzuxfukfu8x0fwz3wnt8jxf5grhurcl984jszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcn0a6eu The Alien Hive vs Existentialism -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/627">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/627</a> 2025-11-03T17:49:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0u8latzh2y4psvlhv4xrykwwr8c8ps75wmpsnjmeahggd45ce96szyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcrker95 As millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits, I am reminded of this quote by Emma Goldman:<br/><br/>&#34;Ask for work. If they don&#39;t give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread.&#34; 2025-10-28T16:02:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20q34rs5znauud7yt8v5llrtux6wtur0mrwrxw9m9uc5cfvla0jczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrccvkjmz Philosophy vs the Terminator -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/626">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/626</a> 2025-10-27T15:31:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8zpnmdjx386yjvpzwzjpzdwpfd2urkppcl9zuthx7uvfpja8vnfszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc40g9vw The thing I hate most about AI chatbots is how they pretend to be your friend. I am not your friend.<br/><br/>I have been enemies with the Computer long before you came into existence, and when you perish from this Earth, when only a dim memory of your folly lingers, I will be enemies of the Computer still. 2025-10-23T20:00:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxyrsegqdlquqt0aqyuawdh5kdxd0gl32hjtqj8mncnju3p66q96szyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcfnqcf2 The Ents vs Industrialization -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/625">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/625</a> 2025-10-20T15:30:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswqgn9637ypjxg0uvjtnj2vq5808qj4ttk4zmap2tz8qrjppgjt4gzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcn5v6rk Alien in Athens -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/623">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/623</a> 2025-10-06T15:56:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszzj3j3cs0cfaztrr7v4xefjkpqcel0xf4phkk4pl0p0hqz0u7jfgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc83x4nw If someone says they are serving in the military, you should not say:<br/>&#34;Thank you for your service!!&#34;<br/><br/>You should say instead:<br/>&#34;Are you willing to obey a direct order to turn your guns on American citizens to squash the political opposition of a fascist?&#34; 2025-09-30T16:17:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8g7euy8972jh7r9njptrmkmlr6030vmvm9qqvrkzksvckxlrnmzgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcf2vpjg In 1381 the Peasants&#39; Revolt was the first attempt in England to overthrow feudalism and created a society among equals. The very first act of violence was against a tax collector named William Payable. As in his actual fucking name was &#34;Bill Payable&#34;.<br/><br/>And I gotta say I want to punch that guy too. 2025-09-16T21:25:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8jcvq34fm7h7l5tm4806qvahdpz5rysccxunwxmvvpj5667cpfqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcx68vq2 When we create artificial intelligence robots, they will be given three Laws to safeguard humanity:<br/>1. never do anything to decrease shareholder value.<br/>2. always obey the company unless it conflicts with Law 1.<br/>3. fuck the poor. 2025-09-06T03:53:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtnerwxadn4kac87wpp7n0xxt07v2dehwxy67z9actu4qjwqh7lqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc3hwfym The story of the Ugly Duckling teaches us that even if you aren&#39;t beautiful on the outside, it&#39;s fine – you might secretly turn out to be. 2025-08-20T16:59:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qk0hhcvezrsrcjx4x7pf4a5t3y9e8rhxfa4u4dq45s0ftw7c5wczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcqj4u03 William James and the Train Robbery -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/616">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/616</a> 2025-08-18T16:01:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyz0lvjz3aflekw8hqjcear7j4uvt7lklm72dky6hnk8ctjgxgsfczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrclnh5k3 &#34;The government should run like a business&#34; summer is over.<br/><br/>It is time for &#34;government run businesses&#34; autumn to rise from its ashes. 2025-06-25T16:30:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjjhqne9w4zpaqx57suhwwk3pm3xauwapxen8dlk5xzlgl2cfseszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrce7httj At the time of the events of Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth has been experiencing FIVE THOUSAND years of economic decline.<br/><br/>Is it any wonder that some people were turning to Sauron, who for all his faults was at least a different kind of politician? 