ChonkyOwlbear
@ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
- Comment on [deleted] 5 days ago:
I’ll never forget back in the day when Anarchy Online sold adspace on the virtual billboards in their cities. Fanta bought nearly all of it. The same Fanta ad was everywhere. It was hilarious.
- Comment on We must domesticate them. 1 week ago:
I thought the same thing so I looked to see if there was any relation. Apparently they have a different number of chromosomes and can’t cross breed with other canines.
- Comment on I swear credit card companies make log-ins fail on purpose. 3 weeks ago:
Maybe it’s time to bite the bullet and take the time to set one up.
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- Comment on Ghibli Studio Food always looks so satisfying ♥ 4 weeks ago:
All because of one poorly drawn cabbage …
- Comment on Biden to defy Supreme Court in second attempt at sweeping student loan handout 4 weeks ago:
Less people being in debt adds value. It allows them to do things like buy houses and have kids.
Let’s not pretend that these loans aren’t exploitive and extortionate. Accounting for inflation, costs of a college education have tripled in the last 60 years. Federal loan interest can be up to 8% and private loan interest can be up to 18%. A doctor can stay ahead of that with their salary, but not all jobs necessary for society pay enough to do so; teachers for example.
College is necessary on a societal level. A modern nation cannot function without the highly educated.
As far as personal responsibility, it is a reality that someone cannot know if they will be capable of completing a degree without trying. Some inevitably prove unable to do so and are stuck with debts they have no means to pay. Normally one could declare bankruptcy but student borrowers are denied this resolution. Should we just accept that a certain number of people will be fucked for the rest of their lives for the benefit of society?
- Comment on Biden to defy Supreme Court in second attempt at sweeping student loan handout 5 weeks ago:
Bullshit. Doctors aren’t going to let people die from lack of care just to make more money. They are one of the few jobs where ethics are essential.
But you don’t really care about any real discussion do you? You just don’t like the idea that someone else might get something for free that you didn’t. It’s that kind of attitude that holds civilization back.
The government pays for all kinds of things you don’t use with your taxes. You pay for roads you don’t drive on. You pay for fires to be put out at other people’s homes. You pay for the education of children that aren’t yours. Fucking get over it.
- Comment on Biden to defy Supreme Court in second attempt at sweeping student loan handout 5 weeks ago:
You are completely missed by that we are not just talking about doctors. That’s just an example. We also need nurses, teachers, engineers, and all sorts of other jobs requiring advanced degrees. (Part of the reason med school is limited is there aren’t enough people to teach it. The demand is there, the supply can’t keep up).
- Comment on Biden to defy Supreme Court in second attempt at sweeping student loan handout 5 weeks ago:
Because the country desperately needs more doctors and paying for their education is a huge incentive for people to go into the field. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to afford to go to school for 8-10 years. Lack of ability should be the only thing barring a prospective doctor, not the fact that they don’t have a family wealthy enough to support them through their education.
- Comment on Biden to defy Supreme Court in second attempt at sweeping student loan handout 5 weeks ago:
Society needs doctors, teachers, engineers, and other jobs requiring degrees. We all benefit from their education. Why shouldn’t you pay for something you benefit from?
And yes, we can spend our way out of debt by investing in things that return more money than they cost us, like hiring more IRS agents to enforce existing tax laws or getting people better educational so they pay more in taxes from their higher paying jobs.
- Comment on Biden to defy Supreme Court in second attempt at sweeping student loan handout 5 weeks ago:
Biden is doing what the government is supposed to do. Promoting the general welfare. Massive student debt is dragging down the economy. People with degrees pay for training plumbers so why shouldn’t it work the other way ?
- Comment on Biden-appointed judge torches DOJ for defying subpoenas after prosecuting Trump advisor 5 weeks ago:
The Supreme Court clearly stated in Trump v Mazars that congressional subpoena power is limited to legislative purposes and cannot be used for law enforcement purposes. Attempting to prosecute Hunter Biden has nothing to do with with the legislative duties of Congress.
- Comment on Snikt 1 month ago:
Yup. In an old What If they have Wolverine’s skeleton turned into an indestructible killer robot.
- Comment on Snikt 1 month ago:
It has with Deadpool. Basically a zombie version of him made from sewn together discarded parts.
