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YouTube Premium is getting a big price hike internationally in c/[email protected]

Lemmy has so few comments that I am now reading many more articles in c/showerthoughts

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat 7 points 9 months ago

Quality vs quantity.

10 comments here likely means 10 people have unique thoughts. 1000 comments usually means memes and bots.

I used to hate reddit in springtime when the kids got out from school. Now it's always springtime.

Remember when Spez said it was "It's time we grow up and behave like an adult company"? Apparently, that means paying himself $193 million and single-handedly tanking Reddit's profitability right b... in c/technology

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's sad, really. So much humanity just bought for a sum. So much offered with nothing expected in return. There's always someone who will try to profit from stuff like that, and they're always horrible, horrible people.

My utility is now owned by a hedge fund in c/aboringdystopia

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat -3 points 9 months ago

Kill your elders. (Not really)

There's no solution to this, and time is just a salve. Call me slightly pessimistic, but I think the only thing that'll ultimately bring about any change is a decimating thermonuclear war.

paying for free software in c/linuxmemes

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I know it's not necessarily applicable, but your comment made me think of those Stanley mugs.

Social media companies made $11B in US ad revenue from minors in c/technology

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat -1 points 10 months ago

ore maybe they know sometihg

California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants in c/news

This was sold as a "fruit salad". Technically the truth, but not the best kind of truth. in c/mildlyinfuriating

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What makes a salad?

here, i have some lettuce. and - here - i have some carrots. let's mix 'em!

salad?

and why is lettuse such a nessecary ingredient? i mean oh my it's a leaf

Guess the Episode [Hard] in c/thesimpsons

Back in my day in c/lemmyshitpost

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I have two. I grew up near Toronto in the 80s. Both were CityTV movies. They used to do a thing. I can't remember what it was called..

1 - SPACEBALLS!!!! ("F___! Even in the future nothing works!")

2 - Predator (there's a line where Arnold says, "That's one bad motherfucker." They only censored the word 'mother'. i was 8. best thing ever)

Biden campaign joins Trump’s Truth Social platform in c/politics

TikTok ran a deepfake ad of an AI MrBeast hawking iPhones for $2 — and it's the 'tip of the iceberg' in c/technology

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat 1 points 1 year ago

fwiw i read that comment and thought, 'hmm, i don't either' and then i went and watched a few of his videos. they're pretty awesome in a feel-good way. nice to see someone using tons of money to make other people happy and do good things for a change. now i'm subscribed to his channel :)