boaratio

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Anon doesn't tip in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 14 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

They missed a step. "Waiter is paid below the already sad minimum wage because tips are somehow factored into their paycheck. "

Also don't forget the folks working in the back of the house. Tip if you're able, despite our shitty system.

Democrats should have listened to Bernie Sanders, historians say in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago

No shit.

Spain's king and queen pelted with mud in flood-hit Valencia in c/europe@feddit.org
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I honestly had no idea that Spain was still a monarchy.

Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back in c/technology@lemmy.world
Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey in c/gaming@lemmy.zip
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

We got our 2 kids laptops for Christmas that are now running Linux, and steam, so I'm doing my part. They previously didn't have their own computers, so this should count.

"That is sick!": Newt Gingrich loses it over ad informing women they can secretly vote for Harris in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Man this guy just won't die. He keeps coming back to fuck up politics over and over again.

Political violence in US could potentially surge after elections, experts warn in c/news@lemmy.world
What has she done to stop the genocide on Alderaan? in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Haha, I can't up vote this enough.

What has she done to stop the genocide on Alderaan? in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yeah, what's her specific plan to tackle the issues that people care about?

What is one relatively unknown thing that your country does much better than elsewhere, but that most people don't know about? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

America: deep fried Oreos.

OpenAI next model Orion by December, it's 100x cooler bro trust me bro no we're not releasing to the public bro it's just too dangerous and cool bro in c/techtakes@awful.systems
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Not to mention that every tech company is cramming AI up our asses with no way to opt out. It's a plagiarism machine that's burning down the planet and making Nvidia rich.

Google may let you resize Quick Settings tiles in Android 16 in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Such innovation.

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Is everything the worst? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by boaratio@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I'm 43, almost 44, years old and went through a bought of alcoholism during the early part of the pandemic. I went through treatment and have been fine since. However, I can't help but feel that all the news in the last few months is just the worst. Between the AI bullshit, the wars, the effects of capitalism, and the political situation in general it's just the worst. Is it just me or have other folks noticed the same trend?

Edit: I should have also mentioned the enshitification of everything tech related.

Edit 2: Thanks for all the thoughtful replies. For some more context, yes I'm American and live in a state that's about to ban the wearing of masks in public. I haven't had a drink in over year and have been in therapy for 3 years. I don't watch any news sources and rarely read media websites. But yet, that information seeps into my life somehow. I donate blood, I make charitable donations, and try to live a good life. I have 2 amazing kids and a great wife. It's just hard to not end up in a doomer mindset at times. A Bitcoin company bought a power plant up here that has an existing lease to use a lake as cooling water, and it's heated up the lake to the point that it's killing fish.

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