This is also true.

Unfortunately, there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism. And it becomes even more difficult after we are stuck with a few mega monopolies that own everything. No matter where you buy from, your money is supporting the exploitation of workers.

This isn’t always an option, unfortunately. Some books for example are only available on Amazon. When I go to the author’s website, they just link to Amazon.

Oh I definitely noticed. That’s a large part of why I hate ads. They’re unbearably obnoxious and obtuse.

I get banned by bots on Reddit all the time for stupid reasons. When I appeal, if I’m lucky enough to contact a human moderator, they just tell me to “follow the bot’s instructions.” But the bot’s instructions usually involve deleting the completely harmless or well-meaning comment I made. Fuck that.

Texan here. Winter used to be a nice break from our hot, humid, miserable summers. Now some years I don’t even need to wear a jacket. It’s just hot all year round now. I hate it.

Gotta sneak a bit of that delicious finger dust.

To admit that other countries do better would be to violate the dogma of American exceptionalism. It would be to offend the fragile egos of the most brainlessly egotistical among us. And I guess ultimately they think their feelings matter more than their own wellbeing.

“Aggressive algae”? Really?

This excuse for worker exploitation has always baffled me. 1. The contract was signed under duress: “Take this shitty job or continue to be unemployed.” Consent made under duress is not consent. 2. It was agreed to under an extreme power asymmetry: If you refuse the job, your family will have to go hungry, but the company will easily find some other desperate soul to fill the position. 3. I haven’t even begun to touch on all the class, racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination that workers face.

There’s nothing even close to meaningful or fair negotiation under such conditions.

I don’t know who this Fahhh person is. Are we sure they aren’t just making a dumb joke? Because it’s giving me those vibes.

Trump raped babies and Republicans still love him. So…

You’re not big on due process I see.

Dark mage/black magic for me. It’s just aesthetically right up my alley. Second choice would be rogue/assassin.

Yup. I unfortunately live among many of them, still proudly wearing their Trump hats and bumper stickers and waving the MAGA flag. I personally would be utterly embarrassed to do that at this point, but stupid people don’t tend to be very self-aware.

In actuality, their favorite parts of the bible are when God mercilessly slaughters innocent babies.

Ugh. I only ever learn about these sites after they go under.

Conservatives famously have the media literacy of a tree stump.

Charity is only necessary because corporations like McDonald’s exploit the working class. They pay us wages that are barely (or not) sufficient to keep us alive, then pocket the rest. All the billions the corporation makes is billions created by and stolen from the working class. Under a more equitable system based on mutual aid and in which the workers control the means of production, and own the fruits of their labor, charity as we know it would become unnecessary.

Socialism isn’t a bigger minimum wage. Socialism is when the workers control the means of production and own the fruits of their labor.