parroting Trump when he supposedly cant stand him is such a good troll.
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Oculus Co-Founder and Rift Creator Palmer Luckey Departs Facebook
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parroting Trump when he supposedly cant stand him is such a good troll.
Outrage seems to pay better than videogame coverage.
theangrypirate
Member
notaxation is obviously an abbreviation of 'no taxation without representation.' There are plenty of things to dislike and critique about Colin but the ignorant comments calling him alt-right and thinking he is a believer in no taxes just shows your own ignorance and willingness to jump on the hate-wagon without actually knowing why.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Notch is worth how much? And is still completely miserable?
It's actually straight up 'no taxation' at all, which is part of the libertarian (mid-right) beliefs. Might want to double check your own facts before calling someone else ignorant!
meanspartan
Member
Ehhh....some of these posts read as if Luckey will be destitute and unemployed or something. I think that is what the "he is basically a billionaire" posts are responding to, I don't think most mean money is a substitute for good character. At least that isn't how I interpreted them.
To be clear I'm glad he got pushed out, he was a shitty distraction and should not continue to be the face of VR.
Since when does he parrot Trump?
I won't respond further than this, because this shouldn't be another Colin thread, but he has repeatedly said pretty damn harsh things about Trump, even on twitter.
Colin is just a big libertarian. Which means ya, rightwing economics. It also means he has long been for gay rights, trans rights, etc.
https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847565289344475136
meanspartan
Member
Double posted, my bad
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Pretty sure that is the reason of his tweet
theangrypirate
Member
Why are the people who dislike Colin so uninformed? You either don't know what Trump spouts or you are unaware of Colin's beliefs. Either way you are at best misinformed.
Iva Demilcol
Member
lol, crazy to see what people do to try to get more money.
TyrantGuardian
Member
Yes ok, but also who cares about what Luckey thinks about this or how much money he has? I'm just glad to be rid of nazis like him from this industry. What an inane tweet. I wish Luckey all the best in his personal life but when it comes to being the face of a bleeding edge tech company he can indeed go fuck himself.
TetraGenesis
Member
Nobody thinks Palmer (or Colin for that matter) will not be wealthy. Their wealth is without question. Your logic only works if you think money is the only thing that matters to people and that with money, all problems and sadness and unfulfillment evaporate.
Really? Attacking media sites with different views as desperate dying websites doesn't ring a bell?
Yea, early on in the thread people were like "HAHA don't let the door hit you" or "HA fuck you" like this truly a big blow to him and it did seem a little silly.
He might is sad/upset that he isn't continuing to work on VR something he seemed quite passionate about, but who knows.
theangrypirate
Member
His twitter handle is an abbreviation of no taxation without representation. Its too large to fit the whole thing as a twitter handle. Why is so hard to do 10 seconds of research before you slander someone?
i'm curious, is he pro-lgbt rights or is he for the right of businesses to discriminate? because i tend to see a lot more of the latter coming from libertarians.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Because 'no taxation without representation' is completely different than 'no taxation', the political belief of the Libertarian party that no individual should be forced to pay taxes for any reason whatsoever. Colin has self-described himself as a Libertarian and spoken about his feelings on Taxes in the past.
Do your own research first?
meanspartan
Member
This tweet links to a video that talks about this stuff pretty in-depth:
https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/737629962304380928
You don't know what slander is.
can you tell us the difference between white supremacy and white nationalism
How is he not represented? He doesn't live in DC.
chekhonte
Member
He's trying out the thing where you try to drive controversy in order to drive up support from the lunatic fringe like Rush Limbaugh, PETA, Trump or that Milo guy have been doing for years. Most people that try to drive controversy crash and burn pretty quickly since it's very fine line to walk over and over again. Eventually people end up saying something that causes a backlash with their supporters or they lose control of the message and people move on to something else.
We'll see how this goes for him.
Also, in B4 thread lock.