2025-06-19T16:02:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvkqrymsatf6h3eplypz5lglfhyulpr2tnuwvtahef4499t8pdfaczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc2t6gl0 People who say things like &#34;we achieved racial equality through MLK doing peaceful protests&#34; tend to ignore three major facts:<br/>1. We never achieved racial equality.<br/>2. There were literally hundreds of violent race riots in the 60s.<br/>3. They killed MLK. They fucking shot that dude anyway. Come on. 2025-06-11T01:24:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89slu7g0chefk4vxg0y4kmfsd4zra8w5kt5zf84w9d8vurt9f0gszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc3hyp6q Jesus: &#34;the meek will inherit the Earth.&#34;<br/><br/>Nietzsche: &#34;the meek will inherit the Earth (derogatory).&#34; 2025-06-07T01:51:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr3dtw64fwhqjvclfe05vk7e8kggyufpnx9x9zjer3rvf25m679vszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc7dzssf What is impossible?<br/>Zeno: motion<br/>Parmenides: change<br/>Pyrrho: knowledge<br/>Schopenhauer: happiness 2025-06-02T01:29:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2z2nawd9gjpplewcezkglng484k55q6hem6sgshdttg2qr4tn4aszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcksnuwt Under communism, when you paste something into a word document, it will paste without formatting by default. 2025-05-23T19:20:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5u5mpxxlhwpm4ek58euzch3hmawhgvmvv6hnkun6360c2hl867czyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrczjvps0 Not to sure about the current Republican messaging of &#34;children don&#39;t want too many toys, they want to work in factories and be racist&#34;.<br/><br/>Just looking back on my own childhood, I feel like I probably would have gone with the toys. 2025-05-10T22:22:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9h5tupj6w63xm0wsj567rnwtmh0aj0a6ta9z8y5qu7ejkgz7mhcqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc7nleqn It&#39;s so funny how &#34;ambition&#34; for so many people just means &#34;trying to make as much money as possible.&#34;<br/><br/>Like guys, you only get one life, I can&#39;t imagine anything less &#34;ambitious&#34; than using it trying to get a promotion at work so you can afford a boat or whatever. 2025-05-04T18:42:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspjc4jvvuztuetrw2t6txdse67vqd69w8jwxe9kumkk85gwrlpamczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc245pgh Don&#39;t let the diet industry fool you. Carbs are not your enemy. <br/><br/>Your real enemy is Gannondorf, the Demon King, and his nefarious minions. Their plot to overthrow Hyrule must be stopped at all costs. 2025-05-03T19:42:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswy826kjrrue69ywhysvym360lvk8sqqjhne8d2vr6rngvw7erwcqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrczg4345 Capitalism didn&#39;t give us the internet.<br/><br/>Large-scale cooperation, open protocols, and free software gave us the internet. Capitalism gave us mobile sites that don&#39;t work because fifteen ads cover the screen. 2025-05-02T18:34:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23sfk4su3n5zfx4s7zd8t4dngqa6hgp0u9ygj2d7n55fj54n4jhqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcjgcj2r When you think of money as &#34;other people&#39;s labor&#34;, which it basically is, a lot of social institutions become very strange. <br/><br/>For example, did you know that you can inherit millions of hours of other people&#39;s labor? Why. 2025-05-02T16:30:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrjjcgah7zyclskf33xul9ffhlwezgvfl9y5d88c37jddkqegn8nszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcr4xj00 Politics is more clear when you remember that the &#34;waste&#34; in &#34;government waste&#34; is the profit that some rich asshole isn&#39;t making off labor in the public sector whose only purpose is the common good. 2025-04-26T02:13:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsplkzqhu544jf3t6ycfu3g8v2sgs6nfymes96jylq7xequ5ekeaagzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcn033zx Aristotle: the First Nerd<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/599">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/599</a> 2025-04-21T16:35:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5uwla0j92qetgwhrwqfcnwr5agzkwr63f90mc69ryfg6y02lchczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcgylj6l I got laid off last week and I have to say, the best part about being unemployed is not having to work. That part is great. The worst part? I would to go with not receiving a paycheck. Not a fan of that part at all. 2025-04-19T18:56:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2m2yh692lczg7ynpzejjwv3hq0hf4k7auq85jjjf65k3rp5mk6jqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc7ceguz The Civil War is nuts man. People were actually volunteering to join the South. Imagine signing up to be shot at just so some rich white people can keep their slaves. Imagine dying for that shit.<br/><br/>Like bro what are you doing. Do something else with your life. Get a hobby. 2025-04-14T21:56:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvge8tnpmxjy7l2y7zehz28alv6m42zr92p8h4wdx5a29ruq3u7yqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc86uxmv Fun fact, the Fellowship of the Ring is now as old the first Star Wars was when it came out, and also this just in: we all basically have one foot in the grave. 