pelespirit
@pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Valid 13 hours ago:
You’ve been added to the Best of Lemmy sh.itjust.works/post/65477568
- Comment on Considering planting it in my garden at this point 5 days ago:
Chewing on a mint leaf is one of life’s treasures.
- Comment on You must have an internet connected smartphone to eat 6 days ago:
That chicken at the bottom, they knew.
- Comment on How to deal with people who obtusely miss your point on Lemmy? 6 days ago:
I’m absolutely implying intent. There are trolls here, for sure. I probably see it more because I mod a larger community and I’m in politics a lot. If you avoid those communities, you probably have a different perspective. People misunderstand too, and if I get it wrong I apologize.
- Comment on Those moutains are so quaint 1 week ago:
It’s a conceptual mountain, duh.
- Comment on How to deal with people who obtusely miss your point on Lemmy? 1 week ago:
It took awhile to get rid of that for me too. I can spot the trolls pretty easily here though, there are about 10 accounts maybe? I sometimes fall for the trap, but it’s getting rarer and rarer. I have found their patterns, but sometimes it takes me a few comments to see that it’s bad faith.
I think Lemmy/Piefed is so much less addicting, that it doesn’t really matter as much. I guess because the anger is the part that’s addicting and I never realized I was in it until I got away. It’s really strange though, I just quit cold turkey. Which is great, but strange. I’m so glad I did.
- Comment on How to deal with people who obtusely miss your point on Lemmy? 1 week ago:
Lol, I should have prefaced with Reddit survivor.
- Comment on How to deal with people who obtusely miss your point on Lemmy? 1 week ago:
Make one clarifying point comment and then move on.
An example of how to do it:
You: EVs are better for the environment
Comment: Why are you saying that China should rule the world?
You: I’m saying that EV’s are better for the environment no matter who makes them. Last comment.
An example on how not to do it:
You: EVs are better for the environment
Comment: Why are you saying that China should rule the world?
You: I never said that you asshole. Why are you sticking up for China, you fucking tankie. You’re a troll piece of shit, etc., etc.,
Comment: You said China is amazing, you obviously want to go down on them
You: Why are you saying this shit? Etc., etc., etc. blah, blah, blah
- Comment on Those damned leftists!!!1!! 1 week ago:
You’ve been added to the Best of Lemmy: sh.itjust.works/post/64994637
- Comment on Housing prices 1 week ago:
The corporations owning thousands and thousands of houses and buying out the markets, for sure. They’ve done it for all types of housing,
- They buy out the extra homes in major markets and then control the excess
- They price fix the ones they rent out
- They go the AirBNB route for some
If the homes that were owned by corporations were out in the market, there would be a very small housing crisis, if any.
There were articles about Microsoft, Amazon, and all the other techy companies in the Seattle area buying up small apartment buildings so they could house their H1B visa people in the early 2010s. Talk about a company town.
Seattle also took software companies to court and won that were price fixing our rentals. I’m sure they didn’t catch them all. There are a lot of shenanigans behind the scene.
- Comment on Going Back ↪️🏨 1 week ago:
I have, they want to get a deposit in case you use their services or something. Hotels suck too.
- Comment on Going Back ↪️🏨 1 week ago:
We asked and they said they would, then wouldn’t, multiple times. We were so annoyed at that point that we were going to annoy them back.
