And there's no contrition on paper either. Microsoft's annual report for the year that included its ~9,000 cuts of July 2025 never says workforce reduction and uses "restructuring" zero times. Praise for the press, silence for the shareholders.
October 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
And there's no contrition on paper either. Microsoft's annual report for the year that included its ~9,000 cuts of July 2025 never says workforce reduction and uses "restructuring" zero times. Praise for the press, silence for the shareholders.
What do you think it will take for anyone to express even the slightest bit of contrition and maybe admit that letting all these people dictate what common sense was for decades might have been a terrible idea?
October 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
What do you think it will take for anyone to express even the slightest bit of contrition and maybe admit that letting all these people dictate what common sense was for decades might have been a terrible idea?
I fucking hate how these arseholes are so emboldened now. It used to be they had to pretend to contrition but it seems like they have collectively decided public opinion no longer matters. They are acting like petty kings and we need to take them down and their companies need to be broken up.
October 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
I fucking hate how these arseholes are so emboldened now. It used to be they had to pretend to contrition but it seems like they have collectively decided public opinion no longer matters. They are acting like petty kings and we need to take them down and their companies need to be broken up.
What is your litmus test for "real contrition" for Republican voters who may be disenfranchised with Trump and his Republican enablers? What, specifically, do you want them to do?
Nah, no sale. The problem is they’re “republican voters”.
Actions speak louder than words. Let them demonstrate real contrition. Crocodile tears on social media are worthless and shouldn’t be believed. Remember: lying is part of the GOP platform.
Appeasement is how we got here.
Actions speak louder than words. Let them demonstrate real contrition. Crocodile tears on social media are worthless and shouldn’t be believed. Remember: lying is part of the GOP platform.
Appeasement is how we got here.
October 3, 2026 at 2:06 AM
What is your litmus test for "real contrition" for Republican voters who may be disenfranchised with Trump and his Republican enablers? What, specifically, do you want them to do?
Nah, no sale. The problem is they’re “republican voters”.
Actions speak louder than words. Let them demonstrate real contrition. Crocodile tears on social media are worthless and shouldn’t be believed. Remember: lying is part of the GOP platform.
Appeasement is how we got here.
Actions speak louder than words. Let them demonstrate real contrition. Crocodile tears on social media are worthless and shouldn’t be believed. Remember: lying is part of the GOP platform.
Appeasement is how we got here.
October 3, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Nah, no sale. The problem is they’re “republican voters”.
Actions speak louder than words. Let them demonstrate real contrition. Crocodile tears on social media are worthless and shouldn’t be believed. Remember: lying is part of the GOP platform.
Appeasement is how we got here.
Actions speak louder than words. Let them demonstrate real contrition. Crocodile tears on social media are worthless and shouldn’t be believed. Remember: lying is part of the GOP platform.
Appeasement is how we got here.
What if we took the contrition out of contrition to say it was done and get back to brass tacks?
October 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
What if we took the contrition out of contrition to say it was done and get back to brass tacks?
In which case, despite being a modern Tory, he is not beyond redemption. (But his acts of contrition may be rather prolonged in duration.)
October 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
In which case, despite being a modern Tory, he is not beyond redemption. (But his acts of contrition may be rather prolonged in duration.)
Lol
But the idiot Schmitt's total lack of contrition for his monumental f-up exemplifies how the trump admit-to-no-mistake virus has infected the entire GOP. These are soulless vessels haunting our halls of governance tearing our nation to pieces.
We the People must rein them in.
NOW
But the idiot Schmitt's total lack of contrition for his monumental f-up exemplifies how the trump admit-to-no-mistake virus has infected the entire GOP. These are soulless vessels haunting our halls of governance tearing our nation to pieces.
We the People must rein them in.
NOW
October 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Lol
But the idiot Schmitt's total lack of contrition for his monumental f-up exemplifies how the trump admit-to-no-mistake virus has infected the entire GOP. These are soulless vessels haunting our halls of governance tearing our nation to pieces.
We the People must rein them in.
NOW
But the idiot Schmitt's total lack of contrition for his monumental f-up exemplifies how the trump admit-to-no-mistake virus has infected the entire GOP. These are soulless vessels haunting our halls of governance tearing our nation to pieces.
We the People must rein them in.
NOW
Lol
But the idiot Schmitt's total lack of contrition for his monumental f-up exemplifies how the trump admit-to-no-mistake virus has infected the entire GOP. These are soulless vessels haunting our halls of governance tearing our nation to pieces.
We the People must rein them in.
NOW
But the idiot Schmitt's total lack of contrition for his monumental f-up exemplifies how the trump admit-to-no-mistake virus has infected the entire GOP. These are soulless vessels haunting our halls of governance tearing our nation to pieces.
We the People must rein them in.
NOW
Eric Schmitt: "Did you or did you not sit on my porch last October with a wicked grin on your face, menacingly holding a lit candle, and then mysteriously disappear on November 1st?”
Jack Smith: “That’s a Jack-o’-Lantern”
Jack Smith: “That’s a Jack-o’-Lantern”
October 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Lol
But the idiot Schmitt's total lack of contrition for his monumental f-up exemplifies how the trump admit-to-no-mistake virus has infected the entire GOP. These are soulless vessels haunting our halls of governance tearing our nation to pieces.
We the People must rein them in.
NOW
But the idiot Schmitt's total lack of contrition for his monumental f-up exemplifies how the trump admit-to-no-mistake virus has infected the entire GOP. These are soulless vessels haunting our halls of governance tearing our nation to pieces.
