@esjesjesj@meowingabyss so far the reliable tell for me is that the action on screen plays out as if a puppet master is YANKING the strings that set a thing into motion. it's not subtle. this video does not have that feeling.
@tiredspacedog@amygdalahurty@dee_of_e it's true of Grimes, who wears art curator glasses and is always smugly opining about the state of the world and technology. i cringe every time i see that her "expertise" is being sought. Charli on the other hand stays in her lane and looks more intelligent in comparison
@nextlevelaspen@iiwasinthee212 a whole unlit newport would be in the same ballpark i imagine. have you never opened a pack of cigs and inhaled? i have smoked a grand total of five cigs in my life, but they smell SO good when unlit
@whatdotcd@gabriel1@elonmusk do you mean fire or HIRE? if fire, do you mean (calmly, professionally) blow understandable mistake out of proportion, and terminate their employment over it?
@wokebait@CaseyBHead "No? Trading a high paying job in an HCOL for a low paying job in an LCOL reduces your future earnings no matter where you move. But yes, all paths for a budget minded person would lead to an HCOL.
SS will be adjusted, but it will not go away until the young outnumber the old.
@Playerinthgame i was a 24 year old virgin hikikomori type in the early 00s, and worked at a retirement home. those old people did a better job of uplifting me and telling me "you're fine," than anyone my age ever did
@financedystop pasta is ez. cook till al dente, fry garlic in oil with anchovies until they dissolve, then add tomato paste cook till color changes. add crushed tomatoes and red chili.
@greg_travis@Playerinthgame im a millennial and im breaking rank to vote for the boomers on this one. we'll all be in your shoes, and the youth might all be bloodthirsty
@nicochristie because starbucks is trying to be a third place again, after ten years of trying to seem empty and hurry customers right back out the door
@David_Rudnick i will start using the phrase "soundcloud rapper" instead of "rockstar" any time someone does something within the scope of their job description, but which i want to make seem like is a big deal and worthy of praise