GiddyGap
@GiddyGap@lemm.ee
- Comment on The mark 6 days ago:
More like, if you were born at any time in history, you have this freckle on your left arm.
- Comment on Amazon CEO wants his staff back in the office full time • The Register 1 week ago:
They are retaining staff by paying more than most other companies, but they also have a reputation for running their workers into the ground by overworking them. Many burn out pretty quickly.
- Comment on Seriously, what the f*** is keeping Donald Trump in this presidential race? 2 weeks ago:
Because his voters don’t believe any of the points you make about him. Trump is able to dismiss any criticism of him as “fake news.” You can make any legitimate point about him and they will never believe it.
- Comment on Whoever wrote this headline has never encountered a passenger train before in their lives 3 weeks ago:
Screw Elon
- Comment on Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that? 4 weeks ago:
European countries are also capitalist countries, but they have much better consumer protections and laws. It can be done.
- Comment on The Sam Vimes boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness 5 weeks ago:
Don’t have enough income to get approved for a rewards credit card? Pay at least 2 percent more for all purchases than those who do.
- Comment on I just got out of the shower. what is with the product placement ? 1 month ago:
Sure, I understand that. Just not so sure that the companies approved the use of their products as props.
- Comment on I just got out of the shower. what is with the product placement ? 1 month ago:
Any chance their campaign just randomly grabbed stuff from the grocery store and put them there? Not sure the companies approved of this display. They do the same thing with music at Trump rallies. They just assume they can use it.
- Comment on Hail our true supreme leader 1 month ago:
To me, in the photo on the left, Un doesn’t look anything like he does in real life. The Un on the right has more features that look real, but still not good. I think the Trump in either picture could have fooled someone, but it’s still just too smooth to look real.
- Comment on Hail our true supreme leader 1 month ago:
The AI didn’t do a great job with Un. Pretty accurate with Trump.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Yes and yes
- Comment on History is written by the victors 2 months ago:
Maybe there’s a reason why Americabad is such a common take? Just something to think about…
- Comment on why isn't anyone calling for Trump to drop out. 2 months ago:
Trump controls a cult, that’s why.
Cult leaders can get their followers to do anything and the followers will forgive the leader for anything, including felonies. They will dismiss any criticism of the leader as lies or made up to hurt the leader politically. No matter how true the criticism might be.
At the end of the day, it’s very much like the relationship between religious worshippers and their god.
- Comment on Real 2 months ago:
Yeah. That’s why we can’t have nice things. The US should consider extended warranty rules similar to the EU. But that’s probably too “socialist” or whatever.
- Comment on Real 2 months ago:
While consumer laws in the US generally suck, there are a few stores that have amazing return policies and go out of their way to please customers, Costco being one of them.
I know a guy who brought back his 10-year-old broken plasma flatscreen TV without a receipt. They replaced it with a new model, no questions asked.
- Comment on Casual reminder 2 months ago:
They’re poisoning the blood of our country
Trump quoting Hitler on immigrants.
- Comment on Casual reminder 2 months ago:
I’m voting for Joe and against Trump.
- Comment on What happens if Biden dies before the next inauguration (see inside)? 2 months ago:
Your error: Voting for a person, not policy. There.
- Comment on What happens if Biden dies before the next inauguration (see inside)? 2 months ago:
Don’t know about you, but I vote for policy, not a person. But you do what a lot of Americans do, vote for a personality, and that’s why Americans seem significantly dumber than the average world citizen.
- Comment on What happens if Biden dies before the next inauguration (see inside)? 2 months ago:
Trump is 3 years younger. Biden may outlive him by 10 years for all we know.
- Comment on What happens if Biden dies before the next inauguration (see inside)? 2 months ago:
his voice was weak, he stumbled over making coherent sentence multiple times, and he just had a blank, open-mouthed stare when between questions.
And apparently that matters more than the blatant lies and non-answers coming from the other side. Gotta say, Americans do seem significant dumber than the average world citizen.
- Comment on Stay Mad 2 months ago:
it doesn’t matter because I don’t live in a swing state.
Not true. It absolutely does matter.
- Comment on To all you outside of the US... 2 months ago:
My god, the orange bafoon handled it so much better
Yeah, if you completely ignore anything that came out of his mouth. His sentences very maybe more coherent, but the content was certainly awful.
- Comment on Everyday, as an American 3 months ago:
Just start doing it now and eventually things will have converted. It may take a while, but it will happen eventually if you do it consistently.
But there are too many contrarian Americans out there who’ll take inconvenience over logic just because it “the American way” or “America is special.” Have several of those people in my extended family.
- Comment on Do 9-5 jobs still exist in the U.S.? 3 months ago:
I’m 7-3. I eat lunch at my desk while I work so I can leave early.
- Comment on Problem solved ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ 3 months ago:
Definitely a thing in the US. People spend lots of money to have chemicals poured onto their yards every year, summer and winter, to keep the weeds away. All of those chemicals have to go somewhere. Probably the groundwater and streams and other bodies of water. Not good.
- Comment on [US] I'm hesitating launching my own business because I'd lose health insurance for my family. What are my options? 3 months ago:
That is the unfortunate truth about doing business as a startup in the US, isn’t it?
I wonder now many businesses never get off the ground because people have to make these decisions.
- Comment on [US] I'm hesitating launching my own business because I'd lose health insurance for my family. What are my options? 3 months ago:
Thanks for the suggestions. We have been thinking about having my partner switch jobs to something that provides better healthcare coverage. But that could take a while and put the business opportunity at risk.
- Comment on [US] I'm hesitating launching my own business because I'd lose health insurance for my family. What are my options? 3 months ago:
I don’t like that.
I was actually part of a startup in Europe some years ago. Healthcare was not part of the equation.
- Comment on [US] I'm hesitating launching my own business because I'd lose health insurance for my family. What are my options? 3 months ago:
It would work anywhere, but the opportunity I have is in the US and moving overseas right now is not really an option.
I do feel discouraged that it’s the healthcare system that’s holding back my business opportunity. Shouldn’t be like that.