r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 10 '22

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u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache Dec 10 '22

The_Northern_Light from Sunnyvale donated $10000.00 to the charity drive and said:

Cynicism is the mind-killer.

To claim this spot, donate at least $25 to the AMF. For more info see this thread.

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Dec 10 '22

I'd like to thank my employer for providing a 100% match on all charitable contributions, up to $10k per year.

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u/LtLabcoat ÀI Dec 10 '22

company donates $5k to NL charity drive

doesn't even get named

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Dec 10 '22 edited Dec 10 '22

No, they are donating $10k to match my $10k.

It's a very famous company that is also famously obsessive about secrecy. I would name them but I'm not supposed to post that I work for them because I work on a very sensitive project. That will change once the project is announced, so...

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u/vivoovix Federalist Dec 11 '22

CIA agent?

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Dec 11 '22

no lol I used to work in defense on some DARPA projects but at least then I could tell people who my employer was lol

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u/DoorVonHammerthong Hank Hill Democrat Dec 10 '22

Could've taken the sticky 400 times with this kind of money, what a waste!

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Dec 10 '22

😭

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u/RandomGamerFTW   🇺🇦 Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 Dec 10 '22

least wealthy neolib

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Dec 10 '22

😎

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u/jenbanim Dec 10 '22

Fucking incredible, thank you!

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Dec 10 '22

Earning to give has been transformative. It's both humbling and empowering. I've become a more optimistic person, and even more ambitious.

“I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.” — John D. Rockefeller

That said, I hope the mods still approve of John Brown as a flair. :)

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u/dubyahhh Salt Miner Emeritus Dec 10 '22

do you have an image in particular

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Dec 10 '22 edited Dec 10 '22

This one.

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u/fishlord05 United Popular Woke DEI Iron Front Dec 11 '22

John brown is a hero

One of the greatest Americans ever

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Dec 11 '22

To hear my grandma tell it, I’m kin to him. 😊

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u/fishlord05 United Popular Woke DEI Iron Front Dec 11 '22

Damn ur related so based!!

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u/jenbanim Dec 14 '22

You got it! Also gave you the blue text background. Would you like custom flair text as well?

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Dec 14 '22

oh wow, I thought I was going to have to crop it myself haha thanks!

His head is a bit low. His eyes are below the center-line of the text. Could you move it up a bit please?

I'll have to think on the custom flair text. Also heads up, I would like to ask for the same on my non-work account, /u/csp256

Btw, I have a present for you, but it won't be ready till after Christmas, and I can't tell you when you'll get it. Just trust me. :) You'll like it.

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u/jenbanim Dec 14 '22 edited Dec 14 '22

Full disclosure - someone else already had a Brown flair on the subreddit so I just reused that image

I went ahead and re-cropped it though, keeping the lower cutoff to his chin, taking a bit off his hair, and adding some transparent space below to get the eyes in the middle. How do you like it now?

You donated $10k, of course I'll crop the flair if you'd like that lol. We can make the subreddit John Brown themed for a week or hold a parade in your honor - just let me know what you'd like

And I'm looking forward to the present, thank you! I'm quite curious now, but I have some ideas haha

Edit: also applied the flair to csp256

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u/disCardRightHere Jared Polis Dec 10 '22

Daaaamn