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+Document: WM-060                                                 P. Webb
+Category: Life                                                2024.11.13
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+                          Elon Musk mind virus
+
+Abstract
+
+   Voluntary retardation
+
+Body
+
+   Trying to find a suitable tagline for this post is challenging. At
+   first I thought "emotional disability" would work. Or maybe,
+   "empathetic disability" but the "disability" I'm talking about is
+   voluntary, which would make it a choice.
+
+   Voluntary retardation fits.
+
+   Exhibit A[1] from dwr.eth, creator of the Farcaster[2] protocol[3]
+   and CEO of the company that builds Warpcast[4], the major client of
+   said protocol:
+
+   > I’m anti-institutions. I think they are incompetent. Washington DC
+   > is at the top of the stack.
+   >
+   > Plenty of coverage of Trump.
+   >
+   > I find mainstream liberals an easy target because they rationalize
+   > their political beliefs to an absurd level.
+   >
+   > Whereas average conservative is honest: I’m voting for the
+   > non-liberal candidate. I don’t care about the rationale or logic.
+   >
+   > If average liberal: I’m voting because it’s my team and I don’t
+   > care about anything else, I would have more respect. Pure tribal
+   > affiliation. Politics is to help those you like and hurt those you
+   > don’t. Very Lindy.
+
+   Wait, what?
+
+   > I’m voting for the non-liberal candidate. I don’t care about the
+   > rationale or logic.
+
+   Wild. There is no point in life that you make decisions in a vacuum
+   but for some reason, politics is viable.
+
+   I find mainstream conservatives an easy target because they
+   rationalize their political beliefs to an absurd level.
+
+   Now, Dan is a smart guy. Quite intelligent, actually. His inability
+   or refusal to clarify his own comments is interesting. He'd rather
+   troll[5] and gaslight. He raised $150 million at a $1 billion
+   valuation just six months ago. SIGH.
+
+   These are the kinds of people who hope to become the next Twitter.
+   It's quite clear Dan's space is not the place for me, so I
+   exported[6] my data and dipped.
+
+   It's funny that just a few days ago I was questioning my continued
+   usage of Farcaster and now my account's deleted (but my profile is
+   still up, maybe a cache thing, idk). I still have many friends and
+   acquantices over there and I won't judge them for staying; everyone's
+   tipping point is different.
+
+   What I will say though is that the future (and especially the next
+   four years) is going to test your patience and resolve. Personally, I
+   will no longer be tolerant of intolerant views. Nor will I stay in
+   places that aren't for me, if I can help it. The web is so much
+   bigger than any one person and is WAY bigger than any Elon stan.
+   There are already reports of Trumpers realizing what they voted for
+   and feeling immense regret. Let's see if it pays off for 'em[7].
+
+   🕸
+
+References
+
+   [1] <https://archive.is/UUK7A#15%25>
+   [2] <https://www.farcaster.xyz>
+   [3] <https://docs.farcaster.xyz/learn>
+   [4] <https://warpcast.com>
+   [5] <https://archive.is/19JCY#55%25>
+   [6] </remarks/WR-006>
+   [7] <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gkC4i96QkA>