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slightlv

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33. I like Dollar Derangement Syndrome

Reply to pwb (Reply #26)

Sun May 17, 2026, 06:26 PM

May 17

even better than "Affluenza"! I think I"ll hang on to that one.. thanks pwb!

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The most annoying thing about being human right now... [View all] Swede May 17 OP

According to Republicans, I am not human. CousinIT May 17 #1

But corporations are people. badhair77 May 17 #6

If corporations are people, they have to die at some point, right? CaptainTruth May 17 #10

Or the corporate death penalty EYESORE 9001 May 17 #12

Revoke thier corporate charters I_UndergroundPanther May 17 #39

As I recall... GiqueCee May 17 #13

No, no, no, the wasted human potential is profitable. He already said it. /nt bucolic_frolic May 17 #2

Our most valuable resources are the planet and the humans on it. Irish_Dem May 17 #3

Not just billionaires malaise May 17 #4

If you have the talent & resources to create utopia, why wouldn't you? CrispyQ May 17 #5

"Star Trek or Mad Max" PatSeg May 17 #8

And yet, those types of shows are what Americans eat up. llmart May 17 #16

Yes and we can usually tell PatSeg May 17 #28

We are living in "Idiocracy" right now. OMGWTF May 17 #19

I've lost count how many times PatSeg May 17 #29

I refused for years to watch any of the "Hunger Games" movies slightlv May 17 #31

I agree PatSeg May 17 #35

I'll go one step further canetoad Monday #40

I haven't seen M*A*S*H in years PatSeg Monday #45

Because "Star Trek" requires complete mastery over general and special relativity misanthrope Monday #41

imho, area51 Monday #44

It's more than annoying. It's infuriating and heartbreaking. Biophilic May 17 #7

It's been said the world can never really change - because it's basically meant as a spiritual boot camp peppertree May 17 #9

worse than just greed, they are genocidal - Elon Skum case in point. Blues Heron May 17 #11

Greedy white supremacists who hate women malaise May 17 #14

Don't forget all the people Eloon killed in other parts of the world by shutting down USAID. ShazzieB May 17 #27

I will never understand how my generation completely reneged on its own values. ihaveaquestion May 17 #15

DU is made up of mostly boomers. llmart May 17 #17

Yeah, many of us never stopped trying to get the world to the point of "growing up" slightlv May 17 #32

That's assuming Homo sapiens are intelligent.. paleotn May 17 #18

Selfishness and hypocrisy on the part of individuals, actually. flvegan May 17 #20

No we dont SSJVegeta May 17 #21

Yeah... like I have been saying. OldBaldy1701E Monday #43

Bingo! c-rational May 17 #22

Fuck the GOP pfitz59 May 17 #23

heartbreaking, and maddening. barbtries May 17 #24

Wow! markie May 17 #25

Dollar Derangement Syndrome . pwb May 17 #26

I like Dollar Derangement Syndrome slightlv May 17 #33

It's a good one, alright. calimary May 17 #38

It's literally killing some Cha May 17 #30

Good day Cha! Once more unto the breach. Swede Monday #46

"Honor, Heritage, and Courage"! Cha Monday #47

I am a proud misanthrope! BigmanPigman May 17 #34

This just made me start crying..... a kennedy May 17 #36

imagine if all the money spent on senseless wars had gone to cancer research Skittles May 17 #37

More like devastating. What a colossal waste Republicans and right wingers are. applegrove Monday #42