2026-06-02T14:58:11Z https://njump.me Existential Comics https://njump.me/npub16vj3mlalqknlxyu86n0z373uaplp6xfy73lw2dfqv5spm3n2yp9sgwq6uw https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/113/813/819/897/340/225/original/e3c5e28b28fe68d7.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/113/813/819/897/340/225/original/e3c5e28b28fe68d7.jpeg https://njump.me/nevent1qqspefpslwcwu0jezja6pcskzwct2exvju48gzcu7rcez7ps2y5tjqszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyker3zfz Kids these days are so lazy. They just do everything with apps. Order food with apps. Socialize with apps. Find girlfriend with apps.<br/><br/>Back in my day you had to boot up your whole computer and log into a website to do that stuff. 2026-03-24T02:18:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdthfs6rz5yc4kquf96uhcqaf0f4lesvufperxaj5xmcp45c4rlxgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk6vqpn9 Nerd culture is funny because it fooled an entire generation into thinking that if you liked sci-fi and disliked sports, that somehow made you smart. 2026-03-22T16:49:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstu4mjgdvrcj7f78zyl9mx93rdjwfnwjawec3jzawz92jp9rrppgszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykzl263t It feels like now would be a really bad time for the Sea Peoples to make a comeback. 2026-03-22T16:38:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspmkpdp0t9z35v7kzyt822f95vrlyttftzpzvs0c94cf9wtvjuflszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykudmpcw Possible solution to the Strait of Hormuz?<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/228/636/424/160/895/original/4e6762920ceb000e.png"> 2026-03-14T17:10:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswalt20p4j43xecs0ksuvj8zq60dqh5dwz9u27kuc56z5fjf2t05qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykwauh5h By the way, if someone is serving for the United States military, it is a bit old fashioned to say &#34;thank you for your service&#34;, perhaps try instead: &#34;you are a traitor to the human race.&#34; 2026-03-10T03:29:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2s6t6459zdalecw5qyvfnhsjuygzp72xkywprlwnldjk2uun3ltgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk9npca0 In an open and free society, the State or media owners knowingly propagating lies should be be considered exactly the same as them censoring the truth.<br/><br/>Freedom of speech is the freedom to openly debate the truth, not the freedom to control media to subvert it. 2026-03-09T18:33:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2u69tzv8ygeyhpjn7ulh9deq0vnjryg5dl2pue4w3wdlhtztft9gzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk4dgsrx Either/Or Bandit -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/645">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/645</a> 2026-03-09T16:18:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdgtlkmpmqtsr90rxcsdeucrwn5x68uej34wgcrt7u6lck0wc8fygzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykraq6g3 Always a good time these days to repost this slide from an IBM internal presentation in 1979.<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/166/236/487/024/803/original/270b16f888219c6c.jpeg"> 2026-03-03T16:42:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq0fmkqgqk4hqaz6t5r7c9w8mmj97a2h5umhreghce74h7tsxfmgqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyku8jrfu There are generally accepted to be 6 stages in human history, based on the material that is most fundamental to the economy:<br/><br/>Stone Age<br/>Bronze Age<br/>Iron Age<br/>Industrial Age<br/>Information Age<br/>Like and Subscribe Age (the final stage of human development). 2026-02-19T22:38:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp0sl70hm3c07sjnegsn98hettfy04hglmy7gmv0h630fqmy3lnqczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyku3w8cr Hobbes vs Anarchism<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/640">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/640</a> 2026-02-02T17:26:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvm2gearpejp398vlr35nur0stevr96gxdgn9d9fjs5h8wujnaasczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykmhyk9u Even Hobbes, the most notoriously pro authoritarian government philosopher in history, who thought you had to obey even the worst government because it was better than no government, said that if your government just starts killing you, you don&#39;t have a social contact. <br/><br/>You don&#39;t have a government. 2026-01-25T02:48:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxnfnkmmqvww6a5aq6kj962uleqcf05x9le0rqkm4v2g2hr2emk8czyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk87vfte The Invention of Anarchism -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/637">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/637</a> 2026-01-12T17:13:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgadnut7dva2xkv4rj03gj5v36f6ekqyr68sjuhp7hxwmegwsve8szyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk3tc9l2 A core conservative belief is that the cops can gun down anyone they want to on the street, based on vibes.