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MBA usually means someone has a Master's (degree) of Business Administration

I think a big part of the "rise of cancel culture" has to do with the Internet and how fast information can spread. Like if a director is a huge asshole to the crew and makes the actors stay on set for 18 hour days re-doing a scene for thousands of times without breaks, in the past no one outside of the cast and crew would have really known about that, maybe there'd be some rumors getting spread by tabloids. But now, you'd get a 4k smartphone camera video of the director flipping out and screaming at a gaffer for 15 minutes straight because a light is 0.001mm out of place. Or before all you knew about a musical artist was what they put in their songs and their sanitized personality for an interview, but with social media they can put their entire stream of consciousness on display for the world. It's kinda weird when all of someone's songs are about partying and having a good time, but on an average Tuesday the same person tweets out 174 times saying a certain group of people don't have the right to even exist. I don't need to agree with someone 100% to support their art, but there is definitely a point where they cross a line and I just can no longer justify supporting them. I know my choice to not watch a movie or listen to an artist is a drop missing from an ocean, but at least I get some piece of mind that I'm not supporting those actions/views. And even if the person is dead, it still matters who we idolize and who we vilify. If some celebrity is only talked about positively and everyone loves them but they married a 16 year old when they were 38, that might lead some people to believe that a relationship like that isn't so problematic.

Any celebrity is still a person who has their own thoughts, opinions, and flaws. I don't believe anyone should be put on a pedestal have their misdeeds be forgotten because they made a good painting, song, or movie. Art is an extension of a person who shaped that art with their thoughts, opinions, and flaws. I don't think it's unreasonable to say, "Even though I like this art, I think the person who made it is an asshole and I am taking my time/energy/money elsewhere." But that's just how I feel. I may not agree with this thought process, but I also don't think it's unreasonable to say, "I don't care who made this art or what their thoughts and opinions are, I like this art and I want to support it." You do you

I know it's basically impossible to make them delete the data they already have on me, I really just want to stop using their service

My friends and I all use Facebook's messenger as our group chat and Discord for voice calls while gaming. That group chat is literally the only reason why I haven't deleted my Facebook account yet. I have a Matrix space ready and have convinced a couple of people to make accounts and join the space, but it is just not being used at all. I was actually hoping someone was going to need to provide an ID to log into their discord account as that would most likely be the final push that moved everyone from messenger and discord over to Matrix, but so far it hasn't happened and the Matrix space sits vacant

I had to look up the prices since I don't eat Little Caesars, but a large pizza seems to be between $6 and $9 depending on the toppings

I put the mouse right on my fat fucking thighs

JK I ain't got no thickness to me. Keyboard and mouse gaming stays on the desk and controller gaming is for the couch. Looks like some other people recommended a lap desk, so yeah. Go with that

If there are multiple "restaurants" operating out of the same location or address, those are ghost kitchens. I've never heard the term cloud kitchen before

I really hate how deceptive they are. There's a company called Virtual Dining Concepts that has like one location in an area, but they sign up as 30 or more different "restaurants" on delivery apps. All having the same menu and their items all have the same ingredients, and there are so many listings to trick you into ordering their food thinking you are trying a new local place called "Slutty Buns" or whatever

I've got no problem with those kinds of ghost kitchens, and some of my favorite places to get food from are take-out only too. This looks like one of the Virtual Dining Concepts kitchens where they have like 30 "restaurants" taking up space on delivery apps all having the exact same menu so you're more likely to order from them than a local place

That's hilarious, but it's definitely a ghost kitchen

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I spent a year of college studying in Europe. It is not a "downgrade" to study in another country, and (from a quick search) it looks like you've picked a really fucking good school. I would definitely recommend studying abroad for everyone who can wether it's for the entirety of your degree, or for just a semester. Just know that culture shock is very real so get ready for that. Hope you go through with this decision and have fun in Singapore!