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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 97 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Reminds me of this headline from The Onion from right after 9/11

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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I miss the time when the president wearing a tan suit was the biggest scandal in politics.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Right?

Who gives a flying fuck?

I guess the answer is apparently a shit ton of losers with no lives of their own.

I feel insulted that I've even been forced to be made aware of this over the last 48 hours.

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

It isn’t helpful to think of them as losers. Like the image says, no bread all circuses. Without making any inferences about these two people pictured, the media and public focus on their engagement is in the service of maintaining and strengthening the status quo power structures.

Resist the urge to dismiss this as crank conspiracy thinking. There is a system, even if it wasn’t designed and even if it isn’t organized. And the media is by and large a tool of that system.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

"We should stop indulging in celebrity and start GIVING A FUCK!"

"Okay, what should we care about?"

"Wow, thanks. Now I'm full of helpless anxiety. Anything I can do about any of this?"

"DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING!"

"Well, this has been enervating as fuck. If you don't mind, I'm going back to hide in my den and watch movies until the world ends."

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Wake up sheeple!"

"OK cool youre right I see now, I understand. What are we gonna do about it?"

"They've played you for fools! WAKE UP SEE WHATS HAPPENING"

"Yeah I see its awful. How can we help?"

"You're a pawn in their game WAKE UP"

"Fuck it gonna go have a wank"

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[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I really despise this type of argument. There's plenty you can care about that isn't billionaire pop stars or famines.

Theres so much optimistic shit these days and education has never been this accessible. Join a book club, environmental club, local community, hobby niche, care about different countries and regions. I barely find enough free time for all these activities.

There are literally a billion things you should care more about than a billionaires getting engaged. It's frankly disgusting.

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think the key here is "we". Collectively if people had a common understanding of what is going on in the world they would be appalled and demand more of our leaders (or get new ones)

Instead people vaguely know what is going on, through the biased lense of their news sources.

I think if you asked most Americans who Netanyahu is and what he is doing you'd get a blank stare. If you ask them what is up with tswift they would excitedly explain that she just got engaged and recently had a crazy expensive tour.

How any of this gets corrected is beyond me, and that's exactly how the people in power want it.

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[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago (6 children)
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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

idk OP... this is a lot more effort than I put into things idgaf about.

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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People that idolize celebs are wild to me. Taylor wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire girl.

As I've gotten older my celebs are people that put tutorials on YouTube. Like oh shit, ishaan my favorite electrician just dropped a fire new video on neutrals and grounding on 3 phase. Or that one homesteader just dropped a short on how to grow bigger pumpkins, get the popcorn

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Absolutely. I wish Taylor Swift all the best, just like I do anyone, but I couldn't care less about her or her life. Alec Watson from Technology Connections? I'd take a bullet for that guy.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't wish all the best to any billionaire.

You're a fundamentally failed human being if you allow yourself to hoard this much wealth. At least tech billionaires pretend to have some sort of ideal goal they're working on but entertainer just be straight up pure narcissists.

[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I believe that the best for billionaires is to be relieved of the morally corrupting influence of their wealth, and I do wish that for them.

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[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm marginally happy that anyone anywhere is in love. Cool beans.

Beyond that, I'd rather see people I know have happy and healthy lives. FSM knows they deserve it just as much as these two.

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes but did you hear about Cracker Barrel??

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That they fired Brad's wife after eleven years of service?

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No bread , all circuses

I've been saying a variation for the past year or a bit longer "Circuses are cheap, bread is expensive"
That's why we have so much entertaiment, but no housing.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Except the circuses AREN'T cheap anymore either, what with the likes of Ticketmaster/Live Nation making it so a concert ticket costs as much as a car and the NFL's only goal being to maximize the profits of the team owners.

Just to use the examples directly related to the billionaire and multimillionaire depicted.

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[–] _thebrain_@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That is a lot of effort to say that you don't care....

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[–] mikesizachrist@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is exactly how i kiss as well. I've never understood why ppl purse their lips (you look like a duck!) . For me, it's always been closed mouth, lips tight, and aiming for the mustache, so our lips dont actually meet and my mouth never looks weird for the cameras.

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[–] makyo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Holy shit banning private jets, yes please

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[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What I find hilariously, self-centered and tone deaf, funny is they announced the engagement on a day when across the NFL players were getting cut and losing their jobs across the league on cut down day.

40 of Kelsy's team mates lost their jobs on that day. But I suppose overshadowing that got the NFL more clicks and eyeballs.

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

The first I heard of Swift's engagement was reporters asking Trump to react, cause every fucking thing is about Trump

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Finally, some good-ass manual meme creation!

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

distraction of the masses from politics, a tale as old as time. people are too invested in sports/celebreties often are very ignorant of the policies/politics around them, and they dont realize this just a distraction from Class issues.

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[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

love this and I love how it's triggering all the Swifties

[–] DiskCrasher@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Professional entertainment. The most grossly overpaid industry ever.

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Everyone should really read ALL of this image. The headline obviously resonates with a ton of people, but there is a bigger message here that people need to engage with.

I don’t know if this is OC from the author or not, but this is genuinely brilliant.

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