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FlapYoJacks posted:It's this. Turns out, when police aren't intentionally escalating situations, the crime rate drops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdpG92dsx1A
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Apr 2, 2023 05:31
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SlimGoodbody posted:Wow, drat. The potato is the cornerstone of the American treat regime. If we somehow botch our supply of corn syrup, all bets are off in this country. we're gonna have to update the old joke how
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Apr 2, 2023 05:45
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Yeah, it turns out police cause a lot of crime. A few weeks ago, a guy in our apartment complex called the suicide hotline, and they, in turn, called the police. The police slammed through his door and dragged him outside in almost freezing weather without a shirt, slammed him to the ground, and cuffed him. They then made fun of him for 30 minutes until an ambulance arrived. They taught the man to eat a bullet instead of calling the suicide hotline again.
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Apr 2, 2023 05:45
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Simplot and ore-ida also need to increase their profits so they're just passing that onto the customer
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Apr 2, 2023 05:54
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Griz posted:something is fucky with supply chain, walmart had packs of hash brown patties just like the mcdonalds ones for like $3.29 for 10 but now those have been out of stock for months. before that they were out of tater tots for months but now those are back and the patties are gone. there's always shitloads of frozen fries though. SlimGoodbody posted:Wow, drat. The potato is the cornerstone of the American treat regime. If we somehow botch our supply of corn syrup, all bets are off in this country. Sounds like this meme is safe then (for now): 
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Apr 2, 2023 06:22
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here's a broad existential questions but what uh, what are we supposed to do? like what am i as an adult supposed to be trying to do in this system? kids are out of the question, i likely won't ever be able to afford a house or at least not until im nearing 45/50. i'm constantly trying to pull myself out of a debt spiral only for the economy to poo poo its pants the second it looks like i might get on top of things. the political system is rapidly crumbling and we're a heartbeat away from throwing domestic undesirables into the same camps we throw foreign undesirables. i personally know about a half dozen people who've been shot during various mass shootings so that continues to be a large and ever increasing specter over day to day social gatherings. oh and the entire ecosystem is going to tip into a series of cascading failures in the next decade or so. im just completely at a loss for how to proceed anymore. am i just supposed to run out the clock here? it was easier to pretend i could eke out a few good years before the inflation spiral and the vilification of everyone who's not cis, but i both don't want to ignore everything and am also utterly powerless to stop it. being at the blm protests really drove that second part home. i wish i could afford enough weed to not have to think about this poo poo
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Apr 2, 2023 06:23
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Relentlessboredomm posted:here's a broad existential questions but what uh, what are we supposed to do? post through it focus on anything you can control, do poo poo that makes you happy
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Apr 2, 2023 06:26
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Relentlessboredomm posted:here's a broad existential questions but what uh, what are we supposed to do? have fun, smoke weed, play elden ring, shitpost with your bros, i dunno. maybe i'm sociopathic but i dont find 'doomscrolling' or whatever to affect me, im just here to have fun and lol at how stupid everything is. probably one day i'll be homeless and die of preventable infection as i shoot up hyper-fentanyl v4.1, but that's not today.
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Apr 2, 2023 06:29
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eat a cheeseburger while we got em
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Apr 2, 2023 06:41
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Xaris posted:look, you only live once on this dead gay planet. one day each and everyone of us, no matter how rich, will wink out of existence and well, that's that. Yep Doomscrolling is just another way to pass the time. Don't do it if it legitimately fucks you up. People being hyper optimistic and intentionally ignoring bad news is a super bad thing that's absolutely, unquestionably contributing to everything that's wrong with the world but, like, you can't personally do anything about that so you're not really part of the problem if you choose to join them. Ultimately just gotta find some joy and meaning somewhere. Don't waste your life because none of this poo poo really matters and you're gonna die eventually.
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Apr 2, 2023 06:42
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Relentlessboredomm posted:here's a broad existential questions but what uh, what are we supposed to do? realtalk join a leftist org and pry off some of the alienation of living in terminal capitalism. here that's the local sra chapter. your state has something goin on, even in the deep south. having a community of people who at least sometimes engage with reality is a big improvement. you can't undo the anthropocene but you can make things less lovely locally.
