humble_boatsman

First ask for consent

You had me in the first half, but streaming on Spotify can go right to Dell.

Surely the free market will protect consumers and access to reliable information and integrity in broadcasting… With consolidated monopoly we can trust one or two billionaires. Surely. I’m sure.

K Humbert Humbert.

This is excellent. It almost seems like an installation

Yah I suppose its just as preposterous that we have multiple trillion dollar valuations for any fucking single entity. Thank god they are defined as a person under Citizens United and can contribute to the democratic process. /s

I once had an old timer in an Ireland pub tell me ‘the Guinness isn’t as good as it used be since they stopped using the fish guts.’ I can now imagine he was referencing this process? I wonder if Guinness stopped using this step as a cost reduction? Or maybe they still use it and he was just an old timer in an Irish pub. He probably doesn’t like people fact checking him on the internet so I’ll just let him have this one.

Do we have a trillionaire?

ELI5

People dislike socialism because they often feel like their hard work and effort does not get fairly rewarded. Why would you work your whole life away to become a doctor and save lives when someone else wastes their time lost in vice.

Well you’re 5 you piece of shit and your efforts at not pissing the bed have been pretty minimal at best. But do you still eat? Do you have a roof and a bed to piss all over? Who cleans that mess every time? People hate socialism because it sucks to be the provider. It also sucks to suffer. And in life we often forget this. We forget it takes all of us. We forget what it is to be helpless. We forget those who provided for us. And we get angry when we have to provide for others when we feel so left out of the party.

In short dont forget. Don’t forget what you have been given and don’t forget to share. Dumb kids.

Enough to make it feel like a punch in the gut. And then they schedule months out. Why do I do this? Two reasons, one i know they have already priced in all the headaches that they deal with on a daily instead of bullshitters who act like it is no big deal and two because once they start I know they will stand by their work and resolve any reasonable unforeseen/ concerns for the price they quoted. Real talk? Im a little lazy trying to get multiple people out and try to price around. If they show up for a quote when we scheduled it and know what they are talking about I pay.

Contractors

Real subtle

More than just the distractions and power grabs for oil as mentioned here I think there is still a strong precedent with US foreign policy to fear and thus disrupt as much as possible government who nationalize their resource to the expensive of corporate hegemony and control. Billionaires are in real fear of citizens getting the benefits of their countries resources and not the share holders of first world powers. See Iran in the 60s? See contra movements in central america in the ?forever

A complete loss of Journalism. Information and its dissemination and main stream access to it, including the echo chambers of social media, have been torn to shreds. Whats left is a propaganda machine. Couple that with the lack of critical thinking taught at any level of education we cannot possibly expect an individual to understand the basics of this current political machine or why the majority of people will CONTINUE EN MASSE to vote against their own interest and well being. Hence your question.

a fatalistic view that I was “born this way” or that I’ve permanently damaged myself through decades

Not an expert nor have I got my monkeys off my back but I would like to say watch out for this type of thinking. I have heard that addiction can be genetic but what is empowering is the opposite is true about how our minds can change once we have changed our situations. I’m referring to something called the elasticity of the mind. And I don’t just mean metaphysically. This is a measured change in the brain. So if you are looking for positive affirmations to keep you going this is a difficult one to realize because you do not even yet know how different you can be. But just try to imagine how exciting that is? Good luck.

She gonna have a hard time finding that trad-husband with 80k in bullshit student loans from a private college. And no real job prospects. You could suggest a nutritionists path at another university? My mother basically became the default bread winner with a nutritionists degree.

Beer fridge. Or you’ll get no help with any of this.

Its a footing not a table. The weight is still on the earth underneath. How moist is ur emergency roadside kit that its got rotting plywood?

You may consider keeping a 12"x12" square of 3/4 plywood or something with your kit to create a somewhat sturdy footing for any jack you choose. Can also come in handy if stuck in snow or mud

This is less indicative of the political leanings of the population and more the result of a precise planned and serious effort of the right and rich political machine to spread their message. This is why Trump won 2025 in such a big way.

Edit: but your statement is also true