shanie

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[–] shanie@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

In other countries, Japan for example, gift giving is almost automated in their society to the point of being able to pick up simple gifts nearly anywhere, fancy fruit or what have you. When you get the easy gifts out of the way you can focus on those 1-4 people that are significant to you. But that wouldn't work in the West, gotta buy all the expensive stuff to take that red into black.

[–] shanie@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Yep, if you buy the music you actually like, yeah that CD you bought at FYE in 2013 was $12, but that's $12 literally 10 years ago, water under the bridge, and you can still use it however you want to use it.

Meawhile Deezer nuts is making you pay for a CD-worth of content every month. That's 12 CDs a year.

Now That's What I Call a LOT of Music.

[–] shanie@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You're so close.

Imagine for me a world where executives want to maximize extraction of funds out of consumers. Now imagine "filler" in video games. Finally, imagine games psychology and how to keep the player running after that carrot on a stick.

I'm sure you see where this is going.

(I realise this is even better under your comment here).

[–] shanie@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

quarters

Oh you, you don't make semi-transparent, delicately clouded business cards with that income.

[–] shanie@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

See that requires effort on his part, and CEOs and Execs are very, very much interested in yacht time, not work time.

[–] shanie@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No I know exactly what I was replying to.

If it doesn't matter who we vote for, who would you vote for? Who has the balls?

[–] shanie@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

I mean this is a pretty specific definition. Israel has a record of generally only genociding during the reign of a Democrat president (Battle of Gaza, Operation Cast Lead).

How about the defense of Ukraine which literally helped prevent genocide of Ukranians from Russian aggression? There's value there.

Saying this, I agree, funds for Israel should stop.

[–] shanie@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

That's probably because Israel literally wears the Star of David on their suit jacket while they perform their genocide, wearing their "oppression" on their sleeve with a need to be "sensitive" to their "plight". It definitely takes balls and commitment, and the US hasn't had balls in the office for 30 years. Who do you think would have the balls?

[–] shanie@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

If you compare to the Mexican border during Trump which has direct involvement under him. Or COVID, also direct involvement, Biden is doing alright genocide-wise. You'll have to be more specific - pick a genocide and a definition. This is an Israel/Hamas war, not a United States one.

[–] shanie@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I mean if "both candidates support the genocide" you have to look at "how badly do they", because jokes on you if you think the next president is going to be someone other than them.

One is at least making an attempt to minimize the casualties by diplomacy with the other suggesting that Hezbollah involvement would be a good idea. The choice is clear.

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