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this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2024
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It's the dunk tank.
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it isn't funded by oil execs 🤦♂️ don't just say random shit from memory
It's funded by Aileen Getty, whose dad owned Getty Oil (which was bought by Pennzoil who was bought by Shell).
right, but she's not an oil exec. I doubt she's on the board of or holds any position at anything related to an oil company lmao.
"Saying random shit from memory" seems to be a recurring problem with Hexbear.
It came to me in a dream
That’s why I said that it was from memory, because I am wrong on some parts but am right on relation to rich kids. Read the other comment replying to me
"This is just from memory..." or "I might be wrong about this, but..." feels equivalent to putting "no copyright intended" or "all rights belong to respective owners" in the description of a YouTube video. And just like the honest form of "no copyright intended" is "piracy is inherently moral", the honest form of "AFAIK, IIRC" is "I did not bother looking up anything I'm claiming".
People should hold themselves to a high standard, and phrase things with actual commitment and responsibility. Who or what exactly benefits from the usage of weasel words and hedges? And compared to what detriment?