extremely energetic and/or elaborate work in the service of the deeply conservative status quo

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stuff like burning man (capitalism) or just like very "rich" middlebrow material that greases the wheels of power. catalog all this depressing stuff here. this is a safe space for blunt or lazy hit jobs.

you bet, nancy (map), Friday, 27 April 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link

promising thread titles that turn out not to be on ILM

imago, Friday, 27 April 2018 19:06 (five years ago) link

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY amirite folks

El Tomboto, Friday, 27 April 2018 19:07 (five years ago) link

Are you talking about like Ok Go videos here or

a REAL SCARIE robot!!!! (Old Lunch), Friday, 27 April 2018 19:19 (five years ago) link

yeah I think I need more information

Simon H., Friday, 27 April 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link

media people saying "keep watching! it's the only way to fight back!!" as if once we see John Oliver doing his 10,000th Trump joke he will be ejected from office

Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 27 April 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link

slate dot com

you bet, nancy (map), Friday, 27 April 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link

alcoholic sparkling water

brimstead, Friday, 27 April 2018 19:50 (five years ago) link

Work?

Never changed username before (cardamon), Friday, 27 April 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link

Good answer!

Oh, I thought you meant that thing where we trade away hours of our day to help facilitate a fourth yacht purchase for some stuffed suit in an office upstairs. Because that.

a REAL SCARIE robot!!!! (Old Lunch), Friday, 27 April 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link

mediocre Edinburgh Festival/R4 type "comedians" with sidelines in shit humour books, shit offbeat coming-of-age memoirs, are all agents of conservatism. Fucking wankers the lot of 'em.

calzino, Friday, 27 April 2018 20:26 (five years ago) link

Forming a punk band

the vomming of the snark (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link

burning man is the lamest shit ever

the late great, Friday, 27 April 2018 20:29 (five years ago) link

it's always looked like the last bunch of people I'd want round me while I was tripping

the vomming of the snark (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2018 20:31 (five years ago) link

This will only make sense to Britishes but the entire TV channel Dave

the vomming of the snark (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2018 20:32 (five years ago) link

The entire advertising industry

the vomming of the snark (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2018 20:36 (five years ago) link

is “shopping at Whole Foods”/“buying Apple products” in this vein?

omar little, Friday, 27 April 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link

NPR

Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Friday, 27 April 2018 20:56 (five years ago) link

Hignfy/John Oliver/scripted political/current affairs programs "that take no prisoners" in general. Too obvious really, but felt like it needed mentioning.

calzino, Friday, 27 April 2018 21:02 (five years ago) link

$6 pints

thots and players (rip van wanko), Friday, 27 April 2018 21:05 (five years ago) link

partying/getting crazy by drinking booze in a club

contributing to Cindy McCain's bank account while killing your braincells at the same time

Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 27 April 2018 21:06 (five years ago) link

$6! in what affordable paradise do you reside?

omar little, Friday, 27 April 2018 21:07 (five years ago) link

Big Yoga

thots and players (rip van wanko), Friday, 27 April 2018 21:09 (five years ago) link

the bikeshare industrial complex

thots and players (rip van wanko), Friday, 27 April 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43936049

good work ILX!

calzino, Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:41 (five years ago) link

Brexit. Also, stopping Brexit.

Matt DC, Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:48 (five years ago) link

ain't that the truth!

calzino, Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:53 (five years ago) link

is “shopping at Whole Foods”/“buying Apple products” in this vein?

― omar little

no but putting a fucking apple bumper sticker on your car is

ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Saturday, 28 April 2018 23:37 (five years ago) link

most of what goes on in academia

ryan, Sunday, 29 April 2018 00:11 (five years ago) link

SBNation & Deadspin & every other snarky sports blog taking a shit on the NFL Draft while paying people to watch and report on said event

El Tomboto, Sunday, 29 April 2018 01:01 (five years ago) link

Also, apropos that map started this thread right as the NFL draft and WH Correspondents’ Dinner are gearing up

El Tomboto, Sunday, 29 April 2018 01:02 (five years ago) link

the gig economy or sharing economy or whatever they're calling it now

Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Sunday, 29 April 2018 02:32 (five years ago) link

Def yoga

Never changed username before (cardamon), Saturday, 5 May 2018 20:23 (five years ago) link

Working out at the gym

Never changed username before (cardamon), Saturday, 5 May 2018 20:24 (five years ago) link

Ha

El Tomboto, Saturday, 5 May 2018 21:37 (five years ago) link

This is a hugely unpopular opinion, but I still feel like the Make-A-Wish Foundation belongs in this thread.

pplains, Saturday, 5 May 2018 22:28 (five years ago) link

"Little Joey's got terminal cancer? Let's have a radiothon to raise $5,000 for his family to spend at Disney Inc. in the. 'Stand Your Ground' state."

pplains, Saturday, 5 May 2018 22:30 (five years ago) link

It's been proven that the vast majority of your contribution to the Wounded Warrior Project goes to flying able-bodied white men around the world to play golf and drink and sunbathe

I am Larry Bird I always make the trey (rip van wanko), Saturday, 5 May 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link

Philanthropy (and the charity-industrial complex) https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/plutocrats-at-work-how-big-philanthropy-undermines-democracy

Teach/Code for America

𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Saturday, 5 May 2018 22:49 (five years ago) link


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