MrVilliam

@MrVilliam@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Truly some geniuses in the Trump administration⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Easy. By intentionally bankrupting it through a Russian money laundering scheme and passing the debts on to your investors. And it’s easy to get investors for a casino because the only way a casino doesn’t make money is if you intentionally bankrupt it. QED.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Truly some geniuses in the Trump administration⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That makes them smart.

  – victims of these conmen tricked into supporting them because they believe that they’ll benefit from the conmen getting power.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon accused of using algorithms to push warehouse workers to breaking point.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And they’re terrified of all the childless cat ladies opting to not produce their next generation of laborer/consumer brood to be said replacement. Hence the crackdown on abortions and contraception and people who pair up in ways that cannot yield children. You can’t have the infinite growth that capitalism demands if the number of producers and consumers goes down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gaming chat platform Discord in early talks with banks about public listing⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “No. Fuck you. Pay me. Now pay me more. Now enjoy ads. Pay me again. We’re now introducing fees associated with the privilege of paying me. So pay that while paying me.”

  – approximately everything

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord in Early Talks With Bankers for Potential I.P.O.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s the best alternative software to gear up to transition to? I’m pretty pissed because they finally got decent integration for PS5. I was playing Space Marines with a couple friends, one of whom is playing on PC, so we’ve been able to crossplay with voice chat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨He's taking some deep drags on that Marlboro as he considers what to do⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Drown me, sky daddy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am from a different millenia⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know that I’d call it a song per se, but Brand New did this on The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me. I think it was like a minute of stuff that seamlessly blends right into the start of Sowing Season. I don’t own the CD and I only heard that part once like 15 years ago, so I truly can’t remember what it was. Maybe like a message on an answering machine?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DOGE Reportedly Cuts FDA Employees Investigating Neuralink⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This, starlink regarding Russia invading Ukraine, and I’m gonna guess spacex regarding government contracts? Idk about that 3rd one being investigated but it’s definitely one of the many conflicts of interest.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Carbon capture more costly than switching to renewables, researchers find⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah but stupid people are plentiful and overly confident that they can spitball a better idea for solving the problem than literal experts with decades of expertise can because “they’re too close to the problem” or “they’re paid off by big [fill in the blank] to gum up any progress” or whatever. They just don’t believe in complicated solutions or complicated problems because most people aren’t doing anything particularly complicated with their lives. Incurious people aren’t interested in any explanations or nuance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starbucks Baristas Aren't Writing Messages On Your Cup By Choice⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You get to know regulars. Sometimes teachers sit in and grade. When it’s slower, you can make small talk. I’m not sure if it’s a thing with Starbucks but I know a lot of places offer teacher discounts if they show school ID, so maybe that’s another avenue for it.

  My best friend and a few other friends used to be teachers but they all quit because it’s such a shitty, thankless job. Just like with nurses, the fact that they care so much gets exploited by way of paying much less and demanding more hours out of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starbucks Baristas Aren't Writing Messages On Your Cup By Choice⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My spouse is a Starbucks barista. “You are special” goes on 90% of the cups she hands out. She puts actual effort into it for the people who are underappreciated workers like nurses and teachers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says | Reddit executives also discussed how they might introduce more ads into the social media platform⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Same. I had even paid for the paid tier of my 3rd party app because it was such a good value to me that I wanted the devs to have some of my money. Thanks to that app, I was on the site more and pretty much never via computer anymore.

  I think it was for the best though. Quality over quantity here. I find it to be far less toxic on Lemmy overall. It’s like how people tend to be nicer in a small town because you know you’re gonna run into these people over and over again, but the big city you came from had more variety in stuff to check out. Definitely a trade-off, but I think it’s worth it to have this much more pleasant space that isn’t so packed with content as to be addictive. Good vibes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just put a spray tan over it⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Now we know the answer to “why is Gamora?”