The Hock
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That's supposed to be a truck?
Don't look like a truck to me.
Don't look like a truck to me.
I thought it was a car, too. When I asked someone what it was called was surprised to hear "Cybertruck."That's supposed to be a truck?
Don't look like a truck to me.
Agreed. But my 19 year old son thinks they’re the coolest thing on the road.Ugliest Truck I've ever seen. It looks like a 5 year old playing with lego blocks.
Community marketing is muddy, and at times corrupt (it can implicate public/private crossovers e.g. public school brand collabs, giving brands access to longterm taxpayer-funded contracts). But one crystal clear, non-morally contemptuous example of community marketing is run clubs.
Run clubs have popped up all over the country as a fixture for a laptop class hungry for human interaction. They’re surrogate communities known as great places to meet members of the opposite sex. Run With Us hosts several different run clubs in the Pasadena area. I participated in one and tweeted immediately afterwards “incels, if you want to meet women, just join a run club.”
Run clubs are also great places to meet brands. Like pharma reps courting the choicest hospitals, shoe reps court the choicest run clubs. This is community marketing at its finest—the new friends, the beautiful shoes, the potential sex…it’s all mashed into one thing.
Nike toed the waters, but then seemed to lose interest in run clubs, focusing instead on stunning and brave campaigns involving fat people, black people, and people with no legs, none of whom are into jogging.
I thought this article was a good read regarding Nike's tumbling reputation and stock price.
Winning isn't for Everyone - Nike Loses Ground
It's a good blend of anecdotal observation mixed with objective critique of Nike. The author writes through his lens as a conservative, race-conscious (former) professional marketer.
It resonates with me - I grew out of my Nike enthusiasm a bit with old(er) age, but the BLM stuff was a line in the sand for me. New Balance had a positive reputation around 2016, when they got some residual Trump energy for making some of their shoes here in the USA. They did not lean into that and instead went 'Nike Lite' with ebonics slogans. Since then, I've tried Diadora, Hoka, and currently Asics running shoes, which have all avoided the crowded "urban" market share.
I particularly liked this excerpt:
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Don't worry, we're still just a few years away from sending manned missions to Mars and back. But never doubt that over 50 years ago 12 men walked on the moon over six missions using primitive technology. Who in their right mind would volunteer for a trip to Mars and back? It won't happen in the lifetimes of Musk and Bezos and everyone else alive today.
Elon Musk’s Starship prototype breaks up in space and disrupts air traffic
Onlookers in Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos capture videos of the rocket’s debris up above themwww.telegraph.co.uk
I don't really understand the fascination with traveling through outer space and settling other planets inhospitable to human life. It's going to cost an enormous amount of resources just to get to say Mars, and then more enormous amounts to set up settlements where humans could live, in an environment where you could never go outside without a space suit. How bout we just work on improving our standard of living on this beautiful world we have right here. And first let's get rid of all the globalist scumbag POS ruling class so we can actually attempt to live in peace with one another. Just my 2 cents.Countless rockets have been destroyed. All for the same reason. It's called the Firmament made by God. We live in a snow dome. Think
of when you go to a Planetarium. As It says in the Bible there are oceans above and oceans below. That's why it looks like the stars are in water because they are. Space as they call it is just water. We can't go there. They show you everywhere but only for those who have the eyes to see.
Amazing Compilation of Videos of Rockets Hitting/Grazing the Firmament
Amazing Compilation of Videos of Rockets Hitting/Grazing the Firmamentodysee.com
I can't believe that I didn't add to this one yet. After significant research I've finally found the true world map for you guys:Countless rockets have been destroyed. All for the same reason. It's called the Firmament made by God. We live in a snow dome. Think
of when you go to a Planetarium. As It says in the Bible there are oceans above and oceans below. That's why it looks like the stars are in water because they are. Space as they call it is just water. We can't go there. They show you everywhere but only for those who have the eyes to see.
Amazing Compilation of Videos of Rockets Hitting/Grazing the Firmament
Amazing Compilation of Videos of Rockets Hitting/Grazing the Firmamentodysee.com
And Trump pardons Ulbricht: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/trump-pardons-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht-honoring/I've never been on the "dark web" but from what I've learned about Ross Ulbricht's situation it's pretty clear that he's been ruthlessly persecuted by the fedgov as life without parole is clearly excessive:
Ross Ulbricht Pardon Odds Soar On Polymarket After Musk's Comments | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zerowww.zerohedge.com