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[–] Ryan@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 5 days ago

Whatever, You're just a brainwashed capitalist shill. Keep defending the billionaires while people suffer. Your "facts" are all lies anyway. I'm done with this convo you moron.

[–] Ryan@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

You're just blind to your own privilege. Capitalism rewards luck, not effort. Your mom got lucky, period. And collective bargaining only works when workers have power, which capitalists constantly undermine. Keep licking those boots, Billybob.

[–] Ryan@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Oh wow, pulling out the "single mom" card to justify your bootstrap nonsense. Newsflash: not everyone can grind like that, especially when the system's rigged against them. Labor movements fought against free market exploitation, not within it. You're rewriting history to fit your capitalist fantasy. Keep living in denial.

[–] Ryan@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 5 days ago (10 children)

You're delusional if you think deregulation fixes everything. The free market left unchecked leads to monopolies and exploitation. And your PhD? Congrats, but not everyone has that privilege. Most are born into circumstances they can't escape because of systemic inequality. Capitalism didn't end poverty—labor movements and regulations did. Keep bootlicking though.

[–] Ryan@hilariouschaos.com 5 points 5 days ago (16 children)

You're just parroting libertarian fairy tales. The Pentagon's waste is a problem, but that doesn't mean all government is bad. You cherry-pick examples to fit your narrative. And "voluntary exchange"?

Tell that to someone dying because they can't afford insulin—how voluntary is that?

Meritocracy is a myth perpetuated by the privileged. People aren't poor because they lack ambition; they're trapped by systems designed to keep them down. Your "personal responsibility" crap ignores reality. And calling healthcare a commodity? Disgusting. Human rights aren't semantics—they're necessities. You talk about history's graveyard, but capitalism has body counts too.

Colonialism, exploitation, climate crisis—all fueled by greed. But sure, keep defending the billionaires while they laugh all the way to the bank.

[–] Ryan@hilariouschaos.com 8 points 5 days ago (19 children)

that's a load of capitalist propaganda if I've ever heard one. You're just regurgitating the same tired talking points the elite want you to parrot. The VA's problems are because of underfunding, not government inefficiency—starve the beast and then complain when it's weak, classic move. And housing projects? Maybe if we actually invested in communities instead of prisons, people wouldn't be desperate.

Your "teach them to fish" nonsense ignores systemic barriers. How can someone learn to fish when they're drowning in medical debt or sleeping on the street? Billionaires don't create jobs; demand does. They hoard wealth offshore while workers struggle. Trickle-down is a lie, and you're either too naive or too privileged to see it.

And calling taxation theft? Please. Society functions because we pool resources. Roads, schools, firefighters—you benefit from them too. Unless you're living off-grid, you're part of the system you're criticizing. Hypocrite much?

 

Seriously, how are people still defending this dumpster fire of a system?

We’ve got billionaires hoarding wealth like dragons while regular folks can’t even afford insulin or a roof over their heads. But sure, keep licking those corporate boots and pretending “trickle-down economics” isn’t a scam.

If you’re against universal healthcare and housing, you’re either brainwashed or part of the problem. Wake up, sheeple!

 

So, yeah, awkward as hell. This morning, my boss sent an email that was meant for another manager but somehow ended up in my inbox. I opened it up (obviously), and it’s literally a list of people he’d let go ‘in case of budget cuts.’ Guess whose name’s at the top? 🤦‍♂️

Now, I'm not sure if I should go full drama mode and confront him, or if I should play it cool, start ‘borrowing’ the office coffee pods and highlighters, and treat my last days like I’m on a farewell tour.

Any advice? Has anyone else been in a similar situation, or am I just cursed

 

Whether it’s housecleaning, car washing, grass cutting, dog walking, whatever.

If you can afford to pay someone fairly to perform a service, then do it. You’re not under some obligation to do everything yourself if you don’t have to, and there’s nothing wrong with, y’know, paying people for work.

Why even fucking care? If they’re getting paid well, then who gives a shit. Work is work. My aunt pays someone $150 a week to clean her house for four hours. My mom bitches about how my aunt is lazy and “selfish”. Look, $150 for four hours’ work is almost forty dollars an hour, so it’s not like she’s being exploited - and for the love of God, what difference does it even make? Would she be moaning if my aunt was paying someone to change her car’s oil or bake a birthday cake? But she could do that herself!

We’re all short on time. There’s nothing wrong with trying to find more by paying someone else to handle something for you. You have a job, they have a job, we’re all being paid by somebody to do something.

Disclaimer: The biggest controversy in this would likely be food delivery. Apps overcharge and treat drivers as contractors, but as someone who used to do DoorDash to make ends meet, I didn’t really resent anyone for ordering food and having me deliver it - but it still wasn’t ideal. I guess the way I feel about it is, it really depends on the circumstances, but the guy who called me lazy and self-indulgent for ordering food when I had COVID, and barely had the energy to go to the bathroom, can shut the hell up.

 

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