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@aral<\/a> and growing bored with building autonomous killing machines, now waxing nostalgic with retro gaming.<\/p>

https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/@cmthiede\/116217178590076213<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/users\/cmthiede\/statuses\/116329682267319630","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/users\/cmthiede\/statuses\/116329682267319630","objectType":"note","content":"

@aral<\/a> and growing bored with building autonomous killing machines, now waxing nostalgic with retro gaming.<\/p>

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@aral<\/a> He describes himself as a \"Radical Zionist\"...<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/dacig\/statuses\/116329228518478936","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/dacig\/statuses\/116329228518478936","objectType":"note","content":"

@aral<\/a> He describes himself as a \"Radical Zionist\"...<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@dacig\/116329228518478936","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329217048624134","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329217048624134"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-01:objectType=thread:nonce=4694adefe4ff6b50","notice_info":{"local_id":"12384758","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-01T11:39:29+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@dacig\/116329228518478936"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-original-tmp20260927134609.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-48-20260927134620.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-24-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"4627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","note":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable"}},"content":"

@dacig<\/a> This is my surprised face (not).<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329247904993594","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329247904993594","objectType":"note","content":"

@dacig<\/a> This is my surprised face (not).<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329247904993594","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/dacig\/statuses\/116329228518478936","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@dacig\/116329228518478936"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/dacig"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-01:objectType=thread:nonce=4694adefe4ff6b50","notice_info":{"local_id":"12384759","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-01T11:39:28+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329247904993594"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-original-tmp20260927134609.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-48-20260927134620.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-24-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"4627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","note":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable"}},"content":"

Seriously, watch the fucking Q&A (unless you have high blood pressure)<\/p>

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=w2-KESR90FsLVjV5&t=637&v=ooMXEwl7N8Y&feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p>

Assholes, the whole lot of \u2019em.<\/p>

#capitalism<\/a> #liberals<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #SiliconValley<\/a> #TEDTalks<\/a> #TED<\/a> #PalmerLuckey<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329246574945588","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329246574945588","objectType":"note","content":"

Seriously, watch the fucking Q&A (unless you have high blood pressure)<\/p>

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=w2-KESR90FsLVjV5&t=637&v=ooMXEwl7N8Y&feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p>

Assholes, the whole lot of \u2019em.<\/p>

#capitalism<\/a> #liberals<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #SiliconValley<\/a> #TEDTalks<\/a> #TED<\/a> #PalmerLuckey<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329246574945588","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329217048624134","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329217048624134"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"fascism"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"liberals"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"palmerluckey"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"siliconvalley"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"ted"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"tedtalks"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-01:objectType=thread:nonce=4694adefe4ff6b50","notice_info":{"local_id":"12384754","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-01T11:38:30+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329246574945588"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-original-tmp20260927134609.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-48-20260927134620.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-24-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"4627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","note":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable"}},"content":"

You want to understand who liberals are and why they\u2019re not an alternative to fascism? Here\u2019s them giving this son of a bitch a standing ovation after inviting him to present at one of their most sacred events.<\/p>

(Yes, that\u2019s Palmer Luckey getting a standing ovation after his TED talk.)<\/p>

#capitalism<\/a> #liberals<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #SiliconValley<\/a> #TEDTalks<\/a> #TED<\/a> #PalmerLuckey<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329217048624134","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329217048624134","objectType":"note","content":"

You want to understand who liberals are and why they\u2019re not an alternative to fascism? Here\u2019s them giving this son of a bitch a standing ovation after inviting him to present at one of their most sacred events.<\/p>

(Yes, that\u2019s Palmer Luckey getting a standing ovation after his TED talk.)<\/p>

#capitalism<\/a> #liberals<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #SiliconValley<\/a> #TEDTalks<\/a> #TED<\/a> #PalmerLuckey<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329217048624134","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329130610096182","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329130610096182"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"fascism"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"liberals"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"palmerluckey"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"siliconvalley"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"ted"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"tedtalks"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-01:objectType=thread:nonce=4694adefe4ff6b50","notice_info":{"local_id":"12384740","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-01T11:30:26+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329217048624134"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-original-tmp20260927134609.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-48-20260927134620.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-24-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"4627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","note":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable"}},"content":"

