Really hate that this is a valid and prosperous career path for young people. Just making shit up that infuriates people, and the algorithm loves and rewards it with engagement and a fuckton of money.

In other news, water is still wet

These types of people will only become bolder.

I feel the United States is at a unique moment in its collapse, however long this may take (and it may be decades)

The earlier rule of law ( such as it is) and order is decayed enough to let people like this thrive yet still substantial enough to give them power.

Later on, the decay will be too much for this to have any effect, even though other crimes will be more frequent

Who’s Nick Shirley, and why’s he such a cunt?