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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Layoffs every 2 years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I had all sort of dirt on my boss who was kissing ass to climb the corporate ladder

  I had one where I had just spent like a year training my idiot boss on the systems, just for him to turn around and say I didn’t do anything, but during the exit interview he kept waving around a list of my shortcomings that was literally a blank page

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m optimistic that in four years we’ll have an opportunity to start rebuilding. I can only hope our friends abroad have patience while we go through our meltdown, that somehow there’s enough economic inertia to control acceleration of climate change, and that mst of us can keep our heads above water.

  Then again, I’m trying to figure out how to tell my son we can’t afford his first choice college because of financial aid changes made by republicans during trumps first term, taking effect now

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm just like some ordinary dude upset about what the government is doing. Doesn't anyone with any sort of means or influence care? Where are those guys?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s certainly a huge root cause, but it’s still in Congress’s power. The thing is even if all three branches are single party with slavish loyalty, they are letting the president usurp their authority. Even when they generally agree, where is the self-interest to protect the power they fought so hard to get? They will wake up one day with nothing

  Congress also is letting the face eating leopard roam free in their territory. They believe only peons will get their faces eaten, but when that leopard is tired of peasant meat, it will find Congress faces mighty tasty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm just like some ordinary dude upset about what the government is doing. Doesn't anyone with any sort of means or influence care? Where are those guys?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d lay out of the blame on Congress. So many of the destructive I pulses they are carrying out are usurping Congressional authority. They have standing, they may still have the power, they are the only ones that can really stop it. Yet they are majority Republican cult members chosen for loyalty over anything else.

  I guess it’s a good example of lower level elections being critical. We lost our checks and balances because too many people also voted for evil or sycophant state “leadership”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doordash deserves it's fate⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Where is whatever government agency is in charge of truth in labeling, not ripping off the consumer …. At the very least they are deliberately hiding some of their fees under “taxes and fees” in the hope that some pole won’t realize how high it is for a tax. Taxes should be itemized so everything else is fees

  Assuming that agency still exists. Why are these “free market” types always seem to not want the transparency and fairness that makes a free market work well?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doordash deserves it's fate⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  FWIW my teen does. For him it’s a combination of things not available on campus and he’s always sent money as soon as he gets it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doordash deserves it's fate⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, my Mom is mobility impaired and these services were fantastic for her quality of life, in the beginning. However now she not only can’t afford them, she refuses even if someone else pays - I can send $100 for a meal, it she’s horrified at the idea of paying that for me meal for one person

  At least grocery deliveries are still ok in her area

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Aerodynamic Improvements⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why we have all those wind farms on the east coast - we can all pretend there are winds from the east and we can turn them on and off at will

  We’ve all seen evidence of the technology improvements to allow the fans to point north and south right? Those “hurricanes” and “nor’easters” aren’t something that just happen without a lot of coordination and advanced tech

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone actually know what MAGA all agree they are getting out of all this?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a brother who leans conservative, but not part of the cult. He is generally a good guy but a combination of being surrounded by conservatives and believing too much of what he reads online.

  He’s an engineer at an old time manufacturer and especially condemns DEI hires. I have no way of judging whether they really do hire primarily for reasons other than merit, or if he has a limited perspective informed mostly by his peers, or if it’s really a generational problem as he’s part of the old timers being replaced by upstarts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone actually know what MAGA all agree they are getting out of all this?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oooh, big words there fella. What are you, educated or something?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone actually know what MAGA all agree they are getting out of all this?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  if you’re going to make that point you need to mention the pattern of unfounded tax cuts over the last couple decades.

  Yes the deficit is way too high, but also yes funding is too low on important things like safety nets, human services, infrastructure, long term societal advance. Most importantly, yes the unfunded tax cuts focusing on the wealthy and corporation of the last few decades is the real issue

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Psst, the Americans are asleep, post some eggs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not every place has a problem with avian flu - culling entire flocks are meant to prevent that from happening

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Psst, the Americans are asleep, post some eggs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We’re suffering egg-mageddon here and they want to exploit the situation to go metric? /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europeans watching US/CA relations implode⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe I assumed too much context ….

