Comment on Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce

• gradual@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Oh fuck off with this ‘survive’ nonsense.

  Literally every bitch I know in America complaining about “not having enough money” spends it like a goddamn idiot.

  Doordash every day. Subscriptions out the wah-zoo for things they can be getting for free.

  You’d better believe most of them are going to be buying a switch 2 instead of emulating.

  No, they get no sympathy from me. They all deserve what’s coming to them and I hope it hits hard.

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  • JigglypuffSeenFromAbove@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It kinda sounds like you’re shaming people simply for spending their money on entertainment, food or better living conditions. That kind of take can come off like saying, “you’re poor, so you don’t deserve to enjoy anything.”

    I get that there are alternatives like pirating, but that doesn’t really solve the bigger issue: we shouldn’t have to resort to that in the first place.

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    • confusedbytheBasics@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’ll shame someone for using door dash. No able bodied person deserves servants to both cook for them and deliver hot food to them from across town. That is an incredible privilege that should be reserved for those truly in need or as an expense luxury.

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    • gradual@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      No, it’s not “all or nothing.”

      You people keep pretending that’s what I’m arguing for because you don’t want to acknowledge your own contribution to the problem.

      but that doesn’t really solve the bigger issue

      It does if enough people do it.

      we shouldn’t have to resort to that in the first place.

      Correct, but we don’t live in a perfect world.

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      • JigglypuffSeenFromAbove@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        You make some good points and I see where you’re coming from, but I think that person used the term “survive” figuratively. Even so, when you say the world is not perfect you’re kind of oversimplifying the situation by making it seem like things are the way they are because of some unfortunate event no one can control, when in reality things are designed to be harder for people with less money, and I’ll try to use your own examples to show that.

        Streaming: Remember when we only had Netflix and it had a full extensive catalog, no ads and was much more affordable? Then studios started splitting content just to make more profit, and now every year we pay more to get less content. Even basic plans with ads are going up. You mentioned pirating, but that’s not exactly easy or accessible for everyone, not to mention it’s a legal gray area (which is another discussion on its own).

        Delivery: Sure, no one needs to order takeout, but even cooking at home is getting expensive, especially if you want to eat healthy. If you’re trying to save money you basically have to buy stuff loaded with sugar and fat or use shit ingredients, it’s like they’re trying to slowly kill us.

        Living: let’s not pretend there’s not a housing crisis going on for a while, where people with money are buying up everything just to rent it back out to other people with money. Meanwhile everyone else is getting pushed to unsafe areas with poor living conditions.

        (Also, just saying, that whole “fuck you” attitude of yours doesn’t really help with anything.)

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  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Why are you surrounded by so many shitty people?

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    • gradual@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Consumerism.

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      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I’m also in a capitalist hellscape, and I don’t see this same issue with people I know.

        Why is your subset different?

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  • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    lemmy.world/post/29615255

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