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[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Better than any words I can come up with

Better than any words I can come up with

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 81 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Every large company I've worked at turned out to actually just be 30 startups in a trenchcoat

[–] demesisx 63 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago

Cries in USA.

[–] captainjaneway@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jet@hackertalks.com 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First past the post, the winner take all voting system seen in most countries

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First past the post, the winner take all voting system seen in most countries

And by most you mean a dozen or so. Of which the big names are USA, Canada, UK and India, so essentially the UK and their colonies.

[–] demesisx 11 points 1 year ago

Yes. And each of them is regressing into corporatism/neoliberalism because of it.

[–] MemmingenFan923@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago

The Sweden parliament seems to me more democratic than Sweden with FPTP.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I mean itd be nice if sd could just fuck off but we all know in the long term this is better.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 41 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 4 points 1 year ago

Oh god that's impactive

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

The sacred texts!

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Minimalist version of an oft derided webcomic so cringy it became an Internet meme.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_(Ctrl%2BAlt%2BDel)

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, the old garbage fire in the dump.

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 23 points 1 year ago
[–] maxalmonte14@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That little girl smiling at the camera while a house is burning in the background.

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[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

this one saves me a lot of time when addressing complex issues.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This meme is old enough to have grandkids.

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 3 points 1 year ago
[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The light of the world went with Hambre. RIP

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We should eat some gorilla munch in their honor.

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Imma huff gorilla glue in memoriam

[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago
[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago
[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Elon the felon's financials:

[–] MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

Wikipedia has plenty of this stuff. Great photos and diagrams to illustrate important concepts.

For example, when discussing Turtles, you need the perfect photo to discuss the Turtle Mode.

[–] Oberyn@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

Nope I don't get it

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago
[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago
[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Same color as the sky above the port?

[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
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