chris / vbm

no matter how dumb you are, as long as you say things people want to hear, the entire world is open to you

please somebody invent food that stays hot longer

really unfortunate failure mode for society when a smart person rightfully earns respect and followers through their insights, but then ends up slowly descending into schizophrenic pattern seeking while people continue to give their ideas the same credence as before

chess has time controls, scrabble has word challenges. i want to see debates where sides can call out each other for lying, and if the moderator/audience agrees, they instantly lose. but if you make a callout that fails, you lose instead.

always redeem cashback/points, your credit card company doesnt deserve an interest free loan from you

hypocrisy is crying about statues being re/moved but staying silent as parts of the white house are destroyed and remodeled

if aws goes down thats god telling us to have a half day of work today

when i die you guys better not give me a weak italian border envelope

you never think about just how much an oversized t-posing batman figure looks like a crossbow until your heart skips a beat passing by someone carrying one pointed at you

thanks to fintech burning vc money, you dont even need good credit to get >4% off most of your spending anymore

im sad they made sliwa take off his hat

this isnt just a few kids in groupchats. the next generation of republicans is very open about which movements they look up to. they eagerly await the day norms change enough that they no longer have to worry about defending their optics.

when people talk about not wanting foreign interference in their country's politics that includes drew pavlou

feels very gross that tracy anderson is now marketing her overpriced rock weights toward children while pretending they have mystical benefits

last night i learned do not try to pronounce 'caique' at a party in new york

how unlucky and confused do you have to be to bend an inch thick control rod?? how does that even happen

its easy to be comfortable at the furry/therian parties if you love talking about bird facts

the left is finally working up the nerve to reclaim frogs from the right

what is whole foods feeding their grapes, theyre the size of kumquats and so thick theyre al dente

putting on a thick layer of lotion probably helps keep you slightly warmer in the winter

god made man in his image

guy who is soft on crime because he has a fondness for the trickster archetype

how times have changed

i watched 'battle of persian gulf 2' a michael bay inspired cgi epic by an iranian auteur about defeating the usa in a fictional battle with cool weapons, and this is one of my favorite ridiculous moments

rare earth minerals implies if we keep digging we'll find epic and legendary minerals

there is an anxiety ill never be able to get rid of until all my friends that cannot find jobs are gainfully employed

incredibly relatable experience

the zelda breath of the wild piano really worked well for one battle after another

calling me a clown cant hurt me, i have big arlecchino energy

would be good for discourse everywhere if there was a better way to distinguish socialists who just want more worker ownership from socialists that want a necessary transition to communism