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New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "YouTube now world's largest media company, topping Disney"

Acrobatic_Road — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:38:45 +0000

how do you resist the urge to click on the red notification icon?

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "WiiFin – Jellyfin Client for Nintendo Wii"

Acrobatic_Road — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:29:50 +0000

Or 480i if you want to watch classic anime on a CRT.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "EFF is leaving X"

Acrobatic_Road — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:14:37 +0000

It was condemned by New York and Vermont Republicans including the Republican governor of Vermont. Then New York Republicans voted to dissolve the organization. As for Vance's comments, he is pointing out that many of the participants were young and shouldn't have their lives ruined over this. I agree. People are capable of change, and young people are prone to saying stupid things.

>Ahh yes, the genius billionaire who doesn't understand basic English.

Do you remember everything that gets said in a multi-hour podcast? Do you even listen all the way through?

>flat earthers

I think you are living in a bubble. I suggest you go touch grass and maybe even talk with your Republican neighbors about their beliefs.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "EFF is leaving X"

Acrobatic_Road — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:09:47 +0000

I didn't know supporting Israel is taking off a mask. It's not a dirty secret you need to hide.

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Acrobatic_Road — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:11:34 +0000

Your link doesn't show that the Republican party praises Hitler. Everybody involved in that story was condemned by mainstream Republicans. The one elected official was told to step down by the Republican governor of Vermont, and he did. You can find radical voices on the left who praise Stalin or the IRGC. That doesn't mean those views are mainstream in the party.

>He shard a video of a podcaster arguing Hitler had no desire to exterminate Jews and the Holocaust deaths were logistical failures.

The episode covered a lot of material that had nothing to do with WW2 or the Holocaust and Elon never endorsed any particular claims in it. In any case, Elon took down the post and put up a community note debunking Cooper's argument after people pointed it out.

You can find the episode here: https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-darryl-cooper

>His comments in Germany about too much past guilt.

I agree with it. Why should people people feel guilty for the actions of others? It serves no purpose other than to further mass immigration. Elon Musk wants to end mass immigration into western countries which is why he supports right wing political parties in Europe and America. That doesn't make him or those political parties "nazi". You can oppose mass immigration without being a nazi.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "EFF is leaving X"

Acrobatic_Road — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:54:49 +0000

I'm just mocking you.

I <3 israel

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "EFF is leaving X"

Acrobatic_Road — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:44:17 +0000

LOL, when will you realize there is no arc of the moral universe; there is no "right" or "wrong" side to history. There is only what happens. So kick and scream about how much you hate Jews (Oh, sorry "Zionists"), but we're not going anywhere.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "EFF is leaving X"

Acrobatic_Road — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:25:30 +0000

I assume you mean the Haredi? I have never heard of them running fake charities but a lot of them go on welfare (in Israel). To be honest, most Israelis don't like them either. But I think the answer is cut off the welfare and force them to get jobs.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "EFF is leaving X"

Acrobatic_Road — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:15:28 +0000

So he's a nazi because: - he made such jokes as "Some people will Goebbels anything down!" and "Stop Gőring your enemies!"? - He visited Auschwitz after allowing free speech on X upset the advertisers. - He donates to the Republican party which praises Hitler (citation needed).

If anything you're not the serious person here.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "EFF is leaving X"

Acrobatic_Road — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:02:22 +0000

Anti-zionism is anti-antisemitism 99% of time. The desire to destroy Israel (as opposed to literally any other country) is rooted in hatred for Jews.

>And AFD is most definitely a nazi party. Just because there are less polished nazi parties as well does not make them non-nazis. They have an ethnonationalist agenda, focusing on German ethnicity as the basis around which to build the German nation state. Contrast this with civic nationalism, the non-nazi liberal take on nation states, in which citizenship is based on a cultural identity and belonging, not your Germanic descent.

The AFD is actually rather moderate. They want mass deportations for unassimilated migrants, i.e. people who don't speak German, don't work, commit crimes, etc. What's actually radical is the idea that you can import those with no connection to Europe and suddenly they are just as European as anyone else because you gave them citizenship.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "EFF is leaving X"

Acrobatic_Road — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:33:57 +0000

The ADL says it was an awkward gesture, not a nazi salute. Snopes says his grandparents weren't nazis. They also say there's no proof his family moved to south africa because they supported apartheid. And even if his grandparents were nazis, it wouldn't make him a nazi. I'm sure many Germans have nazi grandparents, but that doesn't make them nazis.

>Elon himself has supported AFD, the current german nazi part

No, the current nazi party is Die Heimat (or whatever they call themselves). AFD just wants common sense immigration reform.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers"

Acrobatic_Road — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:01:54 +0000

That ignores all the tax revenue they bring in at the local level. Virginia also has tax exemptions at the state level, but as another commentator points out, data centers are delivering a huge share of tax revenue in places like Loudon County.

And of course you can (and should!) get rid of those state tax exemptions which have served their purpose.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers"

Acrobatic_Road — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:25:55 +0000

There's this thing called taxes...

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers"

Acrobatic_Road — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:16:26 +0000

It's emblematic of Maine's wider anti-business and anti-growth climate which may explain why the state now has the highest median age in the US and one of the lowest fertility rates of any state.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers"

Acrobatic_Road — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:57:40 +0000

With low fertility and little reason for anyone to move there the northeast will turn into a barren backwater.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers"

Acrobatic_Road — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:46:22 +0000

They sure have a right to enact policies that keep them economically & demographically irrelevant.

https://cdn.xcancel.com/pic/orig/638FA4CD35438/media%2FF5jNt...

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "How to get better at guitar"

Acrobatic_Road — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:46:30 +0000

as somebody who practices from tabs I have no idea how I would begin doing this.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Phone-free bars and restaurants on the rise across the U.S."

Acrobatic_Road — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:31:56 +0000

It depends, it depends. You need to look at other signals. Are they extremely absorbed? Is it somewhere extremely quiet (like a library), or somewhere louder (like a coffee shop)?

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Phone-free bars and restaurants on the rise across the U.S."

Acrobatic_Road — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:22:53 +0000

Yes, possibly. But they also don't talk to each other. It's pretty unlikely that nobody in that room likes anyone else. It's more likely that they just don't know how to socialize. And when I start talking, people tend to open up and laugh at my jokes. So I wouldn't say anybody dislikes me.

New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Phone-free bars and restaurants on the rise across the U.S."

Acrobatic_Road — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:16:24 +0000

I understand social cues. I am just more than willing to push the envelope. And I have nothing to lose by possibly causing some mild discomfort to a stranger by "gasp" talking to them like a fellow human being.