Year of the Ring, babyyyyy
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
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SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
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November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Year of the Ring, babyyyyy
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
time to talk about these books that have deeply shaped all of fantasy fiction, and which a bunch of reactionary techboys actively and eagerly misunderstand
C'est du somnambulisme à l'échelle de l'espèce, quand ça n'est pas carrément le programme nihiliste des techboys qui prennent Blade Runner pour un futur désirable.
June 21, 2025 at 5:54 AM
C'est du somnambulisme à l'échelle de l'espèce, quand ça n'est pas carrément le programme nihiliste des techboys qui prennent Blade Runner pour un futur désirable.
I’m pissed that we’re all going to have a shitty 10-15 years economically because a dozen techboys believed that it was possible to write code to the point that the program could write better code and eventually either kill us all or make us immortal, and so they spent $1.5tn for $41bn in revenue
December 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I’m pissed that we’re all going to have a shitty 10-15 years economically because a dozen techboys believed that it was possible to write code to the point that the program could write better code and eventually either kill us all or make us immortal, and so they spent $1.5tn for $41bn in revenue
Don't "request" that the server be disconnected. Smash the fucking thing with a hammer, and if any of musk's techboys try to stop you, smash them too.
February 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Don't "request" that the server be disconnected. Smash the fucking thing with a hammer, and if any of musk's techboys try to stop you, smash them too.
Meiner Sprache fehlen die Worte, meine grenzenlose Verachtung und Abscheu für Trump und seine Techboys auszudrücken.
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Meiner Sprache fehlen die Worte, meine grenzenlose Verachtung und Abscheu für Trump und seine Techboys auszudrücken.
Cattle rancher and tech CEO
It's all such pathetic cosplay for the techboys developmentally frozen at age 12
It's all such pathetic cosplay for the techboys developmentally frozen at age 12
Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights
Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights
Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm?
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Cattle rancher and tech CEO
It's all such pathetic cosplay for the techboys developmentally frozen at age 12
It's all such pathetic cosplay for the techboys developmentally frozen at age 12
techboys screaming that america isn't nazi it's autistic
February 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
techboys screaming that america isn't nazi it's autistic
Guess I’ll be on Apple Maps for now, fully anticipating I’ll eventually wind up using a paper map as I wander the wasteland avoiding roving bands of fuckwit NaXis techboys.
February 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Guess I’ll be on Apple Maps for now, fully anticipating I’ll eventually wind up using a paper map as I wander the wasteland avoiding roving bands of fuckwit NaXis techboys.
Heute Hausrunde in der neuen Firma. Einer der Anfang 20jährigen TechBoys meinte, ich „könne gleich da bleiben“ 😂🙊
October 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Heute Hausrunde in der neuen Firma. Einer der Anfang 20jährigen TechBoys meinte, ich „könne gleich da bleiben“ 😂🙊
The thing about AI that techboys don’t seem to grasp is that the reason everyone hates it is the same reason they love it: it doesn’t create anything new, it doesn’t give a sense of achievement, it just tries to please you and make you feel important, but it’s noticeably artificial and lacks warmth
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The thing about AI that techboys don’t seem to grasp is that the reason everyone hates it is the same reason they love it: it doesn’t create anything new, it doesn’t give a sense of achievement, it just tries to please you and make you feel important, but it’s noticeably artificial and lacks warmth
One more point: He stands to pocket a substantial amount of money from the donations received for his inauguration. Moving the event indoors would cost significantly less, and with the large sums contributed by the techboys, he is likely to keep the surplus for his own financial benefit.
January 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
One more point: He stands to pocket a substantial amount of money from the donations received for his inauguration. Moving the event indoors would cost significantly less, and with the large sums contributed by the techboys, he is likely to keep the surplus for his own financial benefit.
It’s the techboys plan; bankrupt and own.
September 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It’s the techboys plan; bankrupt and own.
Texas is being chewed up & spitout by unchecked techboys. Decisions made in secret meetungs instead of by letting Texans vote.
August 24, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Texas is being chewed up & spitout by unchecked techboys. Decisions made in secret meetungs instead of by letting Texans vote.
*techboys hate us. Lovely typo
December 13, 2024 at 9:49 PM
*techboys hate us. Lovely typo
I think it's uncomfortably telling that pretty much all of the responses to that article are "fuck those trannies they're such controlling bitches, Singal is awesome and communities shouldn't do anything to protect minorities, also Twitter rocks". That techboys hate is wildly known, but now...
December 13, 2024 at 9:48 PM
I think it's uncomfortably telling that pretty much all of the responses to that article are "fuck those trannies they're such controlling bitches, Singal is awesome and communities shouldn't do anything to protect minorities, also Twitter rocks". That techboys hate is wildly known, but now...
