4grams

joined 2 years ago
[–] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 2 weeks ago

Just leaving MPLS, huge turnout. We were near the front of the March. Made it all the way around and back to the beginning and folks were still lined up to even start.

I am less cynical right now than I was earlier today.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Honestly, this factoid is the closest thing to a real Total Perspective Vortex that I’ve ever felt.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 2 weeks ago

I tried that, they cut me off.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Something I couldn’t help but notice today. I work from home most days at my current job, but I’m in the office this week. I’m the sort of person who always looks strangers in the eye and says hello, or just a smile and nod.. today as I walked through the buildings to get lunch, not one single person acknowledged me. I almost always get at least a few responses or at least a smile. Today, nothing, every single person stared at the floor, or intentionally looked away when I made eye contact.

I get that there are folks uncomfortable with such interactions, and so I am not offended or upset if I don’t get a response, but despite being surrounded by people, I don’t remember feeling more alone.

Just wanted to share, seems relevant.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, cold for everything except whites (they get warm plus bleach). Else these days I do still try to separate them into dark and light colors. Jeans do still fade but it doesn’t transfer to the rest.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 35 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

It must be detergent or washers are easier on clothes. Growing up, all my clothes eventually became the same dirty pink color when I’d wash colors together. These days I just dump everything in and toss in some laundry soap, maybe some softener if we have it around, and I still have clothes that are 20 years old and in regular rotation. Colorful as always.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 2 weeks ago

Fucking hell, I didn’t even notice the wig but here I am, fully clowned.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 2 weeks ago

D’oh, came here to post this. You win :).

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

They will all be rich and in positions of power. This kind of shit gets celebrated in this country. Once things die down the outrage machine will kick in and they will say that private, out of context conversations don’t matter, that is unless the can come up with a barely plausible story that it was all fabricated (they are already trying to say it was AI).

It won’t matter that it’s transparent and obvious to everyone. Most people don’t pay enough attention and will forget all about it. It will seem like a distant memory and the “reasonable” people will lecture us about the necessity of forgiveness.

Then they will be caught with an underaged intern or some shit and nothing will come of it since they are just public people with pressures on them that we just can’t understand.

Yeah, I’m a little cynical.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I work with John, my role is as the replacement for another John. I’m trying to be open and fix the issues, but they just want John back, and the other John who’s here, is so territorial, even when I try to help, he just tries to undermine and fight me.

Fucking John.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 0 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly don’t know, I was making a very timely covid related joke.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 21 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Have you ever tried getting certain folks to wear a mask?

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