- Comment on Theft 1 week ago:
The bullshit in here is strong:
This is Paxton plus way more than I can put in here:
On July 28, 2015, a state grand jury indicted Paxton on three criminal charges:[276] two counts of securities fraud (a first-degree felony) and one count of failing to register with state securities regulators (a third-degree felony).[277][278] Paxton’s indictment marked the first such criminal indictment of a Texas attorney general in thirty-two years since Texas attorney general Jim Mattox was indicted for bribery in 1983.[279] The complainants in the case are Joel Hochberg, a Florida businessman, and Byron Cook, a Republican and former member of the Texas House of Representatives.[280][281] Paxton and Cook were former friends and roommates while serving together in the Texas House.[281] Three special prosecutors were trying the state’s case.[282]
In October 2020, seven of Paxton’s top aides published a letter to the office’s director of human resources, accusing Paxton of improper influence, abuse of office, bribery and other crimes, and said they had provided information to law enforcement and asked them to investigate.[318][319] The letter was signed by first assistant attorney general Jeff Mateer,[319][318] and the deputy and deputy attorneys general overseeing the office’s divisions for criminal investigations, civil litigation, administration, and policy.[318] Paxton denied misconduct and said he would not resign.[319][320] By the end of the month, all seven whistleblowers had left the office: three resigned, two were fired, and two were put on leave.[321]
The allegations were made the more serious by the accusation that the affair was facilitated by friend, donor, and Austin, Texas real estate investor Nate Paul, with Paul alleged to have hired the “girlfriend” with whom Paxton was having the affair, and facilitated her move to Austin and Paxton’s clandestine meetings with her, actions the managers of Paxton’s failed state impeachment effort contended (see Texas House investigation and impeachment section, above) were abuses “in exchange for his office… help[ing] Paul ’s faltering businesses…, looming bankruptcies[,] and a litany of related lawsuits.”[356] The impeachment managers also contended that Paxton and Paul shared an Uber account under a pseudonym to help Paxton meet with the woman.[356]
- Comment on Theft 1 week ago:
You really gotta give us a rest
- Comment on The slopification of recruitment 1 week ago:
Golden handcuffs. They pay a lot. I’ve known a lot of people who’ve worked for microsoft.
- Comment on Going Back ↪️🏨 1 week ago:
Who are you choosing? You have to do some research and never be the first one.
- Comment on Going Back ↪️🏨 1 week ago:
Hotels suck ass too. We stayed in a “luxury” hilton and it was shit. It looked nice at first, but then
- Everything was falling apart.
- You got a “complimentary” water bottle (like a kirkland style) if you were a member, but it was $2.50 (maybe even $3.50 which I think I would have remembered cuz it’s funny) if you weren’t.
- They charged you a $60 deposit in case you use that bottle of water or something?
- We didn’t use the parking pass for 2 days and they refused to give that money back.
They’re only being a little nicer right now because they’re losing business. They’ll go back to huge shits if they get the market share back.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
I think 5% of your DNA comes from a location?
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
I don’t hate any states because even our states can have a huge amount of people, so they’re very diverse. If anything, I really really don’t appreciate the politicians in certain states. They are killing their residents and economies. Name a red state basically.
- Comment on Pikachu 2 weeks ago:
lmao. You have just now been hired to run as a republican. We’re going to put billions of dark money behind you.
~ Theil, Ellison and Texas
- Comment on When do we riot? 2 weeks ago:
Yes, improve your impact, but fuck the rest.
Billionaires themselves are definitely more of an impact than your implying:
Billionaires emit more carbon pollution in 90 minutes than the average person does in a lifetime
Also, they’re making decisions for corporations that don’t give one single shit about the world and do the most harm to everything in our lives. They are the “Greeds in Charge” GIC ^TM^
- Comment on dookie donnie 2 weeks ago:
“Dookie Donnie” is the best nickname I’ve seen so far.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
I’m just trying to help, so please don’t take this the wrong way, but what are you eating and drinking? It could be “healthy” stuff or it could be crap making you feel this way. My best advice is to try and figure it out now, because it won’t get easier. Food sensitivities seem to be brushed off because they’re not bad enough to kill you, but the damage can add up over time.
- Start with removing the crap
- See a good nutritionist or study up from the Mayo clinic or Cleveland Hospital sites, they have a lot of good info.
- Drink a lot of water no matter what you do
- Watch your caffeine intake, you have to be consistent if you’re going to have it.
- Since your muddy headed, it might help to go on nature walks. It doesn’t have to be a long time, just try to get outside.
- Comment on should ring a bell with everyone 2 weeks ago:
I think the meme creator added to it with the visuals though. The michaelangelo and character mix was a 9/10
- Comment on I can't believe this is the only comm that will not throw a hissy fit about this. 3 weeks ago:
You would have to provide sources, but I’d allow it.
- Comment on I can't believe this is the only comm that will not throw a hissy fit about this. 3 weeks ago:
You already pay more than what universal healthcare would be.
- Comment on Anon is 23 3 weeks ago:
So basically, you’re teaching them to dance like a monkey for the billionaires. We need a general strike so we can be not at the bottom of developed countries for quality of life.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
I can see why that one closed. It looks like they didn’t have time to moderate it and it got taken over by trolls if it was on topic.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
How ya doing?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Yes, .orgs can be bought by anyone. I think .gov is the only one you can’t, but there might be a few more.
