So, because you don’t like bots, they shouldn’t be made available to others who appreciate them? Fuck that.

The beauty of Lemmy is that you are in control of what you see, but that makes that you have to control it. Stop trying to dictate that I can’t have bots from instances that allow them.

The best raise you can get is by changing jobs. Businesses are not going to be loyal to you, there’s no benefit to being loyal to them - add either a customer or employee. Embrace and welcome change.

When you get a pay raise immediately increase your 401k (or equivalent retirement fund) by at least 1%.

Enjoy your 20s, they don’t last long but the person you are today is who you will feel like you are in 20 years. Don’t rush your life. There’s plenty of time to get married and have kids. You and your kids will benefit from you having an extra decade of experience before raising another human.

trump?

Careful, soon there will be Russians having their PTSD triggered by the sound of a drone.

List of jackets

• Hoodie, a zippered hooded sweatshirt (non zippered can be considered a sweatshirt only)

That clears things up… this jacket is a zippered hooded sweatshirt.

Wait, that resolves nothing!

In the 2nd grade. When we got to school each morning we went to our classrooms and dropped off our stuff, then we went to the gym to wait for school to start. I was in a split class (2nd & 3rd grade in the same room) and while in the gym a 3rd grader came up and asked me what I’d do if my box of crayons went missing. I had the Crayola 128 mega box, with attached sharpener… top of the line.

Of course, when I get to class, my crayons are missing, and Tommy has a box in his desk. I walk over and tell him to give me my crayons and he says they are his. A fight is brewing, so other kids gather round. I reach down and grab the box from his desk and put them behind my back, then simply ask “If these are your crayons, where did you get them?” and he replied “My mom bought them for me at Piggly Wiggly”… I pulled the box from my back and showed everyone the ‘Wal-Mart’ sticker on the back. Then I put my crayons back in my desk.

I was always a small kid, always being picked on… this was one of my few wins as a kid and it felt so good.

Same.

Not just is there a lack of content here, but the echo chamber effect is so much worse here than it was on Reddit.

money is free speech

Can someone explain this to me? I assume this is in relation to campaign finance, but what was the actual argument that makes “(spending/accepting/?) money is free speech”?

I’m guessing it’s CCM=e, though I’m not sure what any of it has to do with morals.

Goddamn White Trash by Ministry is my go-to song for 2024.

That’s the animal that uses it’s babies as decoys when threatened, right?

Little fucker in the punch has no idea why momma’s so happy and carefree all the time, and it’s because momma knows that she’s the faster runner between the two of them.

“If they meet specs” is the important thing, and unfortunately that’s hard to know, though that $0.99 cable at the gas station isn’t going to cut it.

At home, I’m sitting. Not just for the cleanliness, but also for the comfort.

I’ve always said that true power comes from having the ability to do something (pee while standing), but choosing when to use that power. Anyone who thinks that ‘real men’ only pee while standing have lost their power to choose.

I’m not sure if you’re being factitious or not but, yes, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts pop music. In fact, it is, by definition for pop music as it is a record of the music that has influenced our society through popularity. The museum is great, and the idea of a HoF for rockstars is fun, serious and laughable. Cher absolutely belongs in it, but they only allow so many in each year… I do hope she gets in during her lifetime.