stellargmite

joined 2 years ago
[–] stellargmite 7 points 4 months ago

Bury the ashes of the pieces in the deepest hole. We need rid of this whole concept of information being monopolized and harvested for profit.

[–] stellargmite 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Someone got a TLDW?

[–] stellargmite 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think they mean the same thing happens alot in reverse: YT vids about news articles. Not wrong, but whataboutist.

[–] stellargmite 2 points 4 months ago

Court of popular opinion would be bad enough. Nope, just a corporate socially-destructive liquid drug company’s pathetic attempt at stirring cheap controversy by suggesting it knows better than a jury. Nothing more cringe than moral judgements used as advertising by corporations who themselves are even more morally questionable.

Lets take out a billboard with live stats of alcohol related death count, and the percentage DB is responsible for. With the Tui logo alongside it.

Tui is owned by DB , which is owned by Heineken. They own and distribute alot of brands in NZ all of which are very easily avoided which I will continue to do.

[–] stellargmite 4 points 5 months ago

Barbara Streisand

[–] stellargmite 2 points 5 months ago

Yes, as a lapsed one myself, I believe they preach it as they need it the most, as the self proclaimed representatives of the creator of the universe would, when happening to be historical blood thirsty, wealth hoarding, human trafficking paedophile harbourers they are at their political core. Regardless, forgiveness is a necessary and helpful human value which religion did not invent, much like all of the moral arguments in apology of religion. If it works for you, thats fine. My position is also based on having grown up in it.

[–] stellargmite 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This is catholicism we’re talking about.

[–] stellargmite 1 points 5 months ago

I remember little about the prequels but for some reason I remember Darth Grevious dying by slipping on a banana peel. Consistant line of cool villains dying in stupid ways in star wars post 80s. Boba Fetts demise was silly I guess.

[–] stellargmite -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Drain the swamp. When are we getting a wall to keep non Pakeha out? We are not far from this with these populists.

[–] stellargmite 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeh people learn and it becomes normal which is fine. Ebay is as bizarre to me. Not hate, more a morbid fascination that things so maze-like to navigate can also be successful. Could be semi cultural as well. I’ve noticed this being the way in other US platforms with a similar legacy. I’ve also being (attempting to) subvert tracking for quite a while so maybe that's working and its less useful as a result lol. I’m lucky in a sense that their corporation isn't so strong where I live so theres more choice (ironically I may actually have less choice). Its annoying when they have the monopoly on a given product, but it’s also possible just to go without the shiny thing.

[–] stellargmite 11 points 5 months ago (9 children)

Thanks for this. I’ve only used Amazon a few times and was always baffled at the train wreck of its chaotic layout / ux. I had to buy something there once and it was such a process it was like being asked to leave the store before paying. Thought at the time it must be down to legacy and new features being showhorned around ancient web1.0 history, its success being its burden with customers having to learn how to use the thing. Price fixing scam is what I will think of it now, while continuing to avoid it.

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