!maliciouscompliance@lemmy.world

Voyager has this feature

I feel like we should all just start telling it to teachers instead.

The Narcissist’s Prayer

That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.

Yes, and Squiggy.

I like taxes like I like my Costco membership. I get a better deal if I go in with others and buy in bulk. Even if I don’t use all the same goods and services as others.

Getting rid of corruption and grifters siphoning value out of a system is a much better goal than “saving money”

Depends on the language. Current standardized American English overwhelmingly list adds -s/-es to make a plural noun. So “octopuses” would be technically correct with “octopodes” and “octopi” also accepted.

If you’re writing Latin, you’d want octopi instead. If you’re writing Greek: octopodes.

But English is a democratic language, so feel free to vote often and early by using your preferred version.

Only possibly in the short term, but not necessary.

In the long-run it protects profits since if everything goes to total shit, businesses eventually won’t have markets or customers.

It does make it a little harder to just do whatever the fuck you want, and man-babies running companies don’t like realizing they’re only human.

Two more points: If they’re so smart, they should be able to figure out success within the limits of physics (and its consequences for long-term capitalism). Everybody has to play by these rules, so it’s completely fair to have rather strict EPA regulations. Just like we should have strong financial regulations. The red tape is for the benefit of everyone—including the companies.

Mark Kelly would have been a neat alternative ccandidate when Biden stepped down.