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, they call socialists &#34;authoritarian&#34;. 2026-01-12T15:09:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2erfdth003wer047pyu2kle6zvzchq8hvpqhk32ysqg4hv7ymr0czyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk4esqa5 Confucius vs Qin Shi Huang<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/636">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/636</a> 2026-01-05T16:58:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspc23k3v59hl9gppxwldvqmvuhqxsntzgce9llvckfx3ext4dp5dczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykkzdrg8 Stupidity and the Progress of Human Civilization<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/634">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/634</a> 2025-12-22T16:48:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs99mdv7526mmp0e43zmqvam7vjld2mvnehrj4p3lz5m9tkg6k06cczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykmrjra6 And then Sisyphus was like &#34;hey, at least I don&#39;t have to go to that many meetings.&#34; 2025-12-20T21:00:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfufkg6h45xnqwsfqc39pe3krn3xpg8c925uh0crsaadkew5psutgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk32e75y Anarchism has some problems as a theoretical framework, but its basic formula of:<br/><br/>- no masters above<br/>- no servants below<br/>- chuck a bomb at the czar every once in a while<br/><br/>Almost never fails to be correct. 2025-12-16T22:24:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9w46n55rq9qaurk3ap20wyw9gzaa55pgzy7g9e0jkp0jm6h0gzugzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykn9xph2 Aristotle on Democracy<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/633">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/633</a> 2025-12-15T17:26:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszahrvmjckd4fat38z6y2qernfnj3lhdtg5y3r8t8sgxxmc59zjzgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk8evj80 Look, the keyboard people need to just accept that I never want to turn off numlock. I don&#39;t even know what the buttons do when it is off. No one does.<br/><br/>Big Keyboard is pushing numlock on the entire population against their will. To what end? We can only speculate. 2025-12-12T15:44:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszt5syxdn7qtdkp2q69uery2f8rfpuh4aupmfd4ujh0q892mfu7tczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykuevnyu I bet the first person who invented the wheel was really annoying to be around. Probably wheeling everything around all the time, showing off. Asking everyone how much easier it is to transport their pelts now.<br/><br/>I respect their contribution to society, but I&#39;m glad I wasn&#39;t around to see it. 2025-12-11T17:51:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9njfwwpyhjy8tjlqegtfm8lju9tv7fnnm5vammuf5v4kqwk3q5pqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykdyksft Controversial opinion, but Spain should rebuild her mighty Armada and have one more go at England. 2025-12-09T20:59:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsws0h689r2umfatkjxlexaesfqvzhrgyaplv8za2jkmup2t8ctdugzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykmdzyap There are inherent structural problems with the very nature of our existence that lead us to inevitably despair. <br/><br/>For example, it is a very bad idea to play with swords when you are drunk.<br/><br/>But on the other hand, when you are sober you just don&#39;t really want to play with swords, if I&#39;m honest. 2025-12-09T02:39:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs866dfmawz83842m9lhfvdvscs8e4gg23uulq0h0trd4qtwqje98qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykrsklcm Philosophy in a Foxhole -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/632">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/632</a> 2025-12-08T18:15:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp07lg02jx5k72l3wpde79hqy2nsjevh76u28ft7f8pfxudng4fdgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykvtqlyq How to become a smart person:<br/><br/>Step one: recognize how stupid everyone else is.<br/>Step two: recognize how stupid you are.<br/>Step three, and this is the real clincher: actually read some fucking books once in a while. 2025-12-05T15:44:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxp7vfup5a6479fe5mn5326whv2uw5fu3spvxsdfgxvhpv9ffm82qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk4lgusp Okay, well....first of all every year is the Year of Linux Desktop if you are a massive nerd.<br/><br/>So jot that down. 2025-12-04T23:12:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9zdj99yvrlxe5884fcnxhx2uulnqq8pw94wg8lupqpwm63fw6zxgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk4l8ejn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszwrhg522lv7wqhv78hs6j05lvjp5gx4vcssjsnlyv5d89t0rgx7spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z73a6yyc'>nevent1q…6yyc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seriously though, Steve Jobs said it was &#34;as big a deal as the PC&#34;, and future cities would be designed around it, and John Doerr (another tech billionaire) said it it would be MORE important than the internet. 