=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Product warning: Aveeno products have been reformulated, now harmful for people with allergies │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-820 the reason they do that is because they want to alienate you as a customer. your needs are too specific, they are not that of the majority where they derive their profit. so they dismantle the operational functionalities necessary to provide the product that you are adapted to, that best suits your needs. In doing so, they perhaps save some money, you can't tell of course. why would they tell you why they're hurting you by depriving you of a product you depend on? how cruel ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2960 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-genitals-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ @user-1399 kinda makes me feel like the structures and institutions that allowed that to happen (for-profit companies) maybe shouldn't be given such power. they *obviously* can't keep themselves from out-polluting each other in their silly little race of competitiveness. why would we allow that to happen? It's a bad move all around. Nobody *wants* plastic bits in their testicles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/1344 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: cursed-chromebooks │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 ha wouldn't that be nice. that we could utilize our existing institutions that we've come to rely on over the past hundred-ish years. And isn't it nice that we've built so much luxury? Ahhh if only people would stop complaining so much. We've worked for what we've got! Frankly it's a little absurd that you'd insist that we don't work 10,000x harder than anyone else to deserve our spot, frankly it's a little insulting you'd suggest that perhaps our ethics are under a spot...light ... errrr I mean yeah let's make more disposable electronics whoopee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/3118 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ they want your stuff breaking after 5 years so that you always need them. if you have everything you need, there's nothing stopping us from revolt ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1980 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── A company exists only to serve it's users. ONLY. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3345 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1402 the truth is, they don't use it for revenue generation. It's not meant to turn a profit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 fediverse_boost/416 --- ◀═╦════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════─────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ If you can, try to reduce how dependent you are on evil organisations │ │ ║ │ to get by day-to-day │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┴─▶ --- #7 messages/260 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Also, if they delete it we should be entitled to a copy of it so we can post it elsewhere. Otherwise they're destroying our content, which they orient their business around and which we own. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1525 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: unfounded │ └──────────────────────┘ they had to mark it unfounded, because otherwise they would get in trouble if they were wrong they only stock the competitors products that taste worst than the product of the company they want to divert money to. c ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3911 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalists want you to use their products. they prey on your humanity to get you to do so. They don't care if you want their products, they just demand that you use them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1800 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── good companies turn bad when all the good people leave, and all the work they done can be used by the bad. good people leave when they are told, by the higher-ups who can't afford to justify their existence any longer. Kinda wish I owed my ability to live to my government, rather than a corporation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/530 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-387 @user-388 Also a few weeks ago (month or two maybe? idk time is an illusion) they updated their mobile app and now it's just worse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/476 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 ... then let me give my money to the people who actually made the damned thing... Ah that's the tricky part, isn't it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 messages/542 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── if you tell them not to keep your data that just means "don't keep my name on my data" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4843 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── just because someone did something one way and it worked, doesn't mean you have to do it that way again. but you should have a reason why you aren't doing it that way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 notes/why-I-never-get-hired --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ because I solve problems permanently and can't do repeated work. they just want to waste time. a solved problem is one less worker to hire. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #16 messages/595 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Stand up for yourself. Refuse to consent to being governed by them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2261 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1209 if I lived in a lawful time then perhaps I would have time to sue them. alas ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3392 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: subtoot │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-246 or why they'd ban you without fighting you, trying to change your mind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1643 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── sometimes it's important to be innovative, and sometimes it's important to put your head down and work. Which is why we're always kept busy on things that benefit them, not us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2017 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1129 Lemme guess, the C-suite executives have profit as their main goal, right? And they utilize their laboring force of citizens to generate profit which is given to the ~~crown~~ shareholders as tribute for their benevolent grace and favor bestowed upon *checks notes* the C-suite executives, right? Kinda sounds like taxation without representation to me. One sec, where's my darn musket I'm always leaving it somewhere strange like under the couch cushions or taped underneath my desk or hidden in the curtains right next to the window that has the best vantage point of the surrounding street. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/959 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-233 they were betting on selling us spaceflight and advertisements, but wouldn't you know it most of us cared more for food and water ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/2520 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ most people have a life that is decent enough they don't know what they're missing. they don't know (care) whose breath they are stealing. their lives are built on the back of slaves, but now the slaves are so far away they are non-existent. a human can feel the pain of a face before them. they cannot feel the pain of an iphone displaying the face of their friend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 messages/427 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── If everyone can do whatever they want, they'll tend to prefer the easy way. And the easy way is rarely the right way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/779 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-capitalism │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-576 * capitalism has less to do with commerce and more to do with a few rich assholes oppressing people *using* capital as their weapon of choice. EDIT: * the hatred of capitalism ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/3823 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── "*sometimes I don't want to be optimistic sometimes I just want to complain*" oh yeah well what if I want to be optimistic at all times as a coping mechanism huh you don't *have* to agree with me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 fediverse_boost/285 --- ◀═╦═════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════───────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ No, I do not want to install your app. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want that app to run on startup. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want that app shortcut on my desktop. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want to subscribe to your newsletter. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want your site to send me notifications. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want to tell you about my recent experience. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want to sign up for an account. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want to sign up using a different service and let the two │ │ ║ │ of you know about each other. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want to sign in for a more personalized experience. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want to allow you to read my contacts. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want you to scan my content. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want you to track me. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ No, I do not want to click "Later" or "Not now" when what I mean is NO. │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┴─▶ --- #27 fediverse/1286 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── the fact that business types don't listen to the engineers and their "ethics" means they shouldn't be in charge of them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/4681 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-AI-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ it's not that they don't want to pay AI workers it's that they don't expect they'll HAVE any workers once they start doing what they need to do in order to maintain control and power. they missed their chance to make it gentle. Their fault, their loss, and now it's our problem to deal with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 messages/186 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── It's obfuscated, such that you cannot know the totality of their purpose for you (via your data) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/320 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── @user-232 @user-233 @user-234 you're not wrong. there's more to it than that, but you're not wrong. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #31 messages/107 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── The most expensive is overpriced. The cheapest sucks. The middle option is the workhorse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/324 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-238 if your life is lived at the behest of another, then is it truly your life at all? the whole point of life is to express your decisions and intentions onto the world. when you can't do that, (because you're oppressed, depressed, or distressed) then your life has no meaning. Fuck that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/4668 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── @user-1725 ... you've never worked at a place like Microsoft or Amazon. They are *massive*. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ |