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- Comment on Employers ditching health coverage 22 hours ago:
I’m curious if this “progressive” movement takes hold. This could be for the democrats what the tea party was for the Republicans. The RNC did everything it could to push out the tea party faction, but they won and took over the party.
Maybe the new wave of Democratic socialists can do the same to the DNC.
Then again I’m not sure we can survive the 2 or 3 election cycles necessary to get there
- Comment on Fox News sharing billionaire propaganda 1 day ago:
That’s a good point. If they raise the cost of prime by even $1 nationwide they make up the difference and hide the cost
- Comment on Why Should I... 1 day ago:
As a non-German living in Germany. Abendbrot goes hard. Like I didn’t expect it to be so enjoyable, but it’s tasty, easy, and cheap. I know it’s traditional to include cold cuts, but I usually just use cheeses and veggies. Fucking tasty
- Comment on Why Should I... 1 day ago:
There are certainly some vegans that do it for environmental reasons. Usually a bit of both though, but not all.
- Comment on Fox News sharing billionaire propaganda 2 days ago:
That’s entirely dependant on the economy. If the average consumer is doing well then what you are saying does happen.
But if they are not doing well financially, like right now, then stores begin to compete more. I’m starting to see this locally myself in grocery prices. Some things are actually coming down slightly, at least for the moment. I expect with the increasing price of diesel prices will skyrocket again, but maybe we’ll get lucky and companies will have to eat the cost this time. Everyone is so broke right now they may not be able to pass the cost on
- Comment on Fox News sharing billionaire propaganda 2 days ago:
That’s the thing though, the price will not go to the consumer. People use Amazon for the convenience and the fact that it is often cheaper than going to the store yourself.
If suddenly it’s more expensive than the store it really incentives going to the store. And that is precisely why prices will remain the same.
- Comment on To be happy… 2 days ago:
The glass is half not boiled kinda guy
- Comment on Choose a major you love 4 days ago:
Just do archaeology, same bachelor’s in the US at least. Pays better than cultural anthropology
- Comment on A reminder 1 week ago:
That’s if you consider a house a store of wealth.
I consider it a place to live that compared to everything gets cheaper every year. By the time my mortgage is paid off all I have to pay is maintenance and property taxes. Which are a fraction of rent
- Comment on Choose a major you love 2 weeks ago:
Anthropology made me the archaeologist I am today lol
- Comment on Choose a major you love 2 weeks ago:
I followed my passion and on the days it’s too much I pause and think " Is there anything else I’d rather be doing" and the answer is ultimately no and I feel a bit better knowing that this is the best option
- Comment on Good stuff 3 weeks ago:
Even if it did actually track crime and lead to convictions, I don’t care. I do not want government spying devices on every corner
- Comment on This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄 3 weeks ago:
most products in Europe include the ones for serving size as well
Disagree at least in the case of Germany. It was 50/50 at best. Although almost every food item I’ve seen in France has both
- Comment on This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄 3 weeks ago:
It’s not even that the labels are sometimes cryptic. Like sure I have 400g of cheese, but how many grams is a single slice? This information is not included on the brand I buy, nor the number of slices.
So I either have to weigh a slice of cheese or count out the number of slices. Then do the math.
In the US it simply says 1 slice is x calories.
I won’t understand this backwards sense of pride in shitty labeling.
- Comment on This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄 3 weeks ago:
Okay, but let’s say you have 35g of sauce. It’s labeled as 2 servings that equal x calories. Easy math to figure out what you ate.
When 100g is x calories and you have to do the math it’s a bit more annoying. Even worse when you have to break out the scale.
- Comment on "WHERE DA ANIMAL DICKS AT!" 4 weeks ago:
POV you try to find the male eel
- Comment on Mark Zuckerberg leaves stranded boat passengers to die in middle of the Pacific. 4 weeks ago:
Root for the whales
- Comment on Housing prices 4 weeks ago:
Reagan happened
- Comment on Going Back ↪️🏨 4 weeks ago:
Woods, family vacations tended to often be in the mountains
Never been to a hotel in the middle of the woods with no other guests
- Comment on Going Back ↪️🏨 4 weeks ago:
I’ve had good luck, but most of the time for a 1 night stay a hotel is better.
If it’s multiple nights or a group that’s where airbnb is more appealing. You have to put in the work to read everything the owner posts and the reviews to figure out if they are they type to engage in shenanigans. It’s worked so far, but ridiculous to have to check for it
- Comment on Going Back ↪️🏨 4 weeks ago:
People always say this, but I’ve never run into any issues. Booking a cabin for the family or a week long stay can still be the more cost effective option. I always read the reviews and rules in depth before booking.
The types of places that will pull what you describe usually are pretty apparent.
Obviously it’s still fucked that I the consumer have to go through all of that when Airbnb could just make some standards, but oh well.
Personally now I avoid Airbnbs except for the two cases I mentioned. Groups and extended stays. Yes extended stay hotels do exist too, but they are hit and miss imo.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
That was explained well by the post. It allegedly led to a trailhead. I see these types of crosswalks near trails often.
Still AI, but the story checked out
- Comment on Theft 4 weeks ago:
Especially the part where they didn’t have a primary and picked the VP of the unpopular incumbent.
I fully believe if they had a primary the winner would be president
- Comment on "Don't unionize, just get a better job." When you unionize, you ARE getting a better job. 4 weeks ago:
Cheap food? Where?
- Comment on The most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 years 1 month ago:
Also taking a boat overland takes forever, they don’t sail well on land
- Comment on Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, kiddo 1 month ago:
Still a thing in Germany. Without such a steep markup too
- Comment on Teserract may be opensource, but adding myself would feel disingenuous 1 month ago:
Didn’t make the list, what have I been doing with my time
- Comment on get a job you loser 1 month ago:
I think they may actually believe themselves, this is going beyond normal trolling.
I mean I stopped responding so they started double replying. Very odd
- Comment on get a job you loser 1 month ago:
Yeah this guy is really weird. If they’re just lonely there really need to find another way to interact with people
- Comment on get a job you loser 1 month ago:
Just copying your argument style…