Bibliotectress @ bibliotectress @lemmy.world

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This is really making me miss home. Maybe I'll move back in a few years.

That was super fascinating! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain!

How do you get into that line of work??? Not because I want to, just morbid curiosity. I'm too squeamish.

Thank you for the detailed explanation! I remember seeing it on reddit, but never knew why.

So... who should we vote for instead?

I'd kinda favor 401(k)s or something more like that

I'd rather not have to rely on market gambling to survive in my old age. Many people probably agreed with you until about 2008, when a LOT of retirees lost most of their retirement money during the recession and a lot of really old people went back to work. It was pretty bad, and I'll never forget it.

Not that it matters. I can barely afford to live week to week now, let alone save money for retirement. I'll probably just die, I guess. 🤷‍♀️

For a long time, Weight Watchers has said that if you just follow their points system, the weight will melt off and you won't need supplements or anything else. When most people think of Weight Watchers, they're probably not thinking about the weight loss drugs they now support; they're thinking of the years of points gimmick that make you feel like you can't lose weight unless you pay $10+/month to see if you can eat that food or not (rather than teaching anyone about calorie intake vs. output).

Weight Watchers relies on a subscription based model to "save" people from their fatness, and Oprah was the biggest WW pusher. She had tons of money and resources, was even on the board of WW, and still needed medications to manage her weight. I don't give a fuck, but people who bought into her ads and promos probably feel a little pissed off.

Nah, I'm sure they won't want any "handouts" right? Lol

No problem! It's so hard to keep up with everything. Someone please wake me up when real consequences hit. 🙏

Yeah it just came out yesterday.

https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2024/02/28/politics/donald-trump-appeals-court-new-york/index.html

Associate Justice Anil Singh, however, lifted a ban on Trump’s ability to obtain loans from New York regulated financial institutions, which could allow him to access the equity in his assets to back the full bond amount.

Mitch McConnell, on the other hand, is a coward who sold his own soul and his own country for wealth and power, and ultimately the holder of his notes has ended up being Vladimir Putin.

Shockingly, Mitch has been one of the few Republicans to support giving weapons and money to Ukraine.

https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/02/16/on-ukraine-aid-mcconnell-acted-on-principle-not-politics/

Was it difficult to emigrate from the US to Taiwan? Are there stringent requirements?

It seems the police in many leftist cities are exceptionally heinous and I'm sure both of these departments are full of Proud Boys and their ilk.

You're right. I'm from Chicago and the cops there are pretty bad. New York is bad, too. Maybe it's their safe space? Or it's cops everywhere. I'm not really sure.

No one should get any time for abortion, but it's not like this man and woman are hardened criminals. They bought into a fad, did what they saw LOTS of other people doing, and tried their best to put out a fire they couldn't put out. They fucked up, someone died, and lots of lives are changed forever. Over a million dollars in fines, some jail time, probation, and lots of community service doesn't seem inappropriate to me. I feel bad for the family of the guy who died doing his job, and I feel bad for all the people who lost their homes and probably some pets, but... I guess I don't understand how much more you need to feel like justice was done.

I can't remember if I played this first, or Tetris. It was probably pretty close for me?

This is honestly genius, and something I need to get much better at doing.

My wages did go up a little, but not enough to help me out of the hole I'm in with everything else going up (rent, groceries, etc.). Gas prices have gone down, but not by a lot, at least not for me in California. Why are prices still at like $4.30/gallon when we're pumping more than ever out of the ground and plenty of supply? Why didn't it go back down to like $3.50? Is this just our new baseline? Why?

Everything is like that. I feel like I'll just end up dying of poverty if we don't actually gain some consumer protections to limit how much companies to upcharge on literally everything, and ban companies or internationals from buying up properties. At this rate, I feel like I'll struggle this hard forever and never be able to buy a house unless I move somewhere super shitty without actual rights for women.

That's one of the biggest reasons why I don't. I was angry I had to start logging in to visit those.

That "cosmetic surgery" saves lives. It definitely did for my daughter's friend. He was not doing so well before his top surgery, and now he's so much happier. It's a crazy difference.