Yeah the MBA guys who pushed enshitification were empowered because their strategies made more money so they must know what they are doing right? Now things don't happen because they are better they happen because these guys think there is money. And the guys who used to pick the best ideas are out being rich somewhere
There's this intersection in Milwaukee where there's a painting of a homeless looking immigrant holding a cardboard sign that says don't give money to homeless people.
The amount of black/brown neighborhoods in Milwaukee with random infrastructure is absurd. Like why is there an entrance to the highway on this side street?
I hope it's not too heavy or at least well balanced. I can only last an hour or two with the meta quest 2 and 3 until it starts giving me a headache. But I'm solidly middle aged pretty much any repetitive action is painful
Yeah lots of folks do what you did and I think there's a kind of rugged individual thinking in that. Which is really favored in America but lots of people just do what the people around then do to. So if everyone eats chicken nuggies and tater tots and cheeseburgers then that's what you eat. Have you made kitchari? It's really hearty and good rice and dal. I just made a rice and dal and mirepoix lamb stew the other day. I was winging it though and it did come out super tasty, I kinda messed up the salt ratio I think. But it was hearty af, just kinda bland
They have a most favored nation policy, meaning that people who sell on their platform can't have a lower price anywhere else than what they have on their platform.
Not to mention readily available and clean pay toilets. When I was first there I was shocked to learn I had to pay to pee, but now that I'm a gig worker finding a toilet is a pain in the butt
It's a cost thing, you can get fresh ingredients to make anything and lots of people do. But it comes down to price in terms of dollars and more importantly time. We gotta work 40 hours a week and usually an extra 5 to 10 unpaid commuting in cars we have to pay insurance on (liability in case we have an accident and hurt someone or their property, and if your car is nice liability in case someone hits it and doesn't have insurance) and fuel.
And when so much of your time and resources are taken this way it's really easy to take the cheap processed route. Lots of times it's hard not to
Yeah I think something that doesn't get brought up in these conversations is that when we talk about how much money is being spent on something or how much could be saved specifically is that that money is going into someone's pocket and they are getting a lot of money so they obviously don't want it saved.
There really does seem to be a kind of social cohesiveness in other countries. In America it's dog eat dog and fuck everyone else as long as I get mine.
Yeah the MBA guys who pushed enshitification were empowered because their strategies made more money so they must know what they are doing right? Now things don't happen because they are better they happen because these guys think there is money. And the guys who used to pick the best ideas are out being rich somewhere