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  1. 9 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    I'm not sure if this fits the narrative, but in speaking with my daughter, it's clear that her and many of her friends are disappointed in Biden.  They are far from supporting Trump, though.  They'd probably be more of the Warren/Sanders ilk if those options were available.

    then thank god they aren't

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  2. 2 hours ago, sidis said:

    uchi and uchiko are definitely michelin star level food.  they have no service though.  they have waiters.  nowhere in austin has 2/3 michelin star service/hospitality.  not even close.  it's an order of magnitude difference...totally inconsequential to the quality and enjoyment of the food but it there is not a single place that even tries to achieve anything in that arena.

    dipdipdip tatsuya gives it a real go.

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  3. On 12/28/2023 at 11:14 AM, 956 Worldwide said:

    Inspired by news and different threads here, starting a place to track and chronicle the Great Enshittening of the internet. Basically, how the internet (and other industries) are getting terrible, usually because of this process:

    We are all familiar with Facebook, and I don’t count Twitter which was made shitty on purpose with no economic rationale.  But there is enshittification creep. A few examples:

    1. Amazon Prime: Starting in January, you get ads with Prime. And unlike Netflix (also shittified), they aren’t rolling out a discount “ads” package, they will just upsell you for ad-free. 
     

    Not just streaming. Anyone else notice the frequent “Get it tomorrow” bait that changes to a different date once it’s in your cart?

    2. Google: Google’s search decline is well chronicled, but it’s creeping to other  aspects.  Google Maps is more and more crap.  There’s all the irrelevant paid ads that return hotels and restaurants even when not searching, cluttering the screen. And the photo pins, which don’t tell you about a business but use a worthless photo. Apple Maps is actually better now. 
     

    I’m going to be super interested in watching AI platforms.  I already think they’re getting enshittified in real time. 

    also, to build more on the op, the fucking algorithms are not our friends. they are chisels. and they wormhole all the fucking time. when we had to, ahem, recently subscribe to netflix, it was a fucking revelation, because we started a brand new algorithm and discovered all kinds of new shit.

    the problem is that the algorithms are just trying to supersize you, not actually engage you. they are trying to get you fat and reliant on their nutrition so they can bilk you once you're hooked.

    search and rec isn't about actually helping you, the consumer, any more than this splintering of content has (and i will take a moment to say i told you fucking so on that front, for years, that this would happen), and once you realize that you are just a bank machine for corporations who are increasingly taking withdrawals without making deposits into society. it's not sustainable.

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  4. 2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    You have to remember that Grimes left him for a trans person, and one of his kids is trans.  He may not be a boomer, but he’s got the mentality of one. He probably believes that you can just turn somebody gay or whatever.

    grimes left him because he couldn't handle his drugs.

    she introduced him to the hard stuff particurlarly meth. i mean it's obvious right? 

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  5. On 1/14/2024 at 5:51 AM, Fastbreak said:

    “Christian economy”

    Checks notes: Jesus has no possessions or money and was highly critical of those who made profit off others.

    But in the modern MAGAot world putting “Christian” in front of anything simply means “privileged white man”.

    but it's a cowboy church!

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  6. 2 hours ago, crash_davis said:

    If feeling superior is expecting people to act civilized and not like dipshit leeches to society, then yea, I'm feeling superior as fuck.

     

    5 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

    Bruh, just put off retirement for another year or two. You need to grow a heart, and give up some more taxes.  You don’t need to leave anything to the kids anyway,  we’ve got junkies that need support.  

    what does all this contempt do for you? do you wrap yourself in it? does it help you face the real world, this idea that you are so much better than those who suffer? when you've reduced them to savages, what's next? shall we get rid of all of em?

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  7. Just now, TwiceHorn said:

    Pretty true. But as a recovering addict myself, there is a point at which you may have the opportunity(s) to accept offered help and then do the necessary and a responsibility to do so. 

    sometimes people have the capacity to ask for and/or accept help/opportunities. sometimes they don't. 

    but we (the responsible ones) shouldn't give up because someone isn't ready or whatever

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  8. 2 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

    So it's our fault because they are homeless druggies? My sarcasm meter is broke.

    there's the main problem right there: we don't have to assign fault for addiction. it's not your fault, crash, but it's all of our responsibility to help where we can and sometimes even where we can't. you can't monetize grace. 

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  9. 3 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

    being contrarian would be a reason, but that's not why they're doing it. 

    they support the right.  the right's issues suck shit.  therefore, they support issues that suck shit.

    it's a high school popularity contest and they're stuck with the nerd.

    nah. they aren't stuck with the nerd. the nerd understands the role of student government. they are stuck with the gaslighting jock asshole who promises a coke machine in the cafeteria. 

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