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Apr 2, 2023 06:49
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Relentlessboredomm posted:here's a broad existential questions but what uh, what are we supposed to do? Talk to your neighbors, spend time goofing off with friends & family, stock up on non-perishables, get a hobby that results in things you can give away as gifts, join a club that meets at least once a month, find the small ways to push back against the status quo, find or develop some form of faith that can give you hope & mitigate the fear of death, log off and touch some grass. The whole system as is alienates us from our world, our selves and each other & encourages us to seek escape. If you can even occasionally push through and make genuine connections with other humans and find some sort of rock of faith or principle to stand on and push back against the world, you can make some kind of difference. At least that's what I think.
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Apr 2, 2023 06:50
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Relentlessboredomm posted:here's a broad existential questions but what uh, what are we supposed to do? 
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Apr 2, 2023 07:09
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Relentlessboredomm posted:here's a broad existential questions but what uh, what are we supposed to do? my answer has always been : be for others.
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Apr 2, 2023 07:20
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Mustached Demon posted:
It's this. Just like do poo poo that makes you happy * as long as it isn't like throwing garbage directly onto the side of the highway or burning down forests like some kind of evil villain. I used to be like insanely worried, depressed, frustrated all the time because I had that very individual mindset that every time there was a set back on poo poo it was like personally my fault and I was going insane. now I just like, idk try to make less trash where I can. I try to remove invasive plants outside when I see them because I like gardening. I like taking care of the eco system around me. I kind of think of every time I repair something I own to make it last longer as my own little win etc. I try to trade driving trips with walking / public transpo where its possible but I dont kill myself trying to do it. Not just because of the whole emissions poo poo but also because walking is healthy. its good for me. It will help me live longer. I paint public murals because it brings me joy and gives me an opportunity to chat with my neighbors to build more community. Now when like bad news comes I mostly just let it wash over me. I know there's nothing I did to personally cause it because its the overall system causing it. Find balance of not being an rear end in a top hat but not driving yourself insane.
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Apr 2, 2023 07:26
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union stuff has been the most fulfilling thing for me recently.
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Apr 2, 2023 07:27
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Shear Modulus posted:union stuff has been the most fulfilling thing for me recently.  I’m moving in a year so I won’t get to take part in the new contract fights or do anything cool like strike, but I can help build a foundation because I don’t care if they retaliate. It helps I work for the state and they don’t really care if I recruit people. They were never gonna promote me or train me anyway so lol
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Apr 2, 2023 08:08
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https://twitter.com/heimbergecon/status/1641664640156303360 the possessors are dispossessing the people again
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Apr 2, 2023 08:15
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SlimGoodbody posted:Wow, drat. The potato is the cornerstone of the American treat regime. If we somehow botch our supply of corn syrup, all bets are off in this country.
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Apr 2, 2023 08:25
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anime was right posted:eat a cheeseburger while we got em Unironically this, was at the grocery store yesterday and there were maybe 10 1lb packages of beef in the cooler at a minimum of $6.50/lb. There used to be piles of them. I don't know if this is a supply problem or them putting the number out they think they're going to sell at that price, but it doesn't really matter. It's over.
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Apr 2, 2023 09:20
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Gorson posted:Unironically this, was at the grocery store yesterday and there were maybe 10 1lb packages of beef in the cooler at a minimum of $6.50/lb. There used to be piles of them. I don't know if this is a supply problem or them putting the number out they think they're going to sell at that price, but it doesn't really matter. It's over. A thing I'm watching with nervous curiosity is what happens once potatoes, beef, etc become expensive enough that even the fast food mega franchises which rely on them can no longer offer them at a price that feels worth it to people. What happens to these sectors when even 20% of their user base decides it's not in the budget to spend $10 on a mediocre burger and fries "value" meal whose primary initial draw was that it was supposed to be negligibly cheap?