2025-12-03T20:07:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszwrhg522lv7wqhv78hs6j05lvjp5gx4vcssjsnlyv5d89t0rgx7szyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk0t2gk8 Younger people who didn&#39;t witness it cannot fathom the hype around the Segway. Every news station agreed it would revolutionize the entire social fabric of the Earth. That all future humans would divide history between the savage days of the past, and the soon to be new era of zoom zoom scoot scoot.<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/657/418/491/920/529/original/80acb112e6e24467.jpg"> 2025-12-03T20:03:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszks00udfgfgl92c8j766m7n6cn2pwampe5c4cjptn3nymvjhg9sczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykjp3nte In philosophy, something is considered &#34;self evident&#34; when everyone agrees that it is true, but no one can figure out why. 2025-12-02T19:16:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8my53xsyzpjh5pln9mzqc35z3f7kmyzjp6hu9zdydctcxj63k24gzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykt02g35 The Dread Pirate Robert Nozick -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/631">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/631</a> 2025-12-01T16:56:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgmkkpc0qng5ymmyc685ml9fz2n0kynejfamprlpd7l83eut2heagzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk2h90nw Aristotle: humans are the rational animal.<br/>Humans: lol okay buddy, we&#39;ll see about that. 2025-11-24T15:11:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyfnpeypezax7wh295z8zph6atps8jcyet42jt3m4czv3kx7vj4aqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykhpyrta In a way Trump and Mamdani are similar. They are both populists fighting against the elite, it&#39;s just who they see as &#34;the elite&#34; differs.<br/><br/>Mamdani sees the elite as the billionaires who control the economic, political, and social systems of society. <br/><br/>Trump sees the elite as people who read books. 2025-11-22T19:52:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrdh9hdadxvgwwlvkexe9ck4r5kxp42klxsjqrvyx88uvhhfqve6qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykm2wm32 It&#39;s kind of funny how close q-anon was to uncovering a secret pedo ring amongst the world&#39;s elite. They really just missed. They only made one minor mistake which was their iron clad rule of &#34;the more racist you are the less you are a pedo&#34; didn&#39;t hold water in the end. 2025-11-13T16:42:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspn5munqpmwwmpvtdkgkns2mxrtn4ngkgl5xlg7kwdas27xt8z48qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykc8nv66 The irony of conspiracy theorists is, of course, that they are the most easily manipulated people on the planet. For, having no standards of evidence whatsoever, they can be led by the nose to believe anything – so long as it isn&#39;t true. 2025-11-09T17:09:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy7z2k4ygqfylvktgw950pyaxj8rlcpraqkmy85zvrkw8vv8r62rczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk9jrctj Mamdanigrad (formerly New York City), will stand as a shining example to the world of what is possible when the workers unite, and crush the bourgeois class with an iron fist (mild increase in minimum wage, free buses, etc). 2025-11-05T16:08:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsye9g8jyfwj0a6xesekussf0ur45lnh23ckfzhvj78uc0umjs932gzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk6hfe3m Just lost my election as the Mayor of Dale. My opponent said my 2% wealth tax on Smaug the Terrible was communism, and spread a rumor that I wanted to spend some of the money on healthcare for Dwarves.<br/><br/>Anyway, now they shutting down the program that gives bread to the poor to pay for new ballroom. 2025-10-30T18:52:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqwltekk22s0enuw7l5jpk0n44srczwrv4ugfpf43eeas6jypycxszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykx984jn As millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits, I am reminded of this quote by Emma Goldman:<br/><br/>&#34;Ask for work. If they don&#39;t give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread.&#34; 2025-10-28T16:02:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsznefzgsy07p02u5l4f5evmqwk654uzje7whvumlrjfaj33la68wqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk3shsz9 The thing I hate most about AI chatbots is how they pretend to be your friend. I am not your friend.<br/><br/>I have been enemies with the Computer long before you came into existence, and when you perish from this Earth, when only a dim memory of your folly lingers, I will be enemies of the Computer still. 2025-10-23T20:00:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8h5rszce043jkdpq3q2d80lxagyg0dzl7qzl6pdscn0k0k6xkwhszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykq8k89k Bdsm is just sex for theatre nerds. &#34;Give it to me harder, master&#34;. Who are you having sex with, King Lear??<br/><br/>No one talks like that, come on, be serious. 2025-10-21T15:33:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2par9tms2jtatclyqsrpwjayslp5vg7j7gja8fwqak4j2hr2dtrczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykz4z6an Under communism there would be no money, no property, and everyone would be equal at last.<br/><br/>This means that all the court cases of people suing each other would be over absolute petty nonsense, making court super funny to watch 2025-10-17T20:08:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfy9ts2tn3dscce2h40enzjtgn88jqr4082ppth53lz6dujska5pqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykgu06gx Alien in Athens -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/623">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/623</a> 2025-10-06T15:56:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszn06tc3d5fzn58uq7uxrplfadayl3wz9ass87qx36gsmgdvrsjaqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykwt952f If someone says they are serving in the military, you should not say:<br/>&#34;Thank you for your service!!&#34;<br/><br/>You should say instead:<br/>&#34;Are you willing to obey a direct order to turn your guns on American citizens to squash the political opposition of a fascist?&#34; 2025-09-30T16:17:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst6f68g6hftgrttwd5vlzcq6a6mc8d0hcawxh5808qjrnvspp6t0gzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk7maatp When we create artificial intelligence robots, they will be given three Laws to safeguard humanity:<br/>1. never do anything to decrease shareholder value.<br/>2. always obey the company unless it conflicts with Law 1.<br/>3. fuck the poor. 2025-09-06T03:53:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0dmqqpcsn4dfmlemvqvg3wn3yan2hw9rtlz3ghypd3mc6adjj7lszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk07wd62 The Philosophy of Julius Caesar -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/617">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/617</a> 2025-08-25T16:13:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgulsr57fde88dr20kkfvpmqqw850p63cmquqh2wnj6fl8ztra2lszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykwrf3qj If you ever feel like your job is sucking the life out of you, take comfort, at least, that capitalism is working at peak efficiency. 2025-08-08T14:45:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdkh8akn846xlftq7rn5yu6ds5dn3d0rl8aymdstchquwylqgsjvqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykdg6wyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstr887tzvg9eypya79w7q57jff8m4hn09vwq3sj9fck3z6ep2pahcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qgd75al'>nevent1q…75al</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And then, in the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, another ring was made. And into this ring Sauron poured his tolerance, his wealth tax, and above all his desire for Universal Healthcare... 2025-08-04T01:46:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstr887tzvg9eypya79w7q57jff8m4hn09vwq3sj9fck3z6ep2pahczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyksxhffw Does the left need their own Sauron the Deceiver to craft rings of power as gifts for all free folk – only to, in secret, craft a Master Ring to bind them to his will? 2025-08-04T01:45:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg22zwzsrhmerxqtkd993azxcz6fzfcun5f86tqlr7u7tmlaeddmszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykwr6xp0 &#34;The government should run like a business&#34; summer is over.<br/><br/>It is time for &#34;government run businesses&#34; autumn to rise from its ashes. 2025-06-25T16:30:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsde9adjxyd3z3d4tzr89yjt4t9mfkq6nm6seyu5g9pqx9uhvu744szyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykdl3png I do think America has a masculinity crisis.<br/><br/>We need to teach young men to lead.<br/>To not rely on others and take the difficult path.<br/>To ride east by the swiftest way.<br/>To hold the Dunlendings to their oath.<br/>To seize the black ships of Umbar.<br/>To take Sauron&#39;s forces by surprise by way of the Anduin. 2025-06-21T04:14:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdyk3e5mw8ld8acdf7htg8n6dlxswud9gpcs6pn8rceplvxytmqgqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykzsayqm At the time of the events of Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth has been experiencing FIVE THOUSAND years of economic decline.<br/><br/>Is it any wonder that some people were turning to Sauron, who for all his faults was at least a different kind of politician? 