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Jun 29Liked by NE - Naked Emperor Newsletter

Yes.

(I used to love Blockbuster. Not just movie night but a little outing too.)

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I'd soooooo take that 1996 deal. We survived JUST FINE before the internet....

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Why are you using it?

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I use it for a variety of positive purposes and was part of its inception with altavista long before google/CIA. I just acknowledge there's a lot of terrible propaganda controls in there too and can steer myself around them.

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Newspapers were full of garbage from the beginnings of printing.

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Of course but this high-tech low-latency propaganda with instant feedback is orders of magnitude worse. They can alter narratives to suit sentiment in seconds.

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"The alphabet! Tool of the devil!"

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Everything has its disadvantages. There is nothing that can't be used to damage others. Humans are good at that.

Our world would go to hell in a hurry without the Internet now. We can't go back, although I wish that we could in some respects

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And if we have a nuclear war (some people seem insistent on that) the rerouting of messages around downed equipment is going to come in handy. Get a little generator or solar and become more self sufficient

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🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣💯👍

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Jun 29Liked by NE - Naked Emperor Newsletter

Nailed it with "Electricity Bill".

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Jun 29Liked by NE - Naked Emperor Newsletter

LOL I need stitches. So true, right? wow.

Being a nurse, I could start my own clinic... but then I would go to jail

Yeah, hubbs and I are learning to not even take the bait at family gatherings.

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Jun 29Liked by NE - Naked Emperor Newsletter

Loved them .

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Jun 29Liked by NE - Naked Emperor Newsletter

Made my day Fren,

Made My Day!!

Consider them not stolen, but on a re-distribution list.😎

*Tips hat

Much Love

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Jun 29Liked by NE - Naked Emperor Newsletter

Great collection of reality! Thanks

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Jun 29Liked by NE - Naked Emperor Newsletter

Hil-LAR-ious!

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