  It’s one of two three things:

  • Bully mentality. “Beating people up means I’m strong.”

  • Kompromat. “Putin said I have to beat people up or he will ruin me, and I know what he has on me.”

  • narcissism /instant gratification. If it doesn’t directly benefit me, now, then I don’t care

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europeans watching US/CA relations implode⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Be careful about convention, with no explicit rules. We also haven’t usually acted this way either but now that someone challenged every moral precept we’re finding nothing enforced it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europeans watching US/CA relations implode⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Instant gratification. More money and power for me now, don’t care otherwise

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europeans watching US/CA relations implode⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s in it for me, personally? These countries do not directly benefit Trimp, plus one of the many things he campaigned on was isolationism. Apparentlys people fell for that

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I got the money saved in my mansions safe.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I finally got up to at least three months, but then had to fill out FAFSA so I can give it all to my kids college. Back to paycheck to paycheck for me

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dell is making everyone return to office, too⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also worth noting that pseudo-layoffs like this often lose the best people first. Those who have the most options

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are you actually doing today?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Really anxious. Reading too much news

  I have two kids in college and have always been optimistic about their future, but the next couple years are critical to forming the world they emerge as adults into. It’s not encouraging

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Costco has some excellent clothes that I’d be proud to wear anywhere, including some presentable casual (such as khakis and polos). Usually these are regular brands and it’s the more basic stuff that’s store brand. Alas, no tall sizes so I can’t.

  The problem is choosing the extra casual clothes, from Costco or otherwise

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It may even be lack of self confidence. The daughter could be nervous about fitting in with the new family, and expressing that in an unhealthy way

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It was impossible to resist⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Gavin, is that you?

  After Gavin ate his brand new nerf football, my little one was pissed off and refused to see that side of the family for years

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every time my wife pees, she flips the lid up. Every time I pee, I flip it down. Never been discussed. Dare I say anything and break the spell?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  EDIT: I wasn’t clear. I’m talking about the seat

  Huge difference, thanks for clarifying. You have a real unicorn of thoughtfulness!

  Our house was definitely NOT that thoughtful.

  • we started normally: I left the seat up, she yelled at me that the seat must be down
  • that is entirely self serving: let’s compromise on always putting the LID down. Effort is equally on both of us, and we get a hygiene benefit
  • I put the lid down, she puts only the seat down, but no longer yells
  • she and kids drop stuff in the toilet: forget hygiene, PUT THE GODDAM LID DOWN SO I DONT HAVE TO KEEP FISHING STUFF OUT OF THE TOILET
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨(They're not allowed to legally anymore)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Please, 48% of voters didn’t agree with this at all.

  Give credit where it’s due and feed his narcissism too: Trump Flu!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are dating apps a fraud since the beginning?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn, I can’t even do this: my dog has worse social skills than I do (we tried but she is a rescue with a hard previous life)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are dating apps a fraud since the beginning?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember being shocked in the early 90’s listening to plans for a dating site. The focus was on collecting and selling demographics.

  Yes, dating apps have always been a fraud because making a social connection was always secondary to selling you

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨USA Question | How much is a dozen large eggs near you?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Boston

  • $5/ dozen Jumbo (sorry, don’t get large)
  • at election, $3.89/dozen
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The US is actually going to implement a nationwide abortion ban and the measures for how it's gonna be handled are already in the works⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Aye, that wris

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We appreciate your community service.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Very nice. I have relatives with a house like that and it makes everything easier. I visited a friend last year with vessel sinks: the counter top is standard height but the sinks sit on top: So nice. Meanwhile sometimes my back doesn’t like how much I have to bend to wash my hands in my own bathroom