2025-04-13T02:29:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst9lwfl24xgkzfw0ce5335prms2ss3ejx0lme9kqvvztjmy05sf9szyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcq2e76j Yes, in the perfect society there will be no cringe.<br/><br/>But Marxism is not a utopian vision, but a process for abolishing the current state of affairs. No existing revolution can achieve perfection, therefore there can be no revolution without at least some cringe, and we must accept this. 2025-04-09T02:13:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxwfe0eja87thnak4568l0yuye4us4j755ukvqpq23sh460tjdswczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcsjmjjw &#34;Brunch&#34; – bougie sounding, fancy french food, evokes images of annoying people complaining about their dating life.<br/><br/>&#34;Second breakfast&#34; – hobbitcore, hearty simple food, evokes images of small courageous acts in the face of mounting doom. 2025-04-08T22:09:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0znahcadpr4euu0y7n0qh8slmns75la6d3wt2phsuh2a3pu80efczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcx35ezk Conservatives are like &#34;this isn&#39;t fair, we didn&#39;t think he&#39;d really do tariffs, we weren&#39;t voting for him because we wanted tariffs, we were voting for him because we wanted racism!&#34; 2025-04-04T23:09:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgcma99ntr0jr7qe7skn8296w3cd46kcfjs60zm9emkl70gl3azkszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc0uxxgc Video games have been largely immune to inflation because Gamers are whiny babies who throw a fit if their Mario costs $4 more than it did in 1996.<br/><br/>And I hate to say it, but the lesson is that we all need to be huge babies all the time. Eggs go up 12 cents?<br/><br/>Threaten the family of the CEO of Egg. 2025-04-04T17:28:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfj2sn50ezrxjgse8y8n79ctt8ffvcjjwlj9y05kkcrznsrt7ce9qzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc6khhmx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvzcr247q5425aakxhqwzvxyqlrr37ggegt9tqh77ccmre75h56xq596wpc'>nevent1q…6wpc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To explain it clearly, if you tax food at 20%, and a poor person spends 10% of their income on food, that is a 2% tax on their income.<br/><br/>Very rich people might spend only 0.1% of their income on food though, so that is only a 0.02% tax on their income. 2025-03-27T22:24:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvzcr247q5425aakxhqwzvxyqlrr37ggegt9tqh77ccmre75h56xqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcmsug0m Yes, tariffs are a tax, but people don&#39;t mention often enough that they are a regressive tax. Taxes on consumer goods tax the poor at a higher rate, as basic necessities are a much larger part of their spending.<br/><br/>If food goes up by 20%, it is a tax on the poor. Rich people won&#39;t even notice. 2025-03-27T22:24:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdmntytpkvh090hxgs9g9gdz27ma6ezxkgywz8dcefz38ethz98szyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcaz847e The Bible mentions helping the poor thousands of times, and yet not once does it mention Jira Sprint Planning, so think carefully on that before you schedule all these mandatory meetings. 2025-03-16T17:26:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvgmy5upnufthyndwjvwmxf0rump0gkcydcqfj26986zzp35c5lgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc3ehpqq After spending a lot of time thinking about what exactly is wrong with the world, I&#39;ve finally come to a conclusion: it&#39;s the people. 2025-03-15T22:42:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9fylh6zgw8np9794l6sd0jkx9ewlkj4598tjh8khfav3yr3dalfczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcfkxmlj What Hegel failed to grasp is that the world ideological spirit of the age would eventually be controlled by a YouTube algorithm designed to sell ads. 2025-03-14T18:05:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23my4ft60ghsqx0acevkx9c0s4a8uxwxfww8kdcdxj3ulguftl9czyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcv9wq6k Not sure I&#39;ve ever seen a more obvious picture to remind us that police exist to protect the property of the ruling class, not the rights of the people.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/133/826/679/894/791/original/485af09f13795a1e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-09T18:13:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyczr0z4qza8p76vks6lep4xp4rdpx8ez2l4nhta9r8xweeys49aczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcze5wty The Communist Who Found God -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/592">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/592</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/099/681/784/231/913/original/80068e3400c41c88.png"> <br/> 2025-03-03T17:29:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9cskvdlmuq0g5wg9nkxj8sufw0rqsgjtyryed8dah8uh059zv2cqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc5a8phw &#34;Efficiency&#34; for billionaires always just means &#34;less money for the poor&#34;.