- Comment on Snikt 1 month ago:
Deadpool’s healing factor was failing at one point and he got it jump-started with some of the Hulk’s blood so it became even stronger than before.
- Comment on What can we do when something is too vast to provide representative examples for? 1 month ago:
Most of the time, these people are not arguing in good faith. It’s called sealioning.
- Comment on They Want to Make Palm Oil in a Lab. Without Palm Trees. 2 months ago:
Fried rice made with palm oil is fucking amazing.
- Comment on Future of American Dream 🏡 2 months ago:
In Chicago there is one block just north of Wrigley Field that was a demo for a planned community decades ago. Each of the 10 or so connected houses on one side of the street are all different. The opposite side of the street is identical, but mirrored. That means the northernmost house on the west side of the street is identical to the southernmost house on the east side of the street. The effect is that it looks like a very unique and natural community in spite of being completely planned and regimented.
- Comment on Author Calls for Return to Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass’ Vision of Colorblindness 3 months ago:
That is fine on a personal level, but falls apart on the socio-political level. The government is expected to step in when people are discriminated against and that can’t happen if they are colorblind.
- Comment on Author Calls for Return to Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass’ Vision of Colorblindness 3 months ago:
The army is a bit different as soldiers are indoctrinated to identify themselves as military above any other self-identity. That doesn’t exist in the civilian world
- Comment on Author Calls for Return to Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass’ Vision of Colorblindness 4 months ago:
Colorblindness only works if nobody is racist. As long as there is racism, certain people will have different experiences and difficulties as a result. Failure to recognize these differences allows you the problems caused by racism to be perpetuated.
- Comment on (Bad) dog owners be like 4 months ago:
I kinda have the opposite thing going with my dog. She’s a fluffy standard poodle that looks like a sheep. People come up and immediately stick their hands in her face not realizing she had been badly abused by her shithead former owners and will bite defensively when grabbed at by strangers. We’ve only had her for 2 months and are slowly training her out of it, but it’s taking time and trust.
- Comment on (Bad) dog owners be like 4 months ago:
Chihuahua are easily bigger biters than pits. They just don’t get reported.
- Comment on Lie Detector 6 months ago:
Wonder Woman grew up on an island populated by only women. She would not be surprised.
- Comment on ... 6 months ago:
“Yes, but you give better blowjobs.”
- Comment on Pharmacy staff from Walgreens, CVS say they’re at a breaking point — here’s what their days look like 6 months ago:
When I went to get my COVID booster at CVS, there was a huge wait. One Karen started yelling at one young pharmacist and my partner told the lady to stop yelling at the staff for something that wasn’t their fault. The pharmacist later thanked us and explained the store’s computer program will accept up to 100 appointments per day. It’s a completely unreasonable pace to expect.
- Comment on Bosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problem 7 months ago:
Seems like the most straightforward way to account for commute would be to average the commute times of all employees at a workplace and pay accordingly. If a business doesn’t want to pay that, they can set up a work-from-home situation.
- Comment on Strikes aren’t bad for the US economy. They’re the best thing that could happen 7 months ago:
Unfortunately it’s a myth that Ford treated his employees well. Yes, he greatly raised pay, but that was to reduce employee turnover. For example, in 1913 Ford hired 52,000 people to keep a workforce of 14,000. Ford literally had his own secret police who would monitor employees and beat ones who were caught slacking. On top of that, the increase in pay was about half a bonus for meeting “character requirements” enforced by the Socialization Organization.
This was a committee that would visit the employees’ homes to ensure that they were doing things the “American way.” They were supposed to avoid social ills such as gambling and drinking. They were to learn English, and many (primarily the recent immigrants) had to attend classes to become “Americanized.” Women were not eligible for the bonus unless they were single and supporting the family. Also, men were not eligible if their wives worked outside the home.
- Comment on What are some alternatives to bars that stay open late for folks that don't drink alcohol? 8 months ago:
Several of my friends in my mid 20s didn’t drink, so we usually would hang out at hookah bars. They are great, especially if they are allowed to serve food where you live. Most at least serve tea and other non-alcoholic beverages. I can give you a few pointers for first-timers if you are interested.
- Comment on So many expensive homes 8 months ago:
Part of the problem is it’s still more profitable to build an expensive property and wait a couple years to find a buyer who can afford it than to build an affordable property which will sell right away.