I’m not boycotting them because they’re shitty. I’m boycotting in solidarity with their union.

If they cave to the union and make this right, then I won’t care how nice they are. Them being forced to be nice matters a lot more.

A company with a union that has been tested is better than one with no union. I have no faith that other companies would be better unless forced.

1. Get a new job. Six years is too long because raises no longer keep up with inflation. I’m aware that the job market is shit right now, but it’s easier to find a new job while you currently have one.
2. Never accept the counter-offer from your current employer. They’ll just keep you on long enough to replace you with someone cheaper.
3. Cycle/metro to work if possible to cut health/car costs. Consider the price difference of jobs/housing close to metro stops.
4. Meal prep and refrigerate weeks worth of lunches at a time. Don’t go to bars. Consider vegetarianism.
5. Focus on your cheaper hobbies. Cancel all subscriptions and pirate everything instead.
6. Download your bank and credit card statements, then make a pie chart of where all your money is actually going.
7. Once your monthly income exceeds your monthly costs, start by saving a 6-month cash reserve (as per the meme). Being poor is expensive, you’ll need this for surprise expenses.
8. Once you’ve got 6 months of savings, start dollar cost averaging into volatile long-term investments. Never attempt technical analysis; it’s bullshit. Stick to your plan during bear markets. You are not a genius day trader waiting to happen, stick to the plan.
9. Never feel bad about lying to your employer, be “sick” whenever you want. Don’t do unpaid overtime. Don’t fall victim to Stockholm syndrome. Fuck 'em. Your mental health matters more.

Inb4 capitalism bad: no shit. Unionize if you can, participate in mutual aid if you can, but don’t listen to crabs in a bucket who tell you it’s hopeless.

This is literally the only way I’ll ever buy another Rockstar game.

What are you telling us here

Prisons are filled with that story.

No it doesn’t

As hilarious as every other time it’s posted, but incorrect.

I’m sure you and your partner can think of a more fun form of exercise. 😉

Strong disagree with minimal education standards because those are 100% going to turn out like the literacy requirements did.

Limiting who can vote and who can run for office is always a bad idea. They are rights - not privileges.

To be 100% honest, I like Bitcoin and LLMs too. Could use some pigouvian taxes though.

As a parent, I ban my own kids from Roblox. Because it’s my job to protect my own children, not the government’s job to treat everyone like children. This policy would put my children in more danger because they’ll need free speech once they’re adults.

Stories like Ftumch’s reply, and the fact that it’s owned by Meta 🤮 have deterred me from wanting to try that one.

He’s protesting the full body scans by opting out, and the pat down is the lesser evil.

I’m literally the opposite, I’m registered as a Democrat and vote for progressives every primary.

Don’t come at me with the spoiler effect. I know, you know, and most importantly the candidates know. They know. So if a candidate doesn’t oppose FPTP, what do you think that tells you? They don’t get to fall silent on this issue while holding us hostage with it.

It’s obvious which party wants for collectivism.

No it is not. It appears that the Democrats are failing at this on purpose, as controlled opposition. Their leader in the senate is Chuck Schumer.

Then try fucking a variety of people

I’ve been an Xbox user for the longest time and have been dreading them losing the latest console war. I’ve never been a huge Nintendo fan, and fuck Sony. This sounds like it’ll be my next big gaming platform.

It feels like just yesterday that VR was the big hype tech.