Hey look, Elon's set up a man-in-the-middle network attack that routes White House comms through his own servers, allowing him and his techboys to monitor and data mine those streams. Nifty!
March 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hey look, Elon's set up a man-in-the-middle network attack that routes White House comms through his own servers, allowing him and his techboys to monitor and data mine those streams. Nifty!
Dankzij de Europese Unie kunnen we ons enigszins beschermen tegen Amerikaanse techboys die onze democratie willen vernietigen zodat ze Datacenters kunnen bouwen ten koste van jouw drinkwater en onze natuur en Meta nog meer kunnen laten verdienen aan jouw data.
September 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Dankzij de Europese Unie kunnen we ons enigszins beschermen tegen Amerikaanse techboys die onze democratie willen vernietigen zodat ze Datacenters kunnen bouwen ten koste van jouw drinkwater en onze natuur en Meta nog meer kunnen laten verdienen aan jouw data.
Dunno why I started calling them techboys but I’m sticking with it. It feels the right level of demeaning for the level of distain I have for them. Techbro sounds like they’re the jocks of the tech world. When they’re really sad little spods who think they can make a computer think they’re cool.
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Dunno why I started calling them techboys but I’m sticking with it. It feels the right level of demeaning for the level of distain I have for them. Techbro sounds like they’re the jocks of the tech world. When they’re really sad little spods who think they can make a computer think they’re cool.
White techboys making black bots to interact with is so fucking stupid and so fucking on brand
January 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
White techboys making black bots to interact with is so fucking stupid and so fucking on brand
I truly hope Elon's techboys are nowhere near the polls, this time.
Heightened security is necessary against this cheating regime. 👊
Heightened security is necessary against this cheating regime. 👊
March 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I truly hope Elon's techboys are nowhere near the polls, this time.
Heightened security is necessary against this cheating regime. 👊
Heightened security is necessary against this cheating regime. 👊
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ALL OF IT MADE POSSIBLE WITH BILLIONS FROM THE 1% & ELECTION HACKING BY THE SILICON VALLEY BILLIONAIRE TECHBOYS BROTHERHOOD. ( FUCKERBERG, THIEL, KARP & MUSK.)
WITH THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF THE RICH NEVER PAYING TAXES & NEVER HAVING TO ANSWER TO ANY AUTHORITY.
ALL OF IT MADE POSSIBLE WITH BILLIONS FROM THE 1% & ELECTION HACKING BY THE SILICON VALLEY BILLIONAIRE TECHBOYS BROTHERHOOD. ( FUCKERBERG, THIEL, KARP & MUSK.)
WITH THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF THE RICH NEVER PAYING TAXES & NEVER HAVING TO ANSWER TO ANY AUTHORITY.
Keith (@keith722943)
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September 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
substack.com/@keith722943...
ALL OF IT MADE POSSIBLE WITH BILLIONS FROM THE 1% & ELECTION HACKING BY THE SILICON VALLEY BILLIONAIRE TECHBOYS BROTHERHOOD. ( FUCKERBERG, THIEL, KARP & MUSK.)
WITH THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF THE RICH NEVER PAYING TAXES & NEVER HAVING TO ANSWER TO ANY AUTHORITY.
ALL OF IT MADE POSSIBLE WITH BILLIONS FROM THE 1% & ELECTION HACKING BY THE SILICON VALLEY BILLIONAIRE TECHBOYS BROTHERHOOD. ( FUCKERBERG, THIEL, KARP & MUSK.)
WITH THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF THE RICH NEVER PAYING TAXES & NEVER HAVING TO ANSWER TO ANY AUTHORITY.
Luister vriend, er staan geen asielzoekers in de Epsteinfiles of het zouden de blanke, Zuidafrikaanse techboys moeten zijn.
May 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Luister vriend, er staan geen asielzoekers in de Epsteinfiles of het zouden de blanke, Zuidafrikaanse techboys moeten zijn.
They all came from working for various Techboys & PayPal mafiosi. Musk's boys are pre-groomed.
February 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
They all came from working for various Techboys & PayPal mafiosi. Musk's boys are pre-groomed.
That's the excuse that's kept women in low paying jobs & out of networking forever. How weak are these New Men & techboys anyway?
This paragraph speaks volumes
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
January 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
That's the excuse that's kept women in low paying jobs & out of networking forever. How weak are these New Men & techboys anyway?
pelo jeito estabilizou, se bobear os iranianos tão moendo uns datacenters por aí mas o cheetos de piruca colocou os techboys no bolso daí eles não podem falar que ele tá apanhando na guerra
April 6, 2026 at 11:35 PM
pelo jeito estabilizou, se bobear os iranianos tão moendo uns datacenters por aí mas o cheetos de piruca colocou os techboys no bolso daí eles não podem falar que ele tá apanhando na guerra