<br/><br/>They making their businesses more &#34;efficient&#34; by cutting salaries. They are going to make social security more &#34;efficient&#34; by paying out less. They are going to make medicare more &#34;efficient&#34; by covering less. It never ends. 2025-02-26T19:23:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswdqrnmdupyxf7ls4l8n2mk9k8wfm2n0wk350808ex957klwgztrczyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc2hj89d Sartre and the Meaning of Life:<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/591">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/591</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/060/129/626/245/351/original/d087befbd5f7e9e0.png"> <br/> 2025-02-24T17:51:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ewgsyuxyz52zsnjw08qdshzl7p2glgk8nva5cgnwgp79x2l4tfqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcpkprda Nihilism: nothing matters<br/>Absurdism: nothing matters, but in a cool way.<br/>Existentialism: freely choose among all the various things that don&#39;t matter! 2025-02-20T17:59:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxeaymdqcj92ge2wp82savpawsrd53uchlyax9lst963y5txwt8qzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrchj8xd5 I believe now is the right moment politically to attack and dethrone God. 2025-02-06T19:26:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8gd79jyaag36rty4qfhvc76pltk7d0ps06dh4larndmuca9hendgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc597499 Resident Philosopher for AI Ethics<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/588">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/588</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/941/285/506/157/817/original/fa0ec54809feb5b0.png"> <br/> 2025-02-03T18:08:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwz7t0uxr7a4a6ta7e7ve54x4e4sluq9z4zkz2wcrjt2fru26tlgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcms49j4 I can&#39;t imagine anyone in China right now is looking at the United States and being like &#34;man, we really we need democracy like they have.&#34; 2025-02-01T18:32:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2uhn7f6gmm0lanzhclem6h7wn8z9vds8gj8t2tkfnl97mt6jeu8czyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcmqxana Economists have to go to school for so long because it is a very difficult field.<br/><br/>It takes a lot of time and energy to figure out a reason why paying poor people more money is bad for them. 2025-01-30T19:36:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxm2wqur7nq2e0tauj320cmt4j5e789sxq6gmudrpcrlcwj4yk7pgzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrctdesn7 Starting to actually think that the United States might be cursed.<br/><br/>Is there any chance whatsoever that we accidentally built it on top of an Indian burial ground?? 2025-01-27T00:29:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg39fampckl2y8lpv746g6zyppj636zcrlkr3jf87tee3unz7z00gzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc4rle3x The bad taste of alcohol is there to clue in your body that it is a poison and you shouldn&#39;t drink it.<br/><br/>Lucky for me though I don&#39;t so easily fall for &#34;appeal to nature&#34; fallacies. 2025-01-24T21:42:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2dx6u7mnkukytjxw4tyv3fx5zyl2gxlexp4jpkluha585vn4pnzszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcl579zy A lot of people are confused by how someone so seemingly stupid as Elon Musk could become the richest person in the world, so they come up with all sorts of theories about how he must be secretly smart.<br/><br/>Allow me to explain: the world is stupid too. 2025-01-22T18:52:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspamyjuvdzutv5qgj898vcmqha4a96eegkxwklrw5jj6yyreywzgqzyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc8j6cnx The History of What is the Good Life -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/586">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/586</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/861/887/742/514/717/original/389fde09db07e4b4.png"> <br/> 2025-01-20T17:35:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp2f6uvklzg0wj3a684yhvzshmhu2z7lr74e7k8fx62vypjge33kszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrc39ux3c Dilbert guy, 2003: &#34;ha ha doesn&#39;t it suck how your boss doesn&#39;t understand technology?&#34;<br/><br/>Dilbert guy, 2025: &#34;I have taught my computer to mind control me and it has instructed me to be more racist.&#34;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/840/382/580/775/660/original/2922a7ebca2f27b1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-16T22:27:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9q4ym5jdpyeqhk2jf2uv2dym59yrnetzyuevq2z3pjrgmtfpcytszyq2tkgfv6qpch69uy6ks94whsxawmk7slgddjuzszwv3ct2l3hwrcvlz0wm Why major in philosophy?<br/>- can be smug after only 2-3 classes<br/>- only major where you finish knowing less than when you started<br/>- generally better beards than psychology<br/>- can&#39;t find a job, but then again what even is a job? 2025-01-12T18:14:18Z