A dude sweeping up some food that his neighbor leaves out for squirrels because it's attracting bugs. Instead of having a civilized conversation, this black woman starts hitting him with a 2x4 Hacksaw Jim Duggan. This is why property values go down and fatigue goes up.
Proximity marketing (location-based marketing); brands already know more about you than most of you realize. They know where you work, where you sleep, what stores you visit, who you spend time with, who you talk to on & offline, whether or not you’re having an affair, and if you stopped to look at roses for 6 minutes before buying condoms. They know exactly what aisle you walk down in the grocery store, what products you stop to look at, but don’t buy.
Anyone who knows where to look can purchase this data… including the CIA, FBI, etc. It’s legal because we’ve approved all of it in the name of convenience.
We’ve spent the last 25 years building the infrastructure that holds the data that will one day be used against us, and the technology behind the panopticon is only getting better.
Capitalism is fundamentally built on competition, which drives businesses to innovate, lower prices, and improve quality.
Since we refuse to use antitrust laws, we’ve allowed private equity firms to consolidate brands, who now no longer have to compete in their respective industries because their competition is likely owned by the same parent company.
Their business model isn’t about the innovation, best product for the best price, or even best customer service. It’s 100% based on how to extract more dollars from consumers, year after year, to line the pockets of shareholders.
Planned obsolescence, subscriptions for literally everything, refrigerators with touchscreens running ads now. It’s all about data. Your data! $$
Make no mistake, this is not capitalism. It’s corruption.
@Rob_Shenanigans The Browns went from being an awkward fumble & a play or two away from knocking off the Chiefs to play for an AFC Championship, right back to being the NFL’s biggest laughingstock, all because of this guy. 😂😆😂😆
As night fell over the nation’s capital, the White House remained under extraterrestrial control, though the atmosphere resembled an unusually festive policy summit rather than a military occupation. For now, humanity finds itself confronting a historic question few anticipated: not whether intelligent life exists beyond Earth, but whether universal access to Cheetos is the first step toward interplanetary diplomacy.
My 91 yr-old granny couldn’t grasp how easily news articles could be faked, so in front of her, I had AI “Write a 10 paragraph breaking news article in a neutral newspaper style about small green aliens taking over the White House & demanding free Cheetos for everyone.”
Enjoy👇
BREAKING: Small Green Aliens Seize White House, Issue Unusual Demand
WASHINGTON — In a development that stunned government officials, military leaders and bewildered tourists gathered along Pennsylvania Avenue, a group of small green extraterrestrials reportedly took control of the White House early Friday morning and announced a singular policy objective: free Cheetos for every person on Earth.
The beings, described by witnesses as standing approximately three feet tall with bright emerald skin and oversized black eyes, appeared shortly after dawn in what experts have characterized as a technologically advanced spacecraft hovering above the South Lawn. Within minutes, the visitors had established control of the executive complex, though reports indicated no injuries and little visible damage beyond several flattened rose bushes.
Federal authorities initially treated the incident as a security emergency. However, tensions appeared to ease after the aliens released a statement through a hastily arranged press conference in the White House briefing room. Speaking through a translation device that emitted occasional bursts of static and disco music, the group’s apparent leader declared that their civilization had traveled across the galaxy “to correct a profound snack inequality.”
“We have observed your species for many years,” the translator announced. “You possess sufficient resources to provide crunchy cheese-flavored nourishment to all. Yet millions remain without immediate access to Cheetos. This is unacceptable.”
The announcement triggered widespread confusion among world leaders. Emergency meetings were convened across multiple continents as diplomats attempted to determine whether the demand constituted a threat, a negotiation tactic, or an elaborate misunderstanding of human civilization. Several officials privately acknowledged that, compared with other hypothetical alien ultimatums, universal snack distribution ranked relatively low on their list of concerns.
Financial markets reacted sharply before recovering later in the day. Shares of major snack manufacturers surged amid speculation that global demand could increase dramatically if the extraterrestrials succeeded in implementing their proposal. Economists cautioned that supplying billions of people with free snack foods could present logistical challenges, though some admitted the policy would likely enjoy broad public support.
Crowds gathered outside the White House carrying handmade signs with slogans ranging from “Take Me to Your Snack Leader” to “Crunch for Peace.” Social media platforms were flooded with images, memes and amateur analyses of alien dietary preferences. Several users questioned whether the visitors preferred traditional Cheetos or the Flamin’ Hot variety, a debate that quickly overshadowed most other aspects of the crisis.
Scientists expressed equal parts excitement and disbelief. Researchers noted that humanity’s first confirmed contact with extraterrestrial intelligence was expected to produce answers about the origins of life, the nature of the universe and advanced interstellar technology. Instead, much of the day’s discussion focused on cheese powder, snack distribution networks and whether alien civilizations possess comparable junk foods.
By evening, negotiators reported cautious progress. Representatives of the visitors indicated a willingness to consider phased implementation of their proposal, potentially beginning with schools, hospitals and late-night convenience stores. In exchange, the aliens requested access to Earth’s complete archive of cat videos, which they reportedly described as “a cultural treasure of immense value.”
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@bungarsargon I would call you a joke, but what you’re calling for would do absolutely nothing but hamstring the middle class with trillions of dollars in more debt, inflation, and an ever-increasing interest payment that currently eclipses the fucking defense budget.
Just shut the fuck up.
@Topofthehops1@Evelyn_Club@mikesulsenti You’ve missed the point entirely. It’s not just about the size… Europeans cannot comprehend the fact that each state in the U.S. is like its own country with its own culture, economy, and a lot of times, completely different weather than its neighboring state.