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Apr 2, 2023 09:45
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SlimGoodbody posted:A thing I'm watching with nervous curiosity is what happens once potatoes, beef, etc become expensive enough that even the fast food mega franchises which rely on them can no longer offer them at a price that feels worth it to people. What happens to these sectors when even 20% of their user base decides it's not in the budget to spend $10 on a mediocre burger and fries "value" meal whose primary initial draw was that it was supposed to be negligibly cheap? People will purchase their big mac & fries with a large coke using buy now pay later in 4 easy installments of just 4.99
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Apr 2, 2023 10:18
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SlimGoodbody posted:Wow, drat. The potato is the cornerstone of the American treat regime. If we somehow botch our supply of corn syrup, all bets are off in this country. This blew my mind the other day because I hadn't been to a fast food place in at least 5 years, but now "large" fries that cost $4 are basically mid-2000s small fries
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Apr 2, 2023 11:42
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time to trade the dollar for foreign goods and services. do NOT recirculate any American money you make back into America or you're very stupid
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Apr 2, 2023 11:45
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Mustached Demon posted:Simplot and ore-ida also need to increase their profits so they're just passing that onto the customer still a privately owned company
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Apr 2, 2023 12:08
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JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:i learned about JR simplot years ago in boise. apparently he/that company invented the industrial process of flash freezing cut potatoes, after being a defense contractor providing dehydrated food in WWII. his name is all over downtown boise, including on some weird educational/entertainment venue downtown surrounded by old combines and tractors. Top 100 of privately held companies iirc, all because they got that government cash
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Apr 2, 2023 12:36
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Wraith of J.O.I. posted:guess who is Very Concerned about this!! ..Is that true? I remember looking up the population of Ukraine and it went up right until the year of the collapse? Don't remember if live expectancy was dropping under Gorbachev.
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Apr 2, 2023 12:58
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super sweet best pal posted:The police will be defunded when some politician deems it more economical to replace them with a security firm they're coincidentally on the executive board of. quiet part out loud.
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Apr 2, 2023 13:10
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MeatwadIsGod posted:This blew my mind the other day because I hadn't been to a fast food place in at least 5 years, but now "large" fries that cost $4 are basically mid-2000s small fries good
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Apr 2, 2023 13:32
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while we're on fries anyone got a good potato wedge or fried potato recipe. trying to up my game but its been inconsistent going
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Apr 2, 2023 13:33
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SlimGoodbody posted:A thing I'm watching with nervous curiosity is what happens once potatoes, beef, etc become expensive enough that even the fast food mega franchises which rely on them can no longer offer them at a price that feels worth it to people. What happens to these sectors when even 20% of their user base decides it's not in the budget to spend $10 on a mediocre burger and fries "value" meal whose primary initial draw was that it was supposed to be negligibly cheap? they lower the % of food and raise the % of non food fillers
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Apr 2, 2023 13:48
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interesting that the margin compression goons were predicting hasn't happened yet (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Apr 2, 2023 13:51
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which goons predicted that shrike
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Apr 2, 2023 13:53
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Zodium posted:which goons predicted that shrike Karl Marx. He failed to realize they would just lower taxes to raise profits
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Apr 2, 2023 13:53
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Woke Mind Virus posted:Karl Marx Marx said it has a tendency to fall, which is exactly what that graph shows. We literally devote the entirety of our society to making that number go up and stay up but it keeps falling back down.
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Apr 2, 2023 13:55
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it's especially striking that those are numbers for non financial businesses
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Apr 2, 2023 13:58
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what if we crunch the numbers without the Bad People https://twitter.com/nsjersey/status/1642165562464673794
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Apr 2, 2023 14:07
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comedyblissoption posted:what if we crunch the numbers without the Bad People what’s up with nevada, and those other little red islands in the north west
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Apr 2, 2023 14:12
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Very interesting much of the northern plains and inland PNW does so well.
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Apr 2, 2023 14:17
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shrike82 posted:it's especially striking that those are numbers for non financial businesses Why is that striking?
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