Writing a book about Joseph Stalin's management philosophy: how it manifests in tyrants great and small, and how the rest of us can deal with the BS. Website https://masonpelt.com/https://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlwst7uy7o2yWolves respect me because I have knives and fire.16 May 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwst7uy7o2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlvkd4rma32cReads history: No one is either all good or all bad. Reads about Giovanni Gentile, or Lavrentiy Beria: Well no one is all good.15 May 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvkd4rma32chttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlvjixevci2xI cannot help but notice men who are sort of tall say 6' 2"do not think of themselves as tall. Men tend to think of themselves as tall when they are a) my hight* or b) so tall that the entire world is inconvenient for them to exist in. *6'2 is 3.3-4.1 inches (depending on the day) taller than me.15 May 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvjixevci2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlvhhmr3t42tRegarding the PayPal DOJ settlement can anyone tell me if the entire legal issue would have been avoided by just calling a day, "historically underrepresented fund," or something similar?15 May 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvhhmr3t42thttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlvh5n43yw25There is a genre of person who will see a clip from a fictional TV show exorcism and comment, "back when priests were powerful." I hate that person. I hate their genre.15 May 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvh5n43yw25https://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlu3dq7nvh2lMy feelings about the endurance of the human race are complicated. I want to build a large data center in the ocean. Who am I?15 May 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu3dq7nvh2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlttnjpqui2xGuys I've developed safe ocean gate. I'm pitching it to lots of billionaires right now so they can invite their enemies onto My tiny little subs which are definitely not safe.14 May 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlttnjpqui2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mltd6hubmm2tNew puppy seems to love both myself and my wife however I am clearly his mommy. It's very strange.14 May 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltd6hubmm2thttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mltd5jytkv2c"If people knew the life story I would tell them to inspire them they would be inspired." Words over top the door to the little office where the Navy seals take a creative writing class.14 May 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltd5jytkv2chttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlt47oer4w2n"If people knew the life story I would tell them to inspire them they would be inspired." Words over top the door to the little office where the Navy seals take a creative writing class.14 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt47oer4w2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlt3o3usto2cI was hanging out with this Arizona ranger who had nothing to say. At first I thought he was just a loof but when he started talking it turned out he was a moron.14 May 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt3o3usto2chttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlt3mpl4qh27Young men aren't even clicking the tongs anymore before they try to flip some meats on the grill. That is how far society has fallen.14 May 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt3mpl4qh27https://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlt3kata4x2uAn American adaptation of squid game, but it's just a documentary following Mr Beast around after assuring him that the US has repealed all laws.14 May 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt3kata4x2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlt2obchc22lOh yes contemporary art from the 1970s.14 May 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt2obchc22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlrxfdolkr2pThe song tlThis is Halloween is an masterclasse in telling not showing, and in repetitive over explaining. We all know where "pumpkins scream in the dead of night," no need to tell us. Also narration is for hacks and that is why Shawshank Redemption is a fundamentally awful film.14 May 2026 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrxfdolkr2phttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlrkvcu2mn26Nudity is a great way to save money on laundry detergent.14 May 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrkvcu2mn26https://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlrklb2oyd26If Gabe and Bubs can shack up, I can run heaven is a bold logical leap.14 May 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrklb2oyd26https://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlrjftqwjr25If Gabe and Bubs can shack up, I can run heaven is a bold logical leap.14 May 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrjftqwjr25https://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlre4cpnej2lYou can be as crass as you want if you use the right words. It's never "damn, look at those big ass tits," however saying, "Goodness you are of ample bosom" is... also be largely unacceptable. But if you say, "I just saw a couple of squirrels playing in the front yard this morning," it's cool.13 May 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlre4cpnej2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlqvf4ptbk2eNewly Wed Game Question: What do you like to do with your freetime? Mason's unnamed wife you wrote down... "Some stupid thing." Ohhhh that is... That is bold. Mason you said, "dress as a banana to jumpscare a family of racoons." We will take it. Mason: Tolerances is a form of love, the best one"13 May 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqvf4ptbk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlqixnaiwr2eSell your kidney to build a data center or be left behind.13 May 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqixnaiwr2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlpehrexg22xJust because he did fraud a few hundred times, is not a guarantee that he will do fraud this time.13 May 2026 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpehrexg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlpcdhx2e72tElon Musk wants to make SM Altman seem cool.13 May 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpcdhx2e72thttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlpcavo6yg2tNot to brag, but Google Gemini says I'm god, and very important and that my ideas are above the understanding of others.13 May 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpcavo6yg2thttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlp47a3bpd2n"Don't make me mention my high powered wife," said the man bluffing about his wife's power level.13 May 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp47a3bpd2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlp3oufumq2tHunting deals buying things.13 May 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp3oufumq2thttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlp372ufmj2pI think my idea of hell is a being a reaction streamer.13 May 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp372ufmj2phttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlojiqxh472cI'm in a deep cut and all I want to eat is a 5 gallon bucket of pudding.12 May 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlojiqxh472chttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlns6mxlq62tYou have to walk your devil otherwise he gets the best of you. My devil is some sort of 16 lb part poodle, part terrier, part possibly raccoon. He wants to eat my walls.12 May 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlns6mxlq62thttps://bsky.app/profile/masonpelt.com/post/3mlnrotfupx25Setting up a first date with a woman who loves crypto and wants to teach me how to swim... In a remote lake... Picking up on zero red flags... Ooh apparently it doesn't have any cell service at the lake. I am so excited this is true love.12 May 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:aco2cqglclcef2qlmkdb4mn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnrotfupx25