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[–] RION@hexbear.net 40 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Will never get over how the UK/Europe uses "scheme" as a perfectly neutral word. Over here if you have a scheme I'd expect you to be twirling your moustache villainously

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i like to characterize every plan i make as a scheme or a plot, makes life a little more whimsical

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

I usually call them scams but I'm going to start calling them schemes too.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That shit straight up made me laugh. He admit.

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We also do it in Australia.

In Victoria we recently got the Container Deposit Scheme for example, which gives tiny refunds on plastic bottles and I assume does something evil with them

[–] RION@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago