forrgott
@forrgott@lemm.ee
- Comment on The Automated Bot of Experian support phone line, refuses to let me to a real person... 🤬 1 week ago:
I just keep my master password written on a piece of paper tucked into my wallet.
- Comment on Wait a minute... 2 weeks ago:
Hell, I’m pretty sure I don’t actually like any of you! 😝😎
- Comment on I don't have a purpose in life and feel like a robot. This cannot be good for my mental health, but I don't know how or what to change. How do I change? 3 weeks ago:
Find a shop sells games like Dungeons & Dragons or Magic: the Gathering, stuff like that.
Even if you don’t play, you have a high chance of crossing paths with nerds (autistic folk, if you will). This could give you human connection in your life.
Near as I can tell, that’s the only god damn reason to be on this Earth. Hang out with other humans.
- Comment on When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords? 3 weeks ago:
What are you talking about? People definitely buy homes as an investment so that they can sell it and retire.
That’s insurance. The “profit” goal is not to rent seek or enrich themselves. And in this market it’s a risky gamble, anyways.
If the so called profit is intended to be entirely consumed to take care of moving or retiring, it’s insurance to allow you to move or retire; it’s not profit you add to your income. It’s not even properly described as “profit” since it’s, by definition, unrealized gains.
These are not circumstances where you “cash out” and buy something fancy, or even pay your day to day bills. Context matters.
- Comment on When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords? 3 weeks ago:
The context here is quite different; in other words, you got an apples vs oranges issue here. A single home owner does not expect to profit from that investment; the increase in value is more of an insurance than anything (mortgages are taken out to cover emergencies, or the increase in value provides the means to move to a new home, etc). So, again, the context is extremely different.
Besides, if the expected inflation in value were the issue, shouldn’t I expect increased wages to make up the difference? I.e. no, that would not contribute to making the housing market too expensive for the average person to find accessible.
- Comment on Hot take 3 weeks ago:
I don’t think I would play devil’s advocate for this particular guy…
Just saying
- Comment on What do people who promoted the "FEMA camps" conspiracy theory think about Trump's mass deportation? 4 weeks ago:
Since they’re not interested in anything resembling objective reality. Empirical evidence is a evil conspiracy by the deep state to silence them.
The FEMA camps are real, and you’re misunderstanding the statements about ICE camps. You just don’t get the joke.
The conditioning of these selfish twats is impenetrable. If you bring anything but compassion to the table, then you’re trying to fight with their weapons and lose. If you come at them with compassion, they accuse you of being dishonest…they are the victim in their mind, period.
- Comment on Scales that refuse to measure if the battery isn't brand new 1 month ago:
This is probably not what you wanna hear, but when the battery gets low, the current gets weaker. If the current gets too weak, the scale becomes more and more inaccurate. Like, wildly so. In other words, the alternative is to lie to you. Badly.
- Comment on The most powerful brain on Twitter 1 month ago:
He is completely wrong. Couldn’t be more wrong. But preventing a rabies outbreak?! Tyranny!!! Oppression!!! Fascism!!!
What the hell, man…
- Comment on Anon awakens an ancient evil 1 month ago:
Oof.
And from the ashes of Roman imperialism, no less. And, by the way, that is the only thing imperialism brings - ashes…
- Comment on Anon awakens an ancient evil 1 month ago:
I think ancient evil very much does exist. But it’s the same as modern evil. I figure it must exist, and it’s the presence of this evil that has caused such a fucked up society to emerge.
In other words, this is not the golden age of mankind; quite the opposite I’m afraid… 😝
- Comment on Why did my bus driver want me to not pay the fare and instead just "TAKE A SEAT!!!" 2 months ago:
Most of the time, the fare thru collect is nowhere near enough to pay for the service they offer. However, partially because is capitalism, they can’t give the service to for free because, well, reasons.
The fare is useful to track how many ride different lines at different times of day stuff like that. Plus, it gives a way to count how many people use the service for the purpose of getting grants and whatnot - which is what actually funds the bus service.
So, if the driver is in a hurry for any reason, he’ll often give you a free ride…cause actually paying the fare is, well, kinda for appearances, really…
- Comment on biodegradable 3 months ago:
That’s…not how chemistry works.
- Comment on How to treat a man 4 months ago:
I’m not gonna teach my daughters who they are or are not supposed to trust. Because I will never teach my children what they should think, but rather how to think for themselves. I will encourage them to only trust individuals that prove themselves trustworthy, but again, that’s not my decision to make.
They’re not extensions of me; they are distinct, individual human beings. So I certainly hope you will not teach her to be distrustful; that leads to misery and pain, all in the pursuit of something that doesn’t belong to you and never will (her mind is her own, whether you like it or not).
- Comment on Starbucks’ new CEO faces backlash over 1,000-mile commute to Seattle office 4 months ago:
Umm…what??? Lol
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
And that’s actually not relevant, but thanks.
- Comment on Casual reminder 5 months ago:
Wow. Reading this comment has lowered the IQ of everyone in this thread…
- Comment on I this a firm and polite way to tell an opinionated coworker to stop pushing his agenda I don't care about? 7 months ago:
“I’m not interested in discussing this matter with you; please drop the subject so I can focus on work.”
Politely insist he drop it multiple times. If he refuses, depending on how severely this is affecting you, you are well within your rights to seek out a supervisor to discuss the issue. But I’d be as plain and direct as possible to minimize any chance of him turning the tables on you and complaining to a superior first.
Or, make it clear you’re not interested and just go on ignoring him?
- Comment on What is Reddit doing 7 months ago:
I just switch to desktop mode and never had any problem…
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
I’ve always figured a company will go public before enshitification truly gets underway. It’s kinda the first step of the process.
I guess my argument is that until that pressure to appease the stockholders exists, there’s not a whole lot of motive to justify enshitification. It’s hard for me to imagine the process happening any other way.
So, I suppose you can count my vote as being that going public will likely come first. Just my two cents, though, and I don’t know anything anyway! :-p
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
I’m a little bit confused by your post. Publicly-traded companies, by and large, place extraordinary emphasis on short term, quarter by quarter profit. Seems like a very strong contender for the root cause if the issue?
Enshitification is about monetization, getting more money from the same customer base.
Doesn’t this statement support publicly traded status being a riot cause, though?
I must assume I’m misunderstanding your argument…?
- Comment on I wouldn't ever run into this situation because I would never leave my basement 8 months ago:
What, wait, no; yes, it’s falling apart. Why would you want to prevent that? I don’t want it fixed; I just wanna help others survive while it crumbles to dust around us.
If you don’t let this society die, how will we build the new one??
- Comment on he loves the jungle 8 months ago:
What I love about The Rock: he’s only got, like, the facial expressions and I don’t even care - I know he’s gonna make it worth it to watch him anyway! :D
- Comment on What is wage theft exactly? 11 months ago:
Last I checked, by law you are supposed to receive pay for any actions taken on site that are directly work related. Which includes getting into uniform. So that dude’s reasoning was bunk anyway.
- Comment on What is wage theft exactly? 11 months ago:
The laws are against the employee when it comes to salaried positions. Most jobs that pay a salary are exempt from overtime; only certain types of jobs qualify. However, due to lack of awareness, not paying overtime to a salaried employee who actually qualifies is probably a very common form of wage theft.
Btw, I’ve never heard wage theft used to refer to employees misreporting their hours. I’m not sure that’s a common usage of the term (kinda think it’s not).
- Comment on WebMD forcing employees back to office. "We aren’t asking or negotiating at this point. We’re informing" 11 months ago:
False. The vast majority of office jobs can be completed more efficiently via remote work, with less personal cost to the employee, too. I can’t actually think of any office job that can’t be done just as well, if not better, working from home.
- Comment on Unreal body standards 1 year ago:
“I don’t know why, bit the arms are always hard.”
- Comment on What's the deal with buying single cans out of a multipack at a bottle shop? (Australia) 1 year ago:
An employee probably dropped it otherwise damaged one or more from a multi-pack. Rather than mark off a while six pack, they’ll write off just the damaged ones and sell the rest individually. This is also why there’s no label on the shelf.
Source: used to work in a liquor store.
- Comment on The death of ownership: Companies are taking away your ability to actually own the stuff you buy 1 year ago:
On the other hand, courts do generally enforce click-wrap and sign-in-wrap contracts. Click-wrap contracts require that consumers click “I agree” by means of an immediately available pop-up box. See Caspi v. Microsoft Network, 323 N.J. Super. 118. Sign-in-wrap contracts include a hyperlink, often labeled as “Terms of Service” or “Terms and Conditions,” that is located by a sign-up button. Sign-in-wrap contracts require that users electronically accept the terms by clicking “I accept” or “I agree” as the last step of the sign-up process before allowing consumers to use their products or services.
Taken from https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/adhesion_contract_%28contract_of_adhesion%29
There’s more information on that page, but essentially, no, they can in fact be legally enforced. Exceptions revolve around clauses that violate existing law or that cannot be enforced for other reasons.
- Comment on Does anyone feel like an actual adult? 1 year ago:
You sound fun! I’m same age. When I was like, less than five years old, I decided grown ups are just people who think they’ve learned enough. Therefore, I vowed to never grow up!