Dyson Industries
Banned
Stormblessed
Member
He will probably (co-)found another? It's not like he's going to be short on capital for a new start-up. I know people want to think of this as him having been beaten in some sense, but the only way we don't see him again is if he chooses to retire or something.
theangrypirate
Member
If you know anything about Colin, it's that he thinks its hilarious how ignorant his opponents are. He has pointed out many times that he laughs at people who think he doesn't believe in taxes because of his twitter handle. Its obvious to anyone who has taken an American History class and it's also obvious to anyone who does a bit of research on the guy instead of just believing what all the Colin hate-wagon members say. You are proving my point with every response about how you haven't done a bit of research on the guy but you think you know what he believes.
meanspartan
Member
WTF? No, it isn't that at all. Only the most extremist libertarians think this. While all libertarians think taxes should be as minimal as possible, most agree we should pay some to have a functioning government to serve essential functions mandated by the Constitution. Colin has gone very in depth on his views of taxation in various GoG episodes. Basically, while he thinks income tax should be abolished, he is much more cool with local taxation and other limited federal taxes.
I'm sounding like an "apologist", so I'll stop. Suffice it to say views are being misrepresented here. I'll agree Colin is a prick sometimes and tries to rile people up, he doesn't do himself any favors.
Ah yes the under-represented upper-middle class straight white male tech enthusiast. Poor guy, no one listens to his demographic
chrominance
Member
I mean, whatever, my happiness isn't actually contingent on how miserable or not miserable Palmer Luckey is. I'm just glad he doesn't work there anymore, full stop.
Mushroomer25
Member
Remember, it's more important that you only consider the anger in what he's preaching - not any of the underlying logic or facts.
You dont think those exact issues still dont apply?
'Our founder doesn't believe in honoring NDAs and will open up this new company to litigation, and this time wont have an army of lawyers from a multi-billion dollar company'
theangrypirate
Member
jesus christ, i know what his handle is, its easy to read. Its the fact that people look at his handle and don't know that its in reference to "no taxation without representation" (apparently nobody in this thread took American History) and automatically use their own ignorance to think the guy believes in no taxes. They then use that to think he is an alt-righter and then talk shit based on complete falsehoods. If anyone bothered to actually research they guy they wouldn't think that. There is lots not to like about him but when you make about false assumptions you make yourself look dumb.
Explain exactly how Colin is not represented in the government that dictates how much taxes he pays
SpinningBirdKick
Banned
It was obvious that this was coming and it wasn't his choice after Facebook sidelined him.
Good riddance shit stain.
Good riddance shit stain.
theangrypirate
Member
God, its just going right over your head huh? Have you taken an American History course?
No taxation without representation a phrase, generally attributed to James Otis about 1761, that reflected the resentment of American colonists at being taxed by a British Parliament to which they elected no representatives and became an anti-British slogan before the American Revolution; in full, Taxation without representation is tyranny..
They guys is a history major, he loves the American Revolution.
Me too. I used to enjoy his enthusiasm for VR, but I felt he was doing nothing but hurt Oculus's brand for the past 2 years (even before the Trump stuff)
Gabriel_Logan
Member
And apparently no monetary limit.
innervision961
Member
Hey more republican ass clowns that think money and possessions are the single most important things in life. What a surprise.
Having little knowledge of Colin and his opinions, the "no taxation without representation thing" does seem plausible.
Seems in line with this? Has he actually clarified which one he meant?
Seems in line with this? Has he actually clarified which one he meant?
Ah so it's just a coincidence that he has the "No Step on Snek" flag as an avatar and is a professed Libertarian which generally hold the view that people shouldnt be mandated to pay taxes of any kind. Gotcha
chekhonte
Member
I'm going to have to side with this point. If you're going to hate the guy, which you all have the right to, at least do a bit of research before assuming what his twitter handle stands for. Especially when he's gone on record multiple times in the 10 years he's been on podcasts and stuff telling people what it is.
michaelius
Banned
With that kind of cash he can pursue plenty of political or other fulfillment since he can start almost any kind of company or media website.
So what? Trump is also worth billions but people will be happy when he leaves office. Asshole is asshole. End of story.