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carry or kick

One of my favorite CS memories was on LAN at quakecon.

1v10. The enemy team just killed 9 of us. I'm the last person up. Demolished them. A couple close moments, but caught almost everyone of them in 1v1s.

After I kill 10 people in a single fucking round, on LAN mind you, some prick on their team types "lucky" in all chat.

I was fucking furious.

So sure enough the very next round my team gets shit on. 1v10 again. I, again, wipe the fucking floor with them. 10 down.

I just stood up and screamed.

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Plan To Sell Scout Vehicles Directly To The Public Has California Volkswagen Dealers Hopping Mad

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Nope. In the US we have a system enshrined in state laws that cemented a layer of middlemen between auto manufacturers and consumers. These middlemen are called dealerships. They typically run showrooms, sales, and service for one manufacturer and hold a stock of vehicles on site.

These guys made so much money fucking consumers over they're universally distrusted. "Car salesman" is a dirty profession in the US. Because they don't really add value to the process and had a ton of money, they lobbied aggressively to protect their fiefdoms to state governments and successfully made it illegal in many states for a manufacturer to sell directly to consumers.

Awful system. I hate buying a car because of it and go to extraordinary lengths to lie and cheat their system when engaging with them, as they're doing the same by default.

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Anon goes on a date

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Those views you're describing are pretty lefty. Why so reluctant to own that instead of forcing yourself to be "an asshole" for not being subsumed into every possible position?

I'm left as fuck and can still disagree with people I am affiliated with. Maybe quit trying to be perfectly in one group or another and ignore the idiots who claim you must be in support of every possible policy position to qualify for their approval.

Sure they're loud, but bailing on supporting the party that represents the majority of your personal feelings because someone over there was unhappy you didn't support their pet policy position is dumb. Get thicker skin or you're just like them, unwilling to compromise.