MystikIncarnate

Given who is about to be sworn into office, I'm not sure too much progress will happen, but people will certainly get an idea of how much they're getting fucked.

Maybe after the next election?

The problem isn't just plastics.

I have many things built with plastics that are rather durable and of good quality.

The root issue is cost savings. When you try to save costs by reducing the total amount of materials used for the structure and frame of a thing to the minimum level, you end up with garbage products that are literally designed to fail because of how cheaply they're being produced.

Sure, plastics are not as structural as other materials like aluminum, steel, iron, etc..... But if they're used correctly, they can contribute to the overall durability of the product. When used incorrectly they can severely detract from the same.

The system is working as designed.

Capitalism is built to reward those with money and punish those without. Everyone in-between is leeched for all that they're worth by the people that control and hold nearly all of the money.

Over a long enough timeline, nearly all people fall into either the "in-between" category or the "without" category, while the people who hold the vast majority of the wealth become a smaller and smaller group of dictator-like individuals.

There is no democracy in the workplace.

The system is working as designed.

So, is your wife single?

Lol. AI can't do "unskilled labor" jobs.

Hyuck. Let's put it in everything!

I call all the autopilot people "Listers" aka, they need a list of steps. If anything happens that the steps do not account for, they get stuck and cannot proceed.

I work in IT support and the number of times I've gotten a call from a lister who hit a random, benign dialog during a routine process, called me, and I only clicked "ok" to resolve the concern.... Well, it's too damn high.

The fact that we don't teach people critical thinking and problem solving in standard (and generally mandatory) education, is baffling to me. Education has become a list of things to memorize in order to pass.

I couldn't possibly correct you because I don't know enough to know what I'm doing myself.

Since neither of us are scientists, we might have to patiently wait for someone to come along who is, that can straighten out facts here.

I live in North America.

My dryer has a lint trap.

My vent line needs to be cleaned regularly to clear lint.

Lint traps are not 100% effective and if you haven't checked your dryer vent for lint recently, you should. If the heat from the dryer builds up enough, the lint can very easily start a fire.

Be safe out there folks.

I think you're talking about lime scale.

I'm pretty sure the afresh just descaled your dishwasher.

Many dishwashers have a dedicated spot for a "rinse aid" like jet dry, and I'm pretty sure that is just a prevention method for this exact problem.

IDK, I'm not a scientist or anything.

Is your country the USA?

This is a good point. In every other context, nobody is forced to help anyone else.

You're not forced to give up your kidney because Jimmy over there needs it and you're the only match. You get to choose whether to help Jimmy.

This is the only context where someone is forced into giving aide to another living thing whether they want to or not.

We have laws against being cruel to animals, and harming our fellow humans, but there are no laws against not helping except for this. That's an incredibly powerful argument. Thanks.

I'll just say, compared to my day job, I'd rather be a goat farmer.

This shit is fucked.