Gaslighters, rogues and patriots

what’s great about this tv series, Patriot, aside from the jangly folk songs the lead actor sings in cafes and dive bars, is the weight of his depression. he knows his father is an egomaniacal intelligence operative who’s making up fake scenarios just so he has an excuse to go on rogue operations. but his son is the one taking all the abuse and living with the guilt of it, being complicit in killing innocent people just to fluff up his father’s ego.

the egos of our fathers something something…

if you have enough time to develop fetishes and masturbate all day and larp like an adult child while the people in your own community are dying of poverty on the streets, you’re the sicko actually.

I spent several years living with tech bro Burning Man fetishist sickos who were entirely reward/money/fame-motivated and sneared at me in derision because I did volunteer work at a local meals-on-wheels non-profit and other volunteer opportunities, telling me I was an idiot for working for free as they ignored people suffering in their own community.

Not just out of touch with humanity, but DELIBERATELY, consciously out of touch, on purpose, because they truly believe they are better than everyone else to the point where they don’t care if impoverished people simply cease to exist or die.

Very little compassion for people in their OWN community, never mind other communities around the world.

Tech bros don’t care if you die, so long as they got theirs, go fuck yourselves.