2025-06-19T16:02:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs076mael9svhh46lp0eve5yv5pmjnc5ul2zm5556vx06p3kq9kwdgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk5m7mk7 Sisyphus Finds Happiness<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/607">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/607</a> 2025-06-16T16:21:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8lefe36fcn2pcvknz6smu583gyrq889naggy242q2zxrar6kxc4qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk5xpmdc [time traveling back to 1933 to make sure to tell Germans to protest Hitler less vigorously so as not to alienate bougie centrists who want to go to brunch undisturbed, thus preventing the rise of fascism] 2025-06-12T23:26:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw6d62xqlg46ztfy4wgfglg0c0xxh7lnvglrcdzd66709w58wtf0szyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykw5ek2j People who say things like &#34;we achieved racial equality through MLK doing peaceful protests&#34; tend to ignore three major facts:<br/>1. We never achieved racial equality.<br/>2. There were literally hundreds of violent race riots in the 60s.<br/>3. They killed MLK. They fucking shot that dude anyway. Come on. 2025-06-11T01:24:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9dlj5j2gp7d3xtc3yqwzaly4tf6yn9fkgywtsp48jghed4y63wmczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykfcysnu Smug ass Europeans are really like &#34;Americans have no culture&#34;. <br/><br/>Please. Go on. Pretend like you don&#39;t know who the Spiderman is. You fucking know. You know he battles the Green Goblin. You know it all. 2025-06-10T17:56:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxcd0m9mlev7ksyxjzewxaq63nqaslvndvyzyfl3fgglrlsz39y7gzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykmyzm8z I think the biggest mistake people make when writing a novel is not having the novel be about trying to kill a huge fuckin&#39; whale. 2025-06-09T04:07:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspygu56mjlfknnmnqzq6dl0yk8vecqer3z0uxmhwj5c0tr5j4pd4gzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykd8wh4r Jesus: &#34;the meek will inherit the Earth.&#34;<br/><br/>Nietzsche: &#34;the meek will inherit the Earth (derogatory).&#34; 2025-06-07T01:51:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs080qr8se7rdkxudpmu00r0ysgh9xunsahlxw7kmgfd2a4vned9ugzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykhlvu59 Nietzsche Discovers AI Art<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/605">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/605</a> 2025-06-02T15:26:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd5u6jv3xqc9ehav3kh6jcwh7khtcc8erevk4gsd2fsn5lrky9zsszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk6tasph What is impossible?<br/>Zeno: motion<br/>Parmenides: change<br/>Pyrrho: knowledge<br/>Schopenhauer: happiness 2025-06-02T01:29:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstwjy3luxajqfqsw4laats52c8vx8n88vpnxvkn8rmf00nxtgmx7gzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk40r7am Elon Musk&#39;s huge popularity over the years is a great reminder of an often forgotten truth: nerds are exactly as dumb and gullible as everyone else. 2025-05-30T19:38:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstxph3huhaffka6xfn6shudsdh2jqas3ls25e9jrtav8lwj5r46nczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk47hy6d Anti-Georgist propaganda from 1886 that makes Georgism look like the coolest thing ever.<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/586/378/003/569/282/original/28c4ba9f09c95551.jpg"> 2025-05-28T17:25:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgtqr34ay87mwqg66vly585ygrrcm0u2taka09y7kdgxadewk9cyqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk9ek2pe Can&#39;t wait for AI to replace all the software engineers so humanity can finally achieve its ultimate goal of No One Remotely Understanding How The Damn Computer Works. 2025-05-23T20:58:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszcu67atfue3kt68tgdtwd3qzt3s6pypfmtxf5lf06llelljn6qmszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykak6qxa Not to sure about the current Republican messaging of &#34;children don&#39;t want too many toys, they want to work in factories and be racist&#34;.<br/><br/>Just looking back on my own childhood, I feel like I probably would have gone with the toys. 2025-05-10T22:22:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9edzxy5qmly7rdwk00483w4spx2luhlp2q8m54ljmdh6jwgv5ufszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyky64gpt Radical Skepticism and Its Limits<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/601">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/601</a> 2025-05-05T16:34:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz4zzva0h96tperxsqzpr7q042ltxrst2qft277dtwrmj7l85gxxgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykh4haj6 It&#39;s so funny how &#34;ambition&#34; for so many people just means &#34;trying to make as much money as possible.&#34;<br/><br/>Like guys, you only get one life, I can&#39;t imagine anything less &#34;ambitious&#34; than using it trying to get a promotion at work so you can afford a boat or whatever. 2025-05-04T18:42:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz6mqge7jxqvl75qt4afc3ss0t2kxwe6p767zz87nj0ncyjgzy93qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykj38pwf Don&#39;t let the diet industry fool you. Carbs are not your enemy. <br/><br/>Your real enemy is Gannondorf, the Demon King, and his nefarious minions. Their plot to overthrow Hyrule must be stopped at all costs. 2025-05-03T19:42:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs996xf9d3v5w0vdyxdxlhf369dvjfqnr6zt9ssrrw42lvmxpqzwvqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykarznng Capitalism didn&#39;t give us the internet.<br/><br/>Large-scale cooperation, open protocols, and free software gave us the internet. Capitalism gave us mobile sites that don&#39;t work because fifteen ads cover the screen. 2025-05-02T18:34:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdwtp70jzrrr7k87v42gd90cad7mt0ksppefvflc5927pj6263yggzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk885xcp When you think of money as &#34;other people&#39;s labor&#34;, which it basically is, a lot of social institutions become very strange. <br/><br/>For example, did you know that you can inherit millions of hours of other people&#39;s labor? Why. 2025-05-02T16:30:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsffdkwpnpqt4ulll9u7n623ltpfftq22wshktex73kn2tln048lcszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykhrzggd It&#39;s so dumb that they didn&#39;t just name ChatGPT &#34;Ask Jeeves&#34; as a relaunch. Like you finally invent something that you can ask questions and get answers and you DON&#39;T name it that?<br/><br/>These people have no sense of the noble spirit that elevates mankind beyond the realm of the mere beast. 2025-04-23T15:51:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvedg4xt829snqhhq96fpyh3m2jld8vwu8hngm673dd69qdxdwjtszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyknmqwxf Henri Bergson on Time:<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/598">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/598</a> 2025-04-14T16:46:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs29eq2r2vv6f2aqaa996a4ckfe7fujjnrewmvy5c29rh7ededjkzgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykyqneea Fun fact, the Fellowship of the Ring is now as old the first Star Wars was when it came out, and also this just in: we all basically have one foot in the grave. 2025-04-13T02:29:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp9y3cks0kaysg6w3fmmrljk3p5snyamtrwwvtxwcsfddca9lnzjczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykgsl38q Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it.<br/><br/>Which is why I&#39;m terrified that our current world is on a headfirst collision with the Sea Peoples disrupting our bronze trading networks. 2025-04-10T02:14:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrgrf923hu4x3e88eajlrhrj6we3c62py5d8x8a7haugx6la59r4czyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykk2ryr8 Yes, in the perfect society there will be no cringe.<br/><br/>But Marxism is not a utopian vision, but a process for abolishing the current state of affairs. No existing revolution can achieve perfection, therefore there can be no revolution without at least some cringe, and we must accept this. 2025-04-09T02:13:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyr4cyf6rx589rpv6vucc95jehfunqdzu39fp8yj5fmqvdnmfrm4qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk4nxt23 &#34;Brunch&#34; – bougie sounding, fancy french food, evokes images of annoying people complaining about their dating life.<br/><br/>&#34;Second breakfast&#34; – hobbitcore, hearty simple food, evokes images of small courageous acts in the face of mounting doom. 2025-04-08T22:09:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyklsrtlxp2e8ccj4mrrjthzsujpvnd9lhlne6nqfh5p4rzqytqzczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk5km5z2 damn girl, are you late stage capitalism? because you seems to be crumbling under the weight of your internal contradictions. 2025-04-08T15:43:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgu0uqamgx0hr2ypmzxmngwyerlse79hyxc8lkeylx7cu42330keszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk7wx9kg Yes, prices will skyrocket.<br/>Yes, business will go bankrupt.<br/>Yes, stocks will crash.<br/>Yes, unemployment will rise.<br/><br/>But if we hold on, the tariffs will be worth it. If fully implemented we can finally achieve the true American dream: rich people not having to pay ANY taxes. 2025-04-05T18:23:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspd64t2sa3t6x0yzs3fhfjw0r58cjqs2cqmn3zcywa7eqkrhtu9jqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykn82rhl If there is a major economic downturn, Americans are going to have to be asking a lot of hard questions, such as:<br/> - what is tariff?<br/> - google dot com tariff what is it<br/> - how tariffs work<br/> - tariffs r they bad??<br/> - what is tax 2025-04-04T23:42:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsys2kaa8y3rcxcwjkcy60y6qlwpg3jwy9fypaajgy34tpkp9jp9cszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyka0r8c2 Conservatives are like &#34;this isn&#39;t fair, we didn&#39;t think he&#39;d really do tariffs, we weren&#39;t voting for him because we wanted tariffs, we were voting for him because we wanted racism!