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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • They’re dissociating the numbers on the right from their normal 2-digit value into being two separate 1-digit values. 16 is not sixteen, it’s a one and six. The value of 2 is between 1 and 6.

    Same goes with 3 being between 2 and 4.

    Then they do even more delightfully dumb shit when extrapolating this logic to 4.

    In reality, the things in OPs image are just $8 a piece.

    What I’m saying is that this commenter is a fuckin savant.









  • Historically speaking, “adapt and move on” is a euphemism for “live in abject poverty if you don’t already have another skillset or income stream.”

    For example, look at the Luddites. While the term is now used to refer to people who oppose progress, they were originally a group of craftsmen who opposed the industrialization caused by the invention of the loom. While the tech in itself is objectively good, it was the implementation by the elite class that threatened their livelihoods. They went from making decent livings in their skilled crafts to having the options to either 1) work for pennies in triple shifts at dangerous factories, or 2) fuckin riot.

    I’m not arguing on behalf of the Luddites, but context is important. In order for “adapt and move on” to be viable, there needs to be a system in place that values the humans involved.






  • Decoy321@lemmy.worldtoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldstupid smart TVs
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    11 months ago

    It’s all good, my dude. I run old school cabling for my devices so I never have to deal with these shenanigans. Plus it’s been over a decade since this happened and I haven’t seen that family since. They left me alone after the incident and were quite civil afterwards.

    Also, you okay? You seem quite upset about an anecdote on the Internet that has nothing whatsoever to do with you.