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With all the creepy psycho shit the people like Elon and Altman say, I genuinely think if they walked down a street and saw like a pretty flower or a bluejay landing in a tree they'd be like "AHHHH! Disgusting biomass! I wish to trample it and cover it in concrete!"

Is there any warmth or beauty or wonder within them now? Do you think they've ever looked at a sunset or someone playing a nice song on a guitar or ate a tasty meal and felt anything? Or are they just husk people?

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[–] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago

People have life-changing trips on an $8 hit of acid. Imagine what happens when an amount of money that broadens the range of options almost infinitely does to someone.

Forget that, what happens when someone uses cheats in Grand Theft Auto? How soon do they get sick of it? How quickly do they do the absolute worst things the game allows them to do? What if there weren't the limitations of the game? It has to be mind-breaking to chase things almost no one else on the planet has the opportunity to do, and still have to one-up yourself.