Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 7th June 2026

4 months ago by BlueMonday1984 to c/techtakes

Want to wade into the rainbow-ridden surf of the abyss? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid.

Welcome to the Stubsack, your first port of call for learning fresh Awful you’ll near-instantly regret.

Any awful.systems sub may be subsneered in this subthread, techtakes or no.

If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cut’n’paste it into its own post — there’s no quota for posting and the bar really isn’t that high.

The post Xitter web has spawned so many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this. Also, happy Pride Month, peeps)

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anise 18 points 4 months ago

OT: Finally had to break with a long-time friend after he started sliding more and more into fascism. Feeling quite overwhelmed and emotionally exhausted right now.

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o7___o7 10 points 4 months ago

That's awful, losing a friend that way is like a death without a funeral.

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blakestacey 9 points 4 months ago

Damn. That sucks.

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mawhrin 9 points 4 months ago

my commisserations. i severed contacts with a number of people who went the anti-vaccine way and it's fucking sad.

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YourNetworkIsHaunted 7 points 4 months ago

Sorry to hear that, friend. It hurts to do even when it's the right choice. Hang in there.

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