Mastodawn

🔍 Ah, the sweet irony of a tech optimist turning sour on the internet 🍋. With a career built on code and hope, Mr. Reitz finally discovers his epiphany: the very net he helped weave is now a tangled mess of doom. Bravo, Captain Obvious, on your groundbreaking realization that the internet is more twisted than a pretzel! 🥨🚀
https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2025-12-28-the_internet_is_a_net_negative #techoptimism #internetirony #digitaldisillusionment #tangledweb #bittertruth #HackerNews #ngated

The Internet Is a Net Negative

I'm usually an optimist about things. That outlook has served me well in life. It's helped me build open source projects that millions of people use. It's...

Kenneth Reitz

N-gated Hacker News Jul 19, 2025

🍋 Oh, you expected a glamorous tech fairy tale? Think again, dear reader! Prepare yourself for the wild roller coaster of #taste-testing gone awry 😬. Spoiler alert: sometimes even the sleekest UI can't save you from the bitter reality of banality. 🥱
https://medium.com/@xinyijin715/maker-story-the-bitter-lessons-behind-kimi-researchers-ui-6654ec66662c #techfail #rollercoaster #UIreality #bittertruth #HackerNews #ngated

The Bitter Lessons Behind Kimi Researcher’s taste - Crystal J - Medium

I shared it with everyone, thinking, “This is really great!” But as time passed, I started to see things differently. It felt good at first, but… it was bland. We realized that to create truly…

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Dr. Ben Kenobi May 22, 2025

@booker.senate.gov you're asking if a wealthy white rancher from South Dakota knows how to lead a government agency? She's just another "makeup with a mop" politician voted in by incels. She knows nothing beyond the limited perception in her mirror. #hardfacts #bittertruth

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Sen. Cory Booker (@booker.senate.gov)

Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate.

Bluesky Social

Code of Amor 💘Feb 11, 2025

When he dies, someone had better plant a lemon tree on Trump's grave to make use of all that urine. 🍋 🍋 🍋
#bittertruth

Tim Mocarski Dec 1, 2023

"If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do."

- Richard Pryor

#quote #QOTD #quotestoliveby #bittertruth #moveon #BeingHuman

Faisal M S Sep 12, 2023

If anyone has doubt go and read England's captain #Benstrokes book "Me Cricket and heat of the Moment" .What India🇮🇳 did in #Worldcup2019 to avoid Pakistan🇵🇰 in Semifinals lost an easy match against England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to give advantage to NewZealand🇳🇿 on points table and eliminate Pakistan from worldcup. #BitterTruth #MatchFixed #IndianCricketTeam #Shameless #Cowards