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[–] doug@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Reminds me of that Dark Waters movie; they didn’t report chemicals because the phrasing was “report known chemical pollutants,” they didn’t know what chemicals they were polluting (it was a new compound nobody had seen before), so they didn’t report it.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

No “it” doesn’t, “what” does.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah if it were overturned it’d just rear its head again later by another name, and really it was just removing red tape that was likely being circumvented anyway.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

what if my yum is saying “yuck your yum?” are you gonna yuck my yum? 🥺

what if I swap it out for emojis?

🤢 my 😋
🤮 my 🤤

[–] doug@lemmy.today 66 points 2 months ago (7 children)

As long as everything’s consensual I ain’t gonna yuck anyone’s yum.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 16 points 2 months ago

Can you imagine having savings in your account and then BAM— hit by a bus? Could’ve had some Taco Bell before you went to the void.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 54 points 2 months ago (4 children)

They’re called “sex workers” these days, in an effort to stress it’s work.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 41 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I wish I knew their Venmo handles so I could send requests for whatever they consider to be small chunks of change. I’m sure I wouldn’t get much, but as Michael Scott said, “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

[–] doug@lemmy.today 19 points 3 months ago (4 children)

As long as capitalism is involved, it’ll seep its way into any democratic system and uproot any “greater good,” “for the people” outcome in favor of whoever’s benefiting the most from the capitalist component.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 47 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Self care is punk.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Anyone wanna crowdfund a dope-ass downtown commune?

 

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