TheFlopster

@TheFlopster@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Mostly personal opinion incoming, with a few facts mixed in: I think the message on the Statue of Liberty was what the best of us at the time wanted the majority of us to be. I’m not sure we ever were.

  First we get the Puritans, wiping out Native Americans, and trying to push their religion on everyone.

  Then you get the slave trade, which is not immigration, but a large influx of a new population regardless, that was suddenly a problem for some when those people were free and citizens.

  Then you get the Ellis Island years. Immigrants would get here, get sucked into “the American dream” of capitalism (which can help only very specific people), then want to close the door behind them. That way none of the new, filthy immigrants from (insert ethnic/religious group of your choice) could get the same advantages. But everyone kept coming.

  Now, in power due to the way everything got handled (badly) after our civil war, you have a combination of the religious right, who want christianity to continue to be number one, and the racists, who want to make sure their daughter doesn’t sleep with anyone who’s the wrong color. They were always here, festering in the background, but now they’ve gained power, and they’re louder than before.

  The rest of us are still here, suffering, watching the country we were told was great reveal its ugliest population to everyone. I’m left wondering if we were ever a country who actually wanted immigrants. Or if it was merely aspirational.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just reheating my pizza⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The surroundings indicate that they are in a hotel, and do not have a stove. And likely not a microwave either. Hence this setup.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My biggest problems here are the phrases “no objections” and “evolve”.

  • “No objections” is unhealthily controlling. You absolutely can object, and it’s gross that he seems to think you can’t.

  • “Evolve” makes it sound like people who don’t go on dates are somehow not as human as the rest of society, and are not doing what they’re “supposed” to be doing. I don’t like that either. It strikes me as being in the same vein as how you’re “supposed” to be heterosexual, and get married, and have children. Because that’s what “normal” humans do.

  If those two phrases weren’t in the response, I’d find the situation weird, but not overall objectionable.

  It’s your dad’s attitude toward you that feels wrong, not the date itself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨personal best on facebook⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wouldn’t have said this is Far Side. This doesn’t look like his drawing style. But I could be wrong.

  Also, Far Side has some great jokes. I’m a fan.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨personal best on facebook⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The bouncer / security guard is asking for ID (identification), but the hillbilly thinks he is asking if he has any “idee” (idea pronounced with a very strong accent). So the hillbilly is asking “idea about what?”

  We’re not at the height of comedy here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Never forget⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not how you spell lettuce.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy told me to make a lamb cake. Went about as well as I expected.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wilford* Brimley. But I still enjoyed your joke. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bravery⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use “Huzzah” on the regs. It starts ironically, and then before you know it, it’s in your lexicon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gen Z is ‘task masking’ in the workplace. How harmful is it?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As the article points out, pretending to do work and look busy isn’t new.

  It happens for a lot of reasons, and I’m sure I’m leaving some out:

  • I’m constantly overworked, and pretending to work will keep something new from being pushed into my lap.
  • I hate this company and I’m collecting a paycheck until I can find something better. Who cares if I’m actually working.
  • My supervisor has been told by the higher ups that if the workers don’t look busy when they walk by, then we certainly don’t need any more workers (despite the fact that the workload has natural fluctuations and we do need more people).
  • I only get paid so much. If there aren’t any tasks for me today, great. They’re not going to get me to ask for more work, or work beyond my job description.
  • I’m only doing just enough work to not get hassled or fired (a la Office Space).
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Time to chop wood⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ooh, I’ll play! I’m 40 years old. I write checks every month to pay my rent, which has to be delivered to their office either by snail mail or in person (no online payment option). The last time I saw a dedicated fax machine was my retail job in 2008. The last time I used a deposit slip was three years ago when I deposited a gallon bag of change in person with a bank teller.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy birthday, peon⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never heard of a company giving you your birthday off either. But it’s the only day every year that I feel special, so I always use vacation time to have that day off. And usually a couple of days surrounding it too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨news⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And The Handmaid’s Tale was supposed to be fiction. But here we are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America’s Commute to Work Is Getting Longer and Longer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “All living spaces near office buildings are getting more and more unaffordable”

  FTFY

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Time to save the future! (by Centurii-chan)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I gotchu fam. c/risa represent!