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FlapYoJacks
Feb 12, 2009

Do it.

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euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

I think Biden is going to let them do it

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007

lets loving go

Glumwheels
Jan 25, 2003

https://twitter.com/BidenHQ

Historically low unemployment and yet we need work requirements for benefits? Lmfao

The messaging is very easy.

Scrub-Niggurath
Nov 27, 2007

Norton posted:

everyone knows about planned obsolescence, but its been bothering me that it's less about greed and more about just meeting the basic requirement of all companies, which is maintaining a constant stream of revenue. it's absolutely fundamental to a company's survival that they never make good products because if you make a durable product you will run out of new customers and your revenue will dry up. people don't need to buy a cast iron pot or steel train car every year if the one they have still works fine.

a fun lil detail in cyberpunk 2077 is that one of the in-game cars you can get was made by a company that decided to go all-out on consumer friendliness and built a car that was durable, reliable, easy to maintain and repair, and relatively affordable. The company then went out of business because their customers just bought one car each and kept them running for decades

Mr Hootington
Jul 24, 2008

I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY

euphronius posted:

being a grandparent is like renting kids sometimes

????

Thorn Wishes Talon
Oct 18, 2014

by Fluffdaddy
why are you guys rooting for a global economic crash...

RadiRoot
Feb 3, 2007

euphronius posted:

I think Biden is going to let them do it

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

why are you guys rooting for a global economic crash...

why not

goth smoking cloves
Feb 28, 2011

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

why are you guys rooting for a global economic crash...

Because we like winners

FlapYoJacks
Feb 12, 2009

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

why are you guys rooting for a global economic crash...

Oh no won’t somebody think of the billionaires!

Canned Sunshine
Nov 20, 2005

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Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

why are you guys rooting for a global economic crash...

Neolib spotted!

wolfs
Jul 17, 2001

posted by squid gang

Mr Hootington posted:

Ask the chat thread

home economics is still economics :colbert:

spacemang_spliff
Nov 29, 2014

wide pickle

Scrub-Niggurath posted:

a fun lil detail in cyberpunk 2077 is that one of the in-game cars you can get was made by a company that decided to go all-out on consumer friendliness and built a car that was durable, reliable, easy to maintain and repair, and relatively affordable. The company then went out of business because their customers just bought one car each and kept them running for decades

the only business I can think of that does that is like this little stringed instrument shop in my town. I bought my upright bass for them, they did rent to own (they mostly rent instruments to students) with zero interest. I brought the bass in a few times for adjustments and whatnot, they've never charged me for it. My bass gig bag tore a strap and they replaced it for free with a better bag. Anything you pay on a rental goes towards credit on an upgrade (so if I bring my $2000 student bass in and get one of their handcrafted in shop basses I'll get $2000 off). The guy who owns the place is just in it because he loves building violins and stuff.

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

why are you guys rooting for a global economic crash...

CSpam thinks that would be funny because this place is filled with weirdos.

Xaris
Jul 25, 2006

Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

The majority of plastic manufactured on earth has been manufactured since 2004, long after we knew how bad it was
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/07/plastic-age/533955/

Ubiquitous plastic is a product of the post-WW2 era. There are still people alive today that remember a world without plastic everywhere.

yes

cool chart: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-global-plastics (phone posting so I can’t embed)

there’s also fun lag time with microplastics killing off all insects, birds, fish, even plants, etc

Canned Sunshine
Nov 20, 2005

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Eric Cantonese posted:

CSpam thinks that would be funny because this place is filled with weirdos.

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007

Eric Cantonese posted:

CSpam thinks that would be funny because this place is filled with weirdos.

I suppose you might say my sense of humor is a little bit... twisted

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

you are right Thorn we should gut all social spending programs instead

Xaris
Jul 25, 2006

Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

Eric Cantonese posted:

CSpam thinks that would be funny because this place is filled with weirdos.

I’m only rooting for america to collapse as it is the most genocidal evil country to ever exist. america is still doing continuous genocides

Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, china, etc should stay strong

JAY ZERO SUM GAME
Oct 18, 2005

Walter.
I know you know how to do this.
Get up.


Mr Hootington
Jul 24, 2008

I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY
https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1658125799126450178?t=9O127_I_2TmlmB0xZzONtg&s=19

Engorged Pedipalps
Apr 21, 2023

euphronius posted:

you are right Thorn we should gut all social spending programs instead

Good Soldier Svejk
Jul 5, 2010


Xaris
Jul 25, 2006

Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry
ms can’t make activision any worse so… let’s go

err
Apr 11, 2005

I carry my own weight no matter how heavy this shit gets...

Eric Cantonese posted:

CSpam thinks that would be funny because this place is filled with weirdos.

economy is not good when the treasury secretary is begging CEOs to influence congress

Dr. VooDoo
May 4, 2006



*old boomer choking as they die from easily prevented illness because they can’t afford medication or healthcare anymore* At least there will be…no more drag shows….

Justin Tyme
Feb 22, 2011


If McCarthy lets it happen he's going to be remembered as a historically bad majority leader

He already will have a footnote for the leader vote debacle!

fanfic insert
Nov 4, 2009

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

why are you guys rooting for a global economic crash...

it'd be funny

lots of memes

biceps crimes
Apr 12, 2008


ArmZ posted:

more like Gay DeBoring

Willa Rogers
Mar 11, 2005

libs reaching peak-panic hyperbole now; get ready for that austerity commission!

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1658464759245578241

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

oh no not defense spending !!

fits my needs
Jan 1, 2011

Grimey Drawer
nobody wants to care about the government shutdown anymore

Zodium
Jun 19, 2004

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

nah, boomers are uniquely rotten and evil, and anyone who has been paying attention to *waves hands* everything that has happened over the past 30-40 years, and everything that has been going on today, should know that very well

the idea that boomer hate is some sort of capitalist scheme to distract from class solidarity or whatever the gently caress is just a laughable myth perpetuated by, surprise surprise, boomers like willa here. that said, the way she comes out of the woodwork every loving time someone dares criticize her generation is nowhere as :rolleyes: as the way some of you people lick her boots

thanks twt. maybe shrike can come out and say generations are real and boomers are uniquely evil too just to really ram the point home.

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007

fits my needs posted:

nobody wants to care about the government shutdown anymore

sorry they cried wolf too many times i don't give a gently caress

tristeham
Jul 31, 2022

Pepe Silvia Browne posted:

I suppose you might say my sense of humor is a little bit... twisted

Ardennes
May 12, 2002

Eric Cantonese posted:

CSpam thinks that would be funny because this place is filled with weirdos.

Well don’t worry most of the rest of the world is probably going to be fine.

ArmedZombie
Jun 6, 2004

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

why are you guys rooting for a global economic crash...

accelerationism ftw

Ammanas
Jul 17, 2005

Voltes V: "Laser swooooooooord!"

FlapYoJacks posted:

Oh no won’t somebody think of the billionaires!

uhhhh you think billionaires got hurt by the 08 crash? it was working people that lost their jobs and homes. we live in a hostage nation, to the point that people have developed stockholm syndrome for the wealthy

the rich will stay rich. maybe slightly less rich but still rich. working people will get wrecked again.

i will say giving in to these psycho's demands is a no-deal or it'll never stop until they have eviscerated every national social welfare program

let them crash the economy and deal with the consequences if necessary

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ArmedZombie
Jun 6, 2004


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0

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