RE: https://tane.codes/@tanepiper/116337081981568251

Same for me, too. And Elon Musk took all the joy out of his big rocket launch (and occasional explosion) livestreams when he unmasked as full nazi in public. And the Russian space program? Dead to me.

We should just get back in the sea. Our species is done.

@cstross But the billionaires have ruined submarines too.

@jwz

I blame Ian Fleming. He didn't just invent James Bond, he invented the Bond Villain trope. And now a whole bunch of billionaires have decided to spend their wealth Torment Nexusing their way into real life Bond Villainy.

Which is why we need James Bond. Not the camp secret agent but the original—a socialist government's on-payroll assassin for killing threats to democracy (and the crown). (I mean, come on: Elon Musk is a dead ringer for Hugo Drax per the Fleming novel: Nazi rocketer ...)

@cstross @jwz

Oh Man, I wish it weren't true, but this is spot on.