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  • PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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    25 days ago

    Can an American explain to me why having random guns strewn around is a flex? What concept is being flexed? Do y’all fancy yourself local warlords?

    • HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world
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      Its only a flex to extraordinarily insecure (and in some cases paranoid) men.

      Your average working Joe who isn’t a MAGA moron looks at this with disgust and a desire to see his ass taxed more heavily.

      Your average MAGA cultist dipshit thinks this is peak existence and what all [white] men should strive for, and anything else is subhuman and beta. This is because this appeals to men who are deeply insecure and desperate to compensate for that insecurity by hiding it behind wealth and weapons.

      These types of pathetic shitheads aren’t just American, BTW. Cunts like Andrew Tate have a lot of international fans. Just look up the big “free Andrew Tate” protest that occurred in Greece when he was arrested.

    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
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      I think it’s a pretty specific (and stupid) sub-culture.

      Most Americans I know see being careless with guns as “Darwin award” kind of flex.

      I know some gun collectors with valuable collections. Typically a decent portion of the value of the whole collection is tied up in clean secure safe storage: gun locks, gun safes, dehumidifiers, separate amo storage, locking display cases, etc.

      As one told me “I still treat guns like toys - I just treat them like really fucking dangerous life threatening toys.”

    • KrispeeIguana@lemmy.ml
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      I personally think its the idea of “don’t touch me or me and my gang gon’ fuck you up”.

      At least that’s what I see after watching newer rap music videos romanticizing old gang war concepts in newer popular hits. Then seeing shitty streamers doing the exact same thing the videos show.

      I know it’s not just rap stuff, but that’s just the easiest example that comes to my mind atm.

    • bluelander@lemmy.ml
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      A high end custom gun is pretty expensive. So it’s the same kind of flex as showing off an expensive car.

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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      25 days ago

      Same, all I see is a very sad little boy whose father or mother left some deep emotional scars on, desperately seeking the attention and love he seemingly never got. It’s honestly very sad, and I honestly pity him for that.

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    The biggest problem is not exactly him … it’s the same problem with Trump … it’s the legions of mindless stupid people that follow them.

    Kings aren’t kings because of their intelligence, strength, ability or even the power or will of God.

    Kings are kings because of the stupidity of a community of people

  • rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works
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    25 days ago

    Says something about that state of the world that the poor guy can’t afford a holdall for his savings and his much needed protection on account of being a terminal prolapse.

  • Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    I had a bit of heartburn from too much Christmas turkey and went to see 3 different doctors, got prescribed some medication and spent the night at the hospital.

    The money in this picture wouldn’t cover that in the US, I paid like 20 euros for the pills and that’s it.

    • Drusas@fedia.io
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      I’m the US, you wouldn’t need to see three different doctors to get some heartburn medication.

  • paperazzi@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    Is that the guy who recently got annihilated in a boxing ring in full view of the world? I’m not jealous but I did enjoy his broken jaw photo.

    • favoredponcho@lemmy.zip
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      25 days ago

      Yeah, he’s posting this cause his ego is bruised so he wants to remind everyone that he’s cool and rich. He swears. He’s cool and rich everyone, right? Cool and rich…

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    25 days ago

    Most of the rest of the world will also be impressed by the top pic more than the bottom pic.

    You won’t believe how many people want good health care over spiritual catharsis.

    It’s just a people thing.

    • SirQuack@feddit.nl
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      Most of the rest of the world will also be impressed by the top pic more than the bottom pic.

      You won’t believe how many people want good health care over spiritual catharsis.

      Good health care doesn’t take a bunch of money and a cunt in a rented, grounded (supposedly) jet. A dog and a beach is a pretty fuckin nice holiday or retirement goal

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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        grounded (supposedly)

        Yeah I think you’re right, there is no way they are flying around with so many unsecured articles in the cabin. Or maybe the world would get lucky and the pilots would decide to lock the cockpit door and practice stall and spin recovery.