experbia

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[–] experbia 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I agree folks are overestimating how many will switch. but also maybe you're underestimating too - a lot of browser installations are managed by the "family tech guy". the father, mother, brother, sister, aunt or uncle who sets up everyone's new laptops on Christmas and has the suggestions when you look for a new phone. we all know the type. a lot of us are the type.

setting up granny's laptop? I'll install whatever browser lets me automatically block the most "1000th visitor!" banner ads and change the desktop icon to the old AOL icon because that's all she knows the internet as. she doesn't know of care about the browser options so it's up to me. Chrome used to be fast and simple so it was the right choice. Firefox has caught up a fair bit on UX simplicity and speed and now offers better blocking and general security, so it just stole the crown for these installations imo. I trust it more to not let her mess the computer up, so even if I'm not using it as my main personal browser, it gets use here.

[–] experbia 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

weird. who could have predicted a rug pull from an analytics and spyware company... lol.

if you get in bed with adtech vipers and don't anticipate problems, you're gullible as hell. if you don't stop them (or worse, if you let them) ad people will sell you, your soul, and your passion to the devil for a single penny.

[–] experbia 7 points 6 months ago

yep. "oh, no shit? here I was thinking it was because they lacked the koalafications... smh"

[–] experbia 16 points 6 months ago

Don't invite me over

don't worry, with an attitude like that, i don't think anyone was at risk of inviting you anywhere.

[–] experbia 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

the problem with the humorous fake overshare strat is you'll eventually meet someone who will play into it and you'll either have a lot of fun or it will be uniquely horrible

horse-based watersports a--
"-uh! ..which kind? no, not asking the kind of horse..."

[–] experbia 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Trump said it would be at "the Four Seasons" but didn't reserve shit. The hotel said, lol, no it won't be.

Walking it back and changing to a new venue would make him look incompetent and weak, as though he didn't plan ahead and like he lacks the authority and power to compel the booking at the hotel. So, some greasy sycophant snorted out a new idea, which is to find another business in the city with the name "Four Seasons" so they can spin it as a 9D chess move.

their hope was that instead of seeing "wow he didn't plan his speech", people would see "aha! we merely didn't understand his plan!" - and instead of "wow he doesn't command enough respect to make a hotel bow", his fans would see "haha! he dunked on the hotel! they thought he meant them because they think they're hot shit, but really our boy outwitted those execs and supported a local blue collar business!"

Trump naturally loved this because it saved his ego. and here we are.

[–] experbia 12 points 6 months ago

their current shitty take is that these people allegedly only lined up for the "free concert" and "handouts" (that just must have happened to justify this many people in line, I mean, it's self evident isn't it? /s) and they then allegedly all left before Kamala even got on stage, lmao

[–] experbia 6 points 6 months ago

personally, I would have swapped the top pair instead of the bottom pair.

[–] experbia 46 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (12 children)

deprivatize the aerospace industry. imagine the boon to the American economy if these failing, debt-ridden, dysfunctional aerospace manufacturers and airlines were replaced by a massive jobs program with the goal of optimizing air travel safety, affordability, and access. we're a big country. we could massively benefit from an aeronautical empire that gives any person safe, enjoyable 30 dollar flights, coast to coast.

(edit, oops, forgot a prefix. wow)

[–] experbia 4 points 6 months ago

we will always have stupid, hateful, regressive people in our society, and we will always have those that cater to them to make a buck. it's easier and better to instead try and work around them to advance society anyway. they'll complain about anything and everything no matter what we do. might as well do good.

[–] experbia 1 points 6 months ago

too much of the host has survived 😔

[–] experbia 6 points 6 months ago

are.. are they trying to subliminally message an increase in love of burgers in people?

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