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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 20 points 6 days ago

Larry Ellison is one of the biggest pieces of shit and Oracle can go fuck themselves.

[–] ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

Lets use it only on citizens who are billionaires to make sure they remain on their best behavior.

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Who's watching the billionaires?

[–] positiveWHAT@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

The Smash Brothers.

[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Usual a few hundred who blow the whistle after the billionaire is dead.

They've heard what happens to formerly-live whistle blowers.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago

Sure, it could, but should it? No of course not, a safe "utopian" society through force is dystopian and still unsafe (just now the danger is sanctioned, don't run afoul of Lord AI) in reality.

I'll take the possibility of getting shot by some dickhead over AI overlords watching my every move any day of the week.

[–] dukatos@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago

ORACLE - One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison

Should work pretty good if the IRS uses it for tax audits.

[–] Revonult@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

He looks like the plastic version of Tim Allen as Santa from that Christmas movie.

Move to china you dick length.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 271 points 1 week ago
[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 164 points 1 week ago

Fascist fuck

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 128 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Hypothetically, if Larry was eaten, would other billionaires be on their best behavior and stop positing fascist control mechanisms?

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 65 points 1 week ago (5 children)

That's a testable hypothesis.

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[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 97 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And now you know why everyone hates Oracle.

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 89 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Oh you mean One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison?

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[–] turbulentMagma@lemm.ee 83 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We don't need citizens to be on their best behavior, we need millionaires and billionaires to be on their best behavior.

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[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 82 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] dumbass@leminal.space 60 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Dude looks like he's one line of coke away from a heart attack...

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago

He looks like Tim Allen got in a fight with a hornet nest

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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 56 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yeah, and a simple wooden construction with a movable metal blade keeps billionaires on their best behaviour. Or at least it did in the 18th century.

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[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago

This guy needs more luigi in his life

[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 week ago (6 children)

By all accounts, Larry is a piece of shit.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Do not fall into the trap of anthropomorphising Larry Ellison. You need to think of Larry Ellison the way you think of a lawnmower. You don't anthropomorphize your lawnmower, the lawnmower just mows the lawn, you stick your hand in there and it'll chop it off, the end. You don't think 'oh, the lawnmower hates me' -- lawnmower doesn't give a shit about you, lawnmower can't hate you. Don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower. Don't fall into that trap about Oracle.

— Brian Cantrill

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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago

Literally 1984.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 48 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This man is dangerous and needs to go away immediately.

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[–] penquin@lemm.ee 45 points 1 week ago (4 children)

He can keep dreaming. People are angry and will fucking eat him alive. I can feel the anger in the air.

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[–] Sho@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But...we got video evidence of someone already having murdered a ceo. It didn't seem to stop the ceo from getting shot tho, remarkable. 🤔

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[–] yuki2501@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And by "citizens" you mean slaves.

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[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I used to think I was heading toward abject poverty as our bs systems were going into more bs but now Im getting more hopeful. Maybe I will be dead or in prison.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (4 children)

'citizens will be on their best behavior'

Compliant. He means compliant.

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[–] quoll@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 1 week ago

Do not fall into the trap of anthropomorphizing Larry Ellison.

You need to think of Larry Ellison the way you think of a lawnmower. You don’t anthropomorphize your lawnmower, the lawnmower just mows the lawn - you stick your hand in there and it’ll chop it off, the end. You don’t think "oh, the lawnmower hates me" – lawnmower doesn’t give a shit about you, lawnmower can’t hate you. Don’t anthropomorphize the lawnmower. Don’t fall into that trap about Oracle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=2308s

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 34 points 1 week ago

Sounds like someones vying for next in line.

[–] Norgoroth@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Father Luigi won't you spare us from this clown

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[–] ef9357@lemmy.sdf.org 33 points 1 week ago

We need another Luigi for this asshole.

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