“You can’t even order black coffee anymore” is a common Conservative fantasy. OP definitely has a victim complex.
- 0 Posts
- 568 Comments
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
Not The Onion@lemmy.world•White House weighs ‘250 pardons for 250 years’ to mark America’s birthday: reportEnglish
15·30 days agoIf you saw this in something like the Hunger Games you wouldn’t bat an eye.
Red_October@lemmy.worldtoMental Health@lemmy.world•What small changes have you been making recently?English
5·2 months agoThe difference is that in going to the past you have some idea of how things played out and what changes might matter. The changes that come up in time travel discussions are things like “kill this person before they do anything” or “let this guy into art school” or “cancel this one particular flight.” By the time the real consequences of possible small changes are known, you need more than small changes to acheve your objective.
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
The Trump-Epstein Files™@lemmy.world•Melania Named in Bombshell New Epstein ClaimsEnglish
76·2 months agoGiven how she vigorously denied any connection well before anyone was talking about it, she pretty much already told on herself.
That’s my thought too.
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Republican midterms 'coup' exposed as party quietly pushes to flip key Democrat
7·3 months agoFlipping Fetterman? The brain damage already did that.
Alright but what about jorkin the peanits? I need answers, tone is important.
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
Fuck AI@lemmy.world•Allbirds Stock Now Crashing as Reality Sets in About Its Delusional AI Pivot
1·3 months agoIf it makes you feel any better, the tech companies wouldn’t have made any revenue even if you did use them, they would just shovel a little more cash into the furnace and call it progress.
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Sent this to my friends flexing a "top 65%" score. The site didn't make it clear that's not a good thing.English
22·4 months agoPeople with actual higher scores don’t need it to be explained, and people with lower scores don’t want it to be explained.
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Even if you win the lottery abroad, can you bring it all in cash upon returning?
8·4 months agoYou know he doesn’t. The lottery doesn’t pay with fucking cash in duffel bags. Win the lottery my ass.
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Orban's chances of winning Hungary election drop after JD Vance rallyEnglish
21·4 months agoHe should spend more time with Trump.
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE carsEnglish
6·4 months agoEven immersing the car doesn’t really stop it, it kind of just pauses the fire. When it’s surfaced again and starts to dry it tends to self ignite again for a very long time. EV fires are extremely difficult to stop right now and the procedure usually boils down to “Let it burn itself out and keep everything around it from catching too.”
The solution to people not wanting to haul garbage was to pay them enough that it’s worth doing anyway, same as with all the rest of the jobs people really don’t WANT to do. Garbage haulers sure as shit aren’t paid minimum wage, I’ll tell you that right now.
Nobody WANTS to crawl into a sewer and use a pressure washer to break up a massive chunk of congealed fat, human excrement and “flushable” wipes as human waste splatters all over them, but as with most things if you offer an enticing enough reward someone will eventually do it for the paycheck. And there are lots of jobs like this, miserable things that need to get done and nobody wants to do, but they’re important for a functioning society. You might find some people who would do it just out of passion for mopping sick off yet another floor, but you’ll never find enough people who want to do that more than they want to do anything else. You also won’t find people widely enough distributed to cover all the needs, you just can’t assume every single town has a core of people so dedicated to the idea of handling hazardous biowaste regularly to staff all the required positions purely for the love of it.
There are already incentives to “optimize” these awful tasks away, the very means of their completion is and has been to just throw heaps of money at the problem. Being the one to fix it forever for everyone would come with heaps of money getting thrown at you, and yet it still isn’t done. You’re certainly not going to encourage even more problem solving to problems that already exist by eliminating any existing reward system. If they didn’t fix it for the reward of being set for life, they’re not about to fix it just because they had nothing better to do.
Okay, now who’s going to haul garbage and unclog sewers just for the love of the game?
Imagine thinking that only minorities can stand up for minority rights. What’s your suggestion then, that White people have no business doing anything but maintaining the status quo, because it’s not their place to speak out for others?
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
Fuck AI@lemmy.world•Target Warns That If Its AI Shopping Agent Makes an Expensive Mistake, You'll Have to Pay for It
4·4 months agoAI agent fucks up and makes you pay more, or leads you to buy things that straight up don’t exist? You’ll pay for it.
AI agent fucks up and sells you your whole order for $0.01? Sorry the AI isn’t really supposed to so you can either cancel your order or pay the full “correct” retail price.
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino to retire, sources say
8·5 months agoI bet when he retires he’s gonna take off that uniform. Now that’s something I can’t abide.
Red_October@lemmy.worldto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Most people actually like living in a little tribe with a king to tell you what to do.
2·5 months agoBeing on an egalitarian network of folks talking doesn’t render you immune, and indeed requires, that stupid statements and stupid ideas be demolished for their own lack of value.
That’s why they think it means malicious intent, obviously.



It may help if you try to sound like you almost liked it, but don’t. “It’s not really my thing,” “Tried it, but I just don’t love it,” and “it just never really worked for me” are examples. Explaining that you feel like you have given it all the chance it needs, and ultimately decided it’s not for you. You’re not trying to emphasize negativity, just a lack of positivity, if that makes sense. This helps avoid implied criticism of someone else’s tastes while conveying your preference.