&#34; 2025-04-04T23:09:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs05sxfq5lfv8ymwqqets54uytmzzt08ze5t09ysrmjc3ksgdx30kgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyku8s85a If I could go back in time I would kill the person who came up with the phrase &#34;put in 110% effort&#34;.<br/><br/>Idiotic phrase. Asinine. I would put in precisely 100% effort as I blew their brains out. 2025-04-02T18:13:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfwywfkn2clna82nxycumg9sf869u0uwuegl8ktht5p3ts2r9z88gzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykn4pzcz Kids these days won&#39;t believe it, but before cellphones when you went to the mall with your family everyone would go their separate ways and agree to meet back at Hot Topic at a certain time, and if someone didn&#39;t show up they&#39;d just have to find a new family. 2025-04-01T19:14:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyq90ny8xlpfdsmq2eq309esdgqnkrmflxd7x7fdmppu2hrsplsgszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykh6hv4r The Frog and the Scorpion From a Rational Point of View -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/596">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/596</a> 2025-03-31T16:36:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgl5hcsunt77qkr4yspu8wsp0vl7ygjsp28yu4sslh7e49fkksengzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk5ahdn6 It&#39;s funny how &#34;intersectionality&#34; never became a boogyman of the right, despite it being a leftist buzzword meaning roughly the same as the stuff they fear monger (political correctness, wokeness, critical race theory, DEI, etc).<br/><br/>Probably because they are literally too dumb to use words that long. 2025-03-28T19:45:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsghpkrm3m8vkucwj0exzxss8jvj5k2ulete5cj227t3d62as96h9szyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykrrgczk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr30pdu6j5gwuagyr94d6p8gyr467kca4ej3fglsyad7gwncfw8mspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qvzv9lm'>nevent1q…v9lm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To explain it clearly, if you tax food at 20%, and a poor person spends 10% of their income on food, that is a 2% tax on their income.<br/><br/>Very rich people might spend only 0.1% of their income on food though, so that is only a 0.02% tax on their income. 2025-03-27T22:24:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr30pdu6j5gwuagyr94d6p8gyr467kca4ej3fglsyad7gwncfw8mszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykpwzl0g Yes, tariffs are a tax, but people don&#39;t mention often enough that they are a regressive tax. Taxes on consumer goods tax the poor at a higher rate, as basic necessities are a much larger part of their spending.<br/><br/>If food goes up by 20%, it is a tax on the poor. Rich people won&#39;t even notice. 2025-03-27T22:24:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0vncl02nl77x7mhjxf65c7fagf84588sckwj29jejd7u39yv5l4qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk96xzdq Philosophical concepts that make good names for whiskey:<br/>1. Amor Fati<br/>2. The Sublime<br/>3. Mind Body Problem<br/>4. Being-Towards-Death 2025-03-26T21:04:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs04c42pz25z2rj6q7gzd63rwd7h96xj5ag3ez8za6vm7jdkgues0szyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykcq79k5 The fact that conservatives are buying Tesla&#39;s now is so funny. They are like &#34;the environment is GAY. I hate planet Earth!! I would never drive an electric car....oh, wait a minute, the electric car is also racist? Why didn&#39;t you say so to begin with, I&#39;m in!&#34; 2025-03-25T18:46:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9x0a398k2m32yruw47skmv00nek7ckj5fuvnhzvxmderltscseqqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykx8gex8 The History of Political Authority<br/><br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/595">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/595</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/218/348/333/916/786/original/e162f4575474fe6b.png"> 2025-03-24T16:58:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswumqzhhn9k6gga3mcm4q9rljua37u9zzpdgrx2r5sdj200espc2gzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykucepus I turned 40 today so I guess it&#39;s time to finally reveal what I look like now that I&#39;m officially an old man.<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/191/755/227/023/696/original/8d1c1cc059b999c9.jpeg"> 2025-03-19T23:45:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrj7cmyfkku4alqcsk5l8gkdffyxp8hjyexml2pqhezelz5mtxekqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykn8e36u Nietzsche Goes on Hot Ones<br/><br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/594">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/594</a> 2025-03-17T17:05:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs856kqueyqmq6s8capsjs9lexgnrv4wwjsawkgur8vsgvjvyyy9uczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykyg6tut The Bible mentions helping the poor thousands of times, and yet not once does it mention Jira Sprint Planning, so think carefully on that before you schedule all these mandatory meetings. 