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Palmer Luckey issue statement on actions on Nimble America
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Its like you are getting your news from another planet. This is the EXACT opposite of that he said. Wow.
Just...wow
The Silver
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I'm not comfortable saying its Palmer in the Trump video without several rounds of DNA testing, voice recognition software, a psychological evaluation, a background check on his parents, and a thorough interrogation of every scientist on the planet to ensure there's no cloning going on.
If it all checks out, only then will I entertain the possibility of that being Lucky.
If it all checks out, only then will I entertain the possibility of that being Lucky.
chillybright
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So he wanted it to be known, but didn't think of the consequences since he apologized.
Interesting line of thoughts for a surely heavy forum poster.
he didn't think he'd really have to apologize, either
The Silver
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Who?
Facebook is probably having some long ass meetings this weekend.
It was a joke, but otherwise:
So uhhhh do you have a comment to make about this before Bish comes in here and tans your ass?
Mobius and pet octopus
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We all know cloning happens on Moon Base Brave 6-5. Hello Palmer!!
chillybright
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I meant he didn't thought he would have to post PR responses.
To clarify, he's not saying that any other person in the same situation would've gotten prosecuted. He's saying that the nature and severity of Clinton's fuck up aren't severe enough for her to be prosecuted criminally. The FBI was only looking into the criminal aspect of the incident and any administrative repercussions can't really happen since she's not with the State Department any more.
He already got his parachute when FB bought out Oculus to begin with.
I really don't understand how people confuse the FBI saying that an employer might discipline an employee that makes a similar mistake with email as the FBI saying "Anyone else who made that mistake would be in JAIL!"
Like... do you people just hear half of what someone says and fill in the rest with whatever the fuck you want to?
Like... do you people just hear half of what someone says and fill in the rest with whatever the fuck you want to?
it's possible by that time the account was in someone else's hands, acting as him on Reddit, and he didn't know this shit was gonna go down.
probs one of the reasons the account was deleted
Leona Lewis
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That person may have simply heard statements made by friends or relatives, or saw a picture with words on it posted on social media and then accepted it as fact without any further thought. Or some shitbag on Fox News or a talk radio show said it with confidence and, well, you know what happens next. It's sad and worrying how many people succumb to this kind of stupidity.
Pops Maellard
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It doesn't seem implausible that the kind of person who deeply believes this type of worldview to be valid and likely "right" would also make a choice as horribly stupid as almost directly telling a reporter about it.
I'm still legitimately shocked that these are his core beliefs. 'It even just because of who he is, but really I've just been struggling to accept that anyone views the world through that lens still.
Wonder what else he's funding.
will not be surprised if he is funding something else, he attended a Trump rally and donated $10k , that's pretty hardcore
StopMakingSense
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Why would a guy in his position let himself be filmed like that? lol.
Well, I'm an engineer so as usual I'd like to see the clean exact facts from a neutral source. The extreme left or extreme right with their crazy eyes and arms in the air is more tiring than enlightening.
Disclaimer: I cannot stand Trump and think he as a president could potentially send the world into a very dark place (much like Putin..and ISIS).
Disclaimer: I cannot stand Trump and think he as a president could potentially send the world into a very dark place (much like Putin..and ISIS).
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I think it's good to remember that Luckey states he donated 10k, but the rest of his statement is bullshit, so this could be as well.
He admits to donating to Nimble America, even removing everything else, isn't that enough?
cyberheater
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Nope.
I can't see how this is going to be resolved without lawyers. If Palmer did send those emails then he's incredibly stupid to deny them.
On the other hand I can't see the journalist fabricating those emails.
PersonAndStuff
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I've tried hard to try and meet Palmer halfway but I just can't. Too much evidence says he's a douche and a liar.
IrishNinja
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oh he's an engineer so he's just asking questions, people
DICKS AHOY
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Given he let Milo brag about it being him and his Twitter 'like' history, I'm expecting the former.
What would you consider neutral source though?
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Huh? Donating even just $1 to a white-supremacist/misogynistic/anti-lgbt harassment group should be enough to know where he stands?
It's ironic that someone who sells himself as a tech guru could be so fucking awful at posting on the internet and lying about him. You emailed the guy from the daily beast confirming your role as NimbleRichMan, did you forget that emails can be pulled up again in the future?
In the end, Palmer Luckey wound up being a goddamn idiot.
In the end, Palmer Luckey wound up being a goddamn idiot.
cyberheater
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Bring out the lawyers.
Palmers version of event states he was paying for billboards. That's the story he's sticking to.
It kinda implies that he didn't think they were a white supremacy organisation.
He apologized to his colleagues, for the financial impact of his move, not to the public for his political views.
Imperfected
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I like that his apology is that he's a libertarian and supports Gary Johnson. You know you're in pretty deep when that sounds like a solid out.
"I couldn't have been the one who stole the watch. I was shitting in a potted plant and looking for leprechauns in the next room over at the time."
"I couldn't have been the one who stole the watch. I was shitting in a potted plant and looking for leprechauns in the next room over at the time."
Again, he's clearly not apologizing to the public, for his sociopolitical views.
People who are puzzled or disappointed by his "apology" should see that.
He first apologizes to the Oculus folks for the damage his actions have done to them (in a financial and public image sense) and then to the (VR) community, for a similar reason.
Nowhere do i see him saying "sorry i'm a libertarian/conservative/supporting these groups" or anything like that.
So going "This apology isn't enough!" is missing the fact that he isn't trying to apologize to you in the first place.
No, it implies he donated money to an organisation then said "lalalalala" while sticking his fingers in his ears when that organisation turned out to be an alt right nut house and people found out.
Who gives money to any political group without not knowing what they are? Luckey isn't getting out of this feigning ignorance.
He's knee deep in shit here of his own making. He's currently trying to deny the existence of that shit. He knows what Nimble America are. His involvement is much deeper than just donations and he knows it. Even his non denial of the NimbleRichGuy account is telling. He never denied having access to the account or knowing about it, just that the posts were not his personally and he didn't delete it.
An innocent person would say "I have no idea about this account and disavow all of the content purporting to be from myself". He cannot do this, for reasons that have been stated multiple times in this thread.
So...He donated 10k without really knowing what a group stands for? I mean he's clearly proven himself to be stupid the last few days, but lol. If you think he had no idea, then I have a bridge to sell you dude.
jim-jam bongs
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At this point, I can't decide whether South-Park Libertarians or Techno-Libertarians are worse. Feels like the latter can do more harm, but then they use the former as their footsoldiers.
LookAtMeGo
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I wish I wasnt in bed. I feel like photoshoping some rifts on Trump or pasting that image of Luckey from the Time cover at a Trump rally or something.
Felix Lighter
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Palmer Luckey is a goddamn piece of shit and a moron. Why he thought his direct correspondence with the Daily Beast would not be published the second he decided to lie about it is baffling.
Why does that element of his non-apology deserve the benefit of the doubt when it includes other obvious falsehoods? When it also includes a claim that he wasn't behind the NimbleRichMan account yet The Daily Beast's email communication has him confirming the exact opposite? Or the clear lie that he's not a Trump supporter based on all of his Twitter activity? There's no reason to give him this silly claim that he blissfully unaware of what he was funding (and participating in).
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