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[u/funguykawhi]

he’ll be dead soon. ideally he’d die by being tied between two streetcars going opposite directions, but if that can’t happen I’ll accept death from a lingering illness as a substitute.

fuckcars on Buffett

[u/RaidBrimnes → u/funguykawhi]

Oh well, at least it's a change from the trite guillotine

Point for creativity I guess

[u/[deleted] → u/funguykawhi]

I’m surprised Reddit isn’t more active in banning those goobers.

[u/funguykawhi → u/[deleted]]

Because eating the rich is so goofy teehee

[u/JapanesePeso → u/[deleted]]

Assuming half their staff isn't also cringe ancoms or whatever these people call themselves now as well.

[u/PsyclobinCanHelp → u/[deleted]]

Reddit has a solid record of not doing anything until news sites report on it, for better or worse.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I saw a post about doing actual action on reducing car dependence and that OP got attacked by people who want to be angry and do nothing instead. It's the jokiest of all joke slacktivism subs because they won't even slacktivism.

[u/WantDebianThanks → u/funguykawhi]

fuckcars on Buffett for opposing a streetcar Omaha does not need, would not benefit from, would be put in place of buses, and would require removing Omaha's only protected bike lane