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https://global-tetrahedron.com/about

Hmm, I wonder why this shadowy organization sounds so... familiar?

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Atheonion.com+%22global+tetrahedron%22

I think it might be safe to file this one under "Good News." It sounds like everyone kept their jobs and the union is intact.

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So The Onion makes up the fictional company name Global Tetrahedron, a real company uses the name, and then later buys The Onion.

It's all coming together.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago

It looks like the company was created to own the Onion.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

God creates dinosaurs God destroys dinosaurs God creates Man Man destroys God Man creates dinosaurs -Dr. Ian Malcolm

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago

Dinosaurs destroy man... women inherit the earth

[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Gotta appreciate all they do for our elderly community.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

You unappreciative fuck! You only recall what they do for grandma and grandpa, and forget how well they support puppies, the less privileged, their Feeee-Male staff, and THE CHILDREN!!!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago

It sounds like it’s going to be great for The Onion! They’re bringing back ONN!

https://x.com/oneunderscore__/status/1783632037640835426

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What exactly is left at G/O media now? Quartz and Gizmodo?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's... a very good question, honestly.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Its remaining sites are Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Kotaku, The Root, The Inventory and Quartz.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

What is up with The Root anyway? I get linked articles from them on occasion about some major civil rights issue and they seem well-written and thoughtful and then I go to their page to see what else they're writing about and it's all shit like 'Here's 10 things to know about yesterday when Cardi B called Lizzo a bitch.'

[–] Ghyste 1 points 5 months ago

Ooooh so that's why all those sites went to shit...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I wish the tetrahedron could bring the AV Club back to its original glory as well, though I know all its best writers are long gone

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Too late. I'm already sterilized.