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New comment by jjbigs in "Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my life (a lack of) meaning"

jjbigs — Sun, 10 May 2026 03:58:30 +0000

This is fucking nuts

New comment by jjbigs in "Apple's Problem with Bodies"

jjbigs — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 04:42:46 +0000

Odd article. In a round about way, the strong prejudice against the 16+ articulate by the author seems to be an endorsement of sex for early and pre teen youth. The author can paint whatever slant they choose calling it a "journaling" app it's inextricably tied to sex, downplaying that is disingenuous

New comment by jjbigs in "Addiction Markets"

jjbigs — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 03:45:16 +0000

It's quite reactionary to label betting as addiction markets. I see little reason to draw that corollary to other, often detested, vices.

To label such activity as a tax on the poor is nothing more than a euphemism. I understand what is being said by the verbiage "tax" in this context. Although no real tax is voluntary.

Labeling this as an issue that disproportionately affects poor is misleading. This is an issue for a few select individuals who make poor decisions. The correlation for poor decisions and lower disposable income is higher than the contrary.

Wealthy by all means have the ability to wager more than they can afford. Often times, they wager significantly higher than average income individuals; however, they stay within their means