So all this time ESR bets could have been money laundering by oligarchs (like Quetz and Lamur), half the quake scene bought in these efforts, and you're just now telling us about this?
This is just the tip of the iceberg. The amount of duplicate content is off the charts. The site could have been much more than it is had it been structured and looked after a bit better. Point in case, I made a post about this a while ago but can't find my old posts because "recent" seems to show the past two years or something.
As for making money.. the mouse tests back in the day were amazing and off the charts best content I have ever seen on the net. Yet I don't think they were ever monetized with affiliate links, etc. :(
The site had so much potential and is probably still a beast if it had some work done. Should dbt take off it would be relevant again.
when your government hires "comedy" writers to educate the populace about rightthink via us vs them caricaturization.
construction workers: oi we're just doin' our jobs love (ed. note: this excuse is Not Acceptable per nuremberg trials)
shopkeeper: oooh *fucks a dog* i'm reTARDDDEEEDD roads are BADDD