\u201c[With Oculus] I was just trying to build toys that delighted people. There was no vengeance, there was no malice, there was no killer instinct involved. I think I didn\u2019t develop that obsession or framing until I felt I was stabbed in the back by a lot of people who should have treated me better.\u201d<\/p>

If the most successful people in your system are out there writing their own supervillain origin stories maybe your system is a stinking pile of shit.<\/p>

https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260401060004\/https:\/\/www.currentaffairs.org\/news\/palmer-luckey-is-our-most-terrifyingly-deranged-billionaire<\/a><\/p>

#capitalism<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #USA<\/a> #SiliconValley<\/a> #PalmerLuckey<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329130610096182","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329130610096182","objectType":"note","content":"

\u201c[With Oculus] I was just trying to build toys that delighted people. There was no vengeance, there was no malice, there was no killer instinct involved. I think I didn\u2019t develop that obsession or framing until I felt I was stabbed in the back by a lot of people who should have treated me better.\u201d<\/p>

If the most successful people in your system are out there writing their own supervillain origin stories maybe your system is a stinking pile of shit.<\/p>

https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260401060004\/https:\/\/www.currentaffairs.org\/news\/palmer-luckey-is-our-most-terrifyingly-deranged-billionaire<\/a><\/p>

#capitalism<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #USA<\/a> #SiliconValley<\/a> #PalmerLuckey<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329130610096182","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329107199465573","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329107199465573"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"fascism"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"palmerluckey"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"siliconvalley"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"usa"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-01:objectType=thread:nonce=4694adefe4ff6b50","notice_info":{"local_id":"12384684","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-01T11:08:55+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329130610096182"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-original-tmp20260927134609.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-48-20260927134620.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-24-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"4627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20260927134635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","note":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable"}},"content":"

Folks to me a decade ago: Aral, what\u2019s all this tinfoil-hat stuff about Silicon Valley? You\u2019re being alarmist! What\u2019s the worst that could happen? Etc., etc.<\/p>

Meanwhile, a Silicon Valley billionaire:<\/p>

> Some people are like \u201coh, but isn\u2019t it terrible to celebrate the power of weapons?\u201d and I say, you know what, societies have always needed a warrior class that is enthused and excited about enacting violence on others in pursuit of good aims. I think that it\u2019s reasonable for philosophers to degrade those people and whine about how they\u2019re sick in the head. But society needs them. Even if I\u2019m sick in the head. We need people who are willing to fight for our country\u2014and I\u2019m not doing that directly, my life\u2019s not on the line. But you need people like me who are sick in that way and don\u2019t lose any sleep making tools of violence<\/p>

https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260401060004\/https:\/\/www.currentaffairs.org\/news\/palmer-luckey-is-our-most-terrifyingly-deranged-billionaire<\/a><\/p>

#SiliconValley<\/a> #deathCult<\/a> #BigTech<\/a> #capitalism<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #PalmerLuckey<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329107199465573","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116329107199465573","objectType":"note","content":"

Folks to me a decade ago: Aral, what\u2019s all this tinfoil-hat stuff about Silicon Valley? You\u2019re being alarmist! What\u2019s the worst that could happen? Etc., etc.<\/p>

Meanwhile, a Silicon Valley billionaire:<\/p>

> Some people are like \u201coh, but isn\u2019t it terrible to celebrate the power of weapons?\u201d and I say, you know what, societies have always needed a warrior class that is enthused and excited about enacting violence on others in pursuit of good aims. I think that it\u2019s reasonable for philosophers to degrade those people and whine about how they\u2019re sick in the head. But society needs them. Even if I\u2019m sick in the head. We need people who are willing to fight for our country\u2014and I\u2019m not doing that directly, my life\u2019s not on the line. But you need people like me who are sick in that way and don\u2019t lose any sleep making tools of violence<\/p>

https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260401060004\/https:\/\/www.currentaffairs.org\/news\/palmer-luckey-is-our-most-terrifyingly-deranged-billionaire<\/a><\/p>

#SiliconValley<\/a> #deathCult<\/a> #BigTech<\/a> #capitalism<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #PalmerLuckey<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329107199465573","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"bigtech"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"capitalism"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"deathcult"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"fascism"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"palmerluckey"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-01:objectType=thread:nonce=4694adefe4ff6b50","notice_info":{"local_id":"12384658","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-01T11:02:31+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116329107199465573"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6286054","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}