I don't read this thread much. But you'd be the perfect target then, right? Anyway, here's another article that takes a broader look. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/ai-economy-labor-market-transformation/685731/
been on the internet a long time. i do find less and less of it a place i want to be. my hackles aren't up. i'm more just sad lately. thanks for checking in.
Since I generated some flak in a moment I'll answer you. I feel speculation on people's sexual affairs post their losing a spouse, no matter how horrendous the spouse was, reflects on the people making the speculations.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/10/31/erika-kirk-jd-vance-affair/
It is just internet troll over analysis buffoonery. But it is indeed ever present so your last sentence might be correct. I also don't care for gore, so maybe that's a me thing. I'll back out now.
"At least he voted for" doesn't fucking cover for being a goddamned corrupt war criminal. Holy shit. Like a lot of supremely evil assholes he died decades too late.
'All this does is just ruin families': Portland man detained by ICE outside hardware store, now at facility in Texas
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/immigration-news/portland-man-detained-by-ice-outside-hardware-store-now-at-facility-in-texas/283-2fac3510-597e-4219-a0de-e9579f6e0ef5
Have not read this thread so sorry if this is repeat info. Free trial expired so I hit cancel in the iPhone subscription section and got offered two more months at 5.99/month. So maybe a way to save a few for those interested.
"Exclusive: OpenAI lays groundwork for juggernaut IPO at up to $1 trillion valuation"
https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-lays-groundwork-juggernaut-ipo-up-1-trillion-valuation-2025-10-29/
Now I am a stock market dummy. A true 'just put it in an index fund and hope for the best' kind of person. But the internet tells me plenty of very profitable companies took a long time to reach this valuation.
It would be a real blow to my sobriety streak, that's for sure. Doubt much would change in the long run but since all of my internal organs would be fighting for survival for a few weeks the long run could take care of itself.
I laughed. Speaking of old, during certain points in a sports game when the game looked to be clearly won by one side, my Father would say "It's all over but the shouting." To me that's now applicable to Trump and the US.
There's the "maga ruined sports" thread but I think its closer to us terminally online folks ruined it. That Sark thread is disgusting. Really bad. I quit paying close attention for quite a few years for various reasons but still check in occasionally due to neighbors talking. Every once in a while I take a look at the football board. A whole lot of ugliness on that board in general. Many seem they've never really been having fun. And the amount of seriousness people take in analyzing every little thing is cringe. The 'pussy' talk or what not. Ugh. Then there is the misery on just about every game thread. Gross. And the total 'clever' repeated surly-isms (ha ha, 'ass water'?). Cringe.
That train of thought put out there, I see it on other sports discussion sites too. Not unique to Surly. We all distract ourselves in some fashion. I think there may be healthier distractions than online sports boards and most pro sports fandom in general.