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Thanks, fellow poor. It’s rough out here, but at least I’m not living in the car anymore (so far), and the way forward is mostly about avoiding the dragnet of “abnormal” people into camps, instead of that plus the constant risk of bacon takin’ my possessions & shooting my ESA. 😶‍🌫️ Small victories. 🤞🏼

Ah, yes. The new college degree use-case. That tracks.

sorry, I forgot the /s

Anything but metric, eh?

Completely understandable and, I want to point out: an impressive amount of self-awareness & humility in that adjustment, ngl. That’s genuinely appreciated in this current era. 🖖🏼

As for myself, I’ve been on a different end of the “benefits” system with a lifelong-yet-barely-visible disability —but without any crime nor addiction along the way, I don’t fit the gen-pop agit-prop decoy of “disabled” tropes.

Thank you for hearing me, and I’m glad you’re here, fellow human. 🙏🏽🤘🏼

Good on ya for taking criticism and digesting it! That’s genuinely awesome to see! 🤘🏼🤩 We’re all on that journey, each at their own pace and points along, so don’t stress.

Sorry if I came in a little hot. It’s a topic I have strong feelings about. 🙇‍♂️

Twenty Years After His Film, Al Gore Tweaks

FTFY

p.s. STFU already, NYT, you puppeted whores. 🤌🏼

Thinking critically on your comment here, I’d like to point out that your mention of these “couple of” disability support exploiters is anecdotal and scant, yet you follow-up with implying that said exploitation is widespread and assumed rampant. This is simply not the case at all, is misleading to unaware readers, and belies a deeply-held bias toward stigmatization of this system & its recipients. ☝🏼

Memory and spelling are the first two of three things to go.

Critical fail.

Sorry, did he say “where are the Epstein Files?” I could’ve sworn…

How long have you been away from that other place, exactly? Do you really believe they’ll notice your absence? We wouldn’t, FWIW.

Buy a home? 🥹 If you’re in the US, you were born decades too late for that, citizen. 🤌🏼

“Added value”: prescribed, trickled-out, tiptoed smidgens of steps forward

“Enshittification”: unscripted, greed-backed, frantic, top-speed Thomas Salto tumbles into the corner and off the mat.

Yep, sounds about right. “Progress”.

Oh, I’m already on the Lifetime Hard Pass and it’s all but free —ad-free, slop-free, greed-free, bullshit-free, etc.

IIRC, the cost is ~$5/mo for upkeep, took me no time at all to set up, and I get to listen to/watch whatever the fuck I want, whenever & wherever I choose.

Fuck Plex. I hope it dies gurgling & terrified. 🥰

Seconded!

That said, the voice acting seems 50/50 and I didn’t see any in-game footage of the progression systems in place. So far, just cutscenes, dialog, and combat clips. No skill trees, spells, abilities, combos, or allies’ collab options, to name some basics. Hrrm… 😶

Some areas may even have systems in place that force the defendant (corp/co) to pay said legal costs outside/on top of the awarded sum.

see: wage theft, workers comp, fee-shifting provisions (freq. labor violations, discrimination claims, environmental law, consumer protection, IP, etc.)

That said, here’s a relevant PSA, if that helps anyone here:

If you’ve experienced the following or similar issues with your employer:

• not getting your full break(s) during a shift (eg. being asked to come back early “for the team”),
• bathroom visits deducted from break time allotment,
• breaks deducted from your check incorrectly (usually in said employer’s favor)
• tips “adjusted” for any reason, incl. non-tipped positions (eg. mgmt) taking a percentage,
• wage “adjusted” by internal policy, despite local/state/federal requirements stating otherwise
• OT unpaid “for reasons”
• etc., etc.

… you should at least contact a local law firm specializing in employment/contract/labor law. Often enough, many will offer a free consultation to first clarify whether you have a case to work with, or what steps are still needed in order to move forward toward justice.

Keep in mind, fellow poors, there’s no obligation for you to ultimately choose any attorney(s) you consult with (don’t forget: start w/ free consults in this exploratory stage). FWIW, most of those that I’ve contacted over the decades seem personally driven to champion for us poors in their work. (Anecdotal, yes, but earnestly hoping it helps) Which may be related to the fact that it’s the judgements against said shitheel corpos that the attorneys get their wages from, instead of their client, who’s yet another victim of normalized, unchecked greed. ✊🏼

It’s risky AF in that it’s so far without precedent, and thus could prove to be a complicated endeavor that could very well sap the progress of the former, if attached to those efforts. (IANALE)

Yes, and that’s why screen-inward is the better orientation vs screen facing all that interaction with those outside objects, etc. 🫪

To clarify? Oh thanks, sweetie. 🤦🏼‍♂️🙄

Yeah, that model strikes me as some boomer logic.

Um. “Bend”? Thafuq are you doing with your pocket— actually, don’t answer that. 🤫😅