“Gen Z adults (21%) are less likely than all generational groups except millennials (21%) to identify as Republican.”

Wow, this actually makes me proud to be a millennial.

heheh footage

I don't know why we make excuses for people who voted for this. I was raised by undereducated republican parents in rural Indiana, I went to public school, I didn't go to college, and I work in a factory in my extremely red home town. Didn't vote for this. Never would. Education isn't what makes me different, it's empathy and the tinest bit of effort to understand the world I live in.

That $1000 - $1200 annual hit almost certainly doesn't take into account that every corp is going to use it as an excuse to raise prices for everything across the board. Who thinks we're only gonna pay the minimum required to offset tarrifs? It'll be another year of record profits.

This is probably an unpopular take, and it should be noted that I'm just totally disregarding the whole personal data aspect of this, but... I kinda appreciate it when I'm given some kind of way to provide feedback on stuff like this. If there was one part of the process that was more absurd than even I expected, or if just the whole thing is shit, I prefer to be able to express that. Maybe it just makes me feel better I guess. Sometimes it's cathartic to chew out a survey form over something that was so egregious that it's made me angry.

I'm also a huge advocate for exit interviews though. Somebody quits, ask them why, what was good, what was bad. Fire someone, ask them just the same. A lot of my work experience has been yearly contracts where termination is scheduled, expected, and common, but I do think other types of employers would benefit from actually proactively seeking feedback.

This example probably isn't that and the employer is probably shit, but I just wanted to put that out there.

Why is it not expected that they'll release a document that says:

My Clients

Hilary Clinton Bill Clinton Taylor Swift Hillary Clinton Obama Rosie O Donnell Joe Biden Laughing Kamala Abrego Garcia

By Jeffery Epstein

does it have a name

Will this severe mental disorder help me qualify for disability?

I've encountered a lot of the reverse of this. Danielle pronounced "Dah Nell". Brittany pronounced "Brih Tanny". Jonathan pronounced "Joe Nathan".

I agree that the extra step of having to choose an instance is a hurdle that will turn some people away. In my own experience with it I had to apply to the first one I tried to join (never got a reply), had a timeout on the second one, and didn't successfully create an account until my third attempt. That's more effort than some would be willing to put forth.

However I really don't think the confusing nature of the Fediverse is that big of a deal. I don't think I understand it at all, and it doesn't seem like I need to for now. Download Jerboa, make account, switch feed from 'Local' to 'All', and oh look it's basically my RIF experience again.

Over and over on Reddit I saw people say "Lemmy will never take off because it's too confusing for average users," but I just don't think that's the case.

Also hey it's also my first comment ever

Hol up I'm OOTL why are supply chains collapsing in 10 days or so

I don't know if shouldn't've is grammatically correct but I hear it a lot so it seems like fair play. Same for other contractions that I never see in text, possibly because they're wrong. Because've. He'd've.

Also like I'ma which can't possibly be ok, but "I am going to" is for suckers.

Indiana. We'd fail so hard and so fast that I literally cannot imagine it. People are nuts. It'd be instant MAGA-flavored Mad Max if they felt like they had an excuse to preemptively defend themselves with their guns across the countryside.

Amen. Why should I be less good just because lots of other people suck?

I used to make 100k at a job that I knew I wouldn't be physically able to do in my 40s and 50s. Conventional wisdom says save it, build a big nest egg, plan for the future. Fuck that, I ate and drank and traveled it all away. 41 years old now making 30k. I've been everywhere, done everything I ever wanted. No regrets.

Oh, to be as famous as wood

I'm 40 and drive an 84 El Camino, you're spot on lol

Kids get survivor benefits through social security from each parent lost. My 8 year old son gets $900/mo. I'm sure it varies by... everything.

Post presidency lol

Every Bose product with Bluetooth I've ever bought was bricked with software updates. Really liked their stuff for a while there because it was great while it worked. I won't be trusting them again.