We the People must rein them in.
NOW
It's the same for any criminal who expresses contrition. We can thank them for their sentiments and congratulate them on their newfound wisdom, but that doesn't mean that they will be automatically restored to civil society.
October 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
It's the same for any criminal who expresses contrition. We can thank them for their sentiments and congratulate them on their newfound wisdom, but that doesn't mean that they will be automatically restored to civil society.
I don't use youtube like that, and this is the first I've heard of this guy but I just need to --
The second image IS NOT taking accountability. It's self-beatification. It's self-glazing dressed up to look like contrition and the people desperate to swallow it whole are part of the problem
The second image IS NOT taking accountability. It's self-beatification. It's self-glazing dressed up to look like contrition and the people desperate to swallow it whole are part of the problem
October 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I don't use youtube like that, and this is the first I've heard of this guy but I just need to --
The second image IS NOT taking accountability. It's self-beatification. It's self-glazing dressed up to look like contrition and the people desperate to swallow it whole are part of the problem
The second image IS NOT taking accountability. It's self-beatification. It's self-glazing dressed up to look like contrition and the people desperate to swallow it whole are part of the problem
He's no victim:, the 25+ women he sexually assaulted are. He hasn't faced real consequences, hasn't shown the faintest shred of remorse, contrition, or personal improvement - his interviews this season have been an utterly disgusting display of entitlement and toxic ignorance of his own actions.
October 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
He's no victim:, the 25+ women he sexually assaulted are. He hasn't faced real consequences, hasn't shown the faintest shred of remorse, contrition, or personal improvement - his interviews this season have been an utterly disgusting display of entitlement and toxic ignorance of his own actions.
Moral personhood (in the RC Church) includes the capacity for genuine contrition. Which machines do not have. But it would look good for Anthropic etc if they were officially decreed to have that 😬
October 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Moral personhood (in the RC Church) includes the capacity for genuine contrition. Which machines do not have. But it would look good for Anthropic etc if they were officially decreed to have that 😬
in these announcers minds, he showed contrition for his actions by being terrible at football for a while, therefore he now deserves adoration for what he's suffered by *checks notes* being bad at football
October 2, 2026 at 4:38 PM
in these announcers minds, he showed contrition for his actions by being terrible at football for a while, therefore he now deserves adoration for what he's suffered by *checks notes* being bad at football
i try to scream in contrition, but my mouth is full of dalmatian
October 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
i try to scream in contrition, but my mouth is full of dalmatian
Maybe I’m misunderstanding where you’re drawing the distinction then. I thought you were remarking on the personal accounting of wrongs, rather than the actual specific act of contrition.
October 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Maybe I’m misunderstanding where you’re drawing the distinction then. I thought you were remarking on the personal accounting of wrongs, rather than the actual specific act of contrition.
They probably used AI and asked that the language shows regret and contrition. These assholes take short cuts every time.
October 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
They probably used AI and asked that the language shows regret and contrition. These assholes take short cuts every time.
I mean, fuck Watson, he has never expressed remorse or contrition and got paid handsomely. But Michael Vick went to prison and came out of it loving animals but people hate him for it
October 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I mean, fuck Watson, he has never expressed remorse or contrition and got paid handsomely. But Michael Vick went to prison and came out of it loving animals but people hate him for it
Have them prove contrition with penance.
October 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Have them prove contrition with penance.
Like, has he displayed any contrition even?
October 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Like, has he displayed any contrition even?
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October 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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The Deshaun Watson redemption tour that some folks in NFL media have been pushing is just so, so gross
I believe in second chances, but they're not just handed out automatically because time has passed. They're earned by doing the work (admitting wrongdoing, showing contrition, growing as a person)
I believe in second chances, but they're not just handed out automatically because time has passed. They're earned by doing the work (admitting wrongdoing, showing contrition, growing as a person)
October 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The Deshaun Watson redemption tour that some folks in NFL media have been pushing is just so, so gross
I believe in second chances, but they're not just handed out automatically because time has passed. They're earned by doing the work (admitting wrongdoing, showing contrition, growing as a person)
I believe in second chances, but they're not just handed out automatically because time has passed. They're earned by doing the work (admitting wrongdoing, showing contrition, growing as a person)
of course, he never disclosed it to his ex-employer. I cannot possibly guess if his contrition is in any way sincere, maybe it is, but even if it is it doesn't mean people will readily let the status quo snap back into place. the trust is shattered and nobody will let him forget it.
October 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
of course, he never disclosed it to his ex-employer. I cannot possibly guess if his contrition is in any way sincere, maybe it is, but even if it is it doesn't mean people will readily let the status quo snap back into place. the trust is shattered and nobody will let him forget it.
While an apology and redo of the Zeta set by @magic.wizards.com is appreciated, a true apology/ contrition would be to step away from Secret Lair limited sales and go back to print to demand for the announced sale period on all Secret Lair products. #MagictheGathering
October 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
While an apology and redo of the Zeta set by @magic.wizards.com is appreciated, a true apology/ contrition would be to step away from Secret Lair limited sales and go back to print to demand for the announced sale period on all Secret Lair products. #MagictheGathering
They had 2 years to present their irrefutable proof of innocence and instead were found absolutely guilty of every financial charge. This is another reason the punishment must be severe. Absolutely zero contrition from them, just hope the Government will step in and save them.
October 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
They had 2 years to present their irrefutable proof of innocence and instead were found absolutely guilty of every financial charge. This is another reason the punishment must be severe. Absolutely zero contrition from them, just hope the Government will step in and save them.