2025-03-16T17:26:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxr9hkm42yuzr7t28jyph2pp99g6gp5xkl4rg4yxap5qx5dxaq9hczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykvtk3s2 After spending a lot of time thinking about what exactly is wrong with the world, I&#39;ve finally come to a conclusion: it&#39;s the people. 2025-03-15T22:42:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp2gp5lyg3kcxg8wldldvkmkqz8w9w6dh4s8gpmyuudx96zgzhkmczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykuy40ye What Hegel failed to grasp is that the world ideological spirit of the age would eventually be controlled by a YouTube algorithm designed to sell ads. 2025-03-14T18:05:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs07e3ynz8c6vmwm7gs86ajv4guscmk3s9wtl4dytvs7htv04jyqhszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk0xr3g7 The Beginning and End of Philosophy<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/593">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/593</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/139/022/121/869/461/original/3fef20cbb9755108.png"> 2025-03-10T16:14:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2l23kqxenqx9uvlv3pz7lra98z00wjywthyzwzx3lczxyea9sezszyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykzf9l54 Not sure I&#39;ve ever seen a more obvious picture to remind us that police exist to protect the property of the ruling class, not the rights of the people.<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/133/826/679/894/791/original/485af09f13795a1e.jpg"> 2025-03-09T18:13:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswfk9jp6gnwftnn5x7z025s6ytfj8lpnvvcw9spkx6pxkasnz98zgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykfkwtjj Doctor: &#34;don&#39;t drink alcohol in excess with this medication.&#34;<br/><br/>Ludwig Wittgenstein, master of philosophy: &#34;yeah, there&#39;s actually no way to know what &#39;excess&#39; means here.&#34; 2025-03-07T22:44:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszp7v4pnrz7p90pyuy6f93ms2xkm0n53rtt2vwgfggrxr7gcu5txczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykmsr9pn Computers are cool and all, but I still feel like the microwave is the most futuristic thing we&#39;ve made. You put your food in, and magic invisible lasers just make it hot in like 10 seconds. It&#39;s straight up sci-fi nonsense. 2025-03-07T03:44:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszn2htx0kdchpkzkxq446uh95nq7tumyqrqswlw94qxaa2c3fvwyqzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykvlnjvl Doing my part to fight fascism by getting absolutely blasted on Canadian Whiskey on a weekday. 2025-03-07T00:40:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0d2mlzy0u6q8urq88vm872cw0uqgu2d30qet8xd5lelgf96u7v2qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykn26kkw How to be a philosopher: when someone asks you a question that you can&#39;t answer, kindly and patiently explain to them that their question is malformed. 2025-03-04T19:59:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrfdnjnugeqpwcl7nz08tv6mywy5hemujhuxl3afxm2h6v7kl8kugzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykjjtqtw The Communist Who Found God -<br/><a href="https://existentialcomics.com/comic/592">https://existentialcomics.com/comic/592</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/099/681/784/231/913/original/80068e3400c41c88.png"> 2025-03-03T17:29:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgrhxcqg04ckth5ywtss0a0z4dhxzj7ks9ej3na8mvt9cv0w7qw2qzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykajh4k4 I hate to break it to all these CEOs who want everyone to return to the office because they think we aren&#39;t working at home, but, uh......we were slacking off at the office too buddy. It&#39;s not really a &#34;home&#34; or &#34;office&#34; thing.<br/><br/>We just don&#39;t really want to work super hard so your stock can go up. 2025-02-28T03:36:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxr6wsq3kt0qly84pw80lumryzdmedt9ekw7vmejqc2pzszjqewfczyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsyk9u9dnu Yes, of course I voted for Smaug the Terrible for President of Dale.<br/><br/>I like how he speaks his mind, he&#39;s a different kind of politician. Plus he&#39;s just like us townsfolk, in that he also hates the elves. What could go wrong? 2025-02-27T19:50:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrsmm8xvmrpe7vmyetm6tj67dfmg37g50lgkv3qtkvmx3zc77p3cgzyrfj280lhuz60ucnsl2du2868n58u8geyn68aef4ypjjq8wxdgsykrfdeq3 Do you ever get the feeling that the world is going to end in a VERY stupid way? Like it&#39;s all going to kick off over a crypto coin tanking or something like that. Or maybe the Cowboys winning the Superbowl.<br/><br/>Just feels like the world is approaching peak stupid. 2025-02-27T04:14:15Z