They didn't win, they just didn't fail as badly some had hoped. What was accomplished was spreading out a fair portion of their user base. Maybe not a huge percentage of it, but enough that they don't have the same level of monopoly. People are more aware of other options (and Reddit's flaws), and more will depart in time.

This is depressingly accurate.

You see, this impacts them. Never mind that there's no actual impact, they only want those among them who behave as expected. Also, he got excessive attention due to his attire, which gave him a bigger audience for his political views.

So, conservatives are just a bunch of cowards?

He's got everyone coming to his desk for the birds and the bees. Not bad.

What is "five times shorter?" Is that one fifth as long? We can't really measure the shortness of a thing, only its length.

Sorry, it's a pet peeve of mine.

sigh I'll let my wife know...

Can we just get some real public transportation options in the USA? I've visited Washington D.C., Boston, and New York City recently, and I'm in love with the subway (etc). Where I live would still require a car, but afaik, none of the major cities around me have anything more than a lackluster bus system.

Per Wikipedia:

shrinkflation, also known as the grocery shrink ray, deflation, or package downsizing, is the process of items shrinking in size or quantity, or even sometimes reformulating or reducing quality, while their prices remain the same or increase.

I can't see how furniture could ever qualify as shrinkflation, unless we're counting something like the use of crappier materials.

What's a milk drinker like you doing out here? Go home to your mother.

Got a degree by taking only Italian language courses. Sure.

I'm fine with bugs that don't bother me. Around my house, I've got a ton of red paper wasps. They're assholes. My mere existence makes me a threat worth stinging. Same for the rest of my family. They can go fuck themselves.

So is this thing actually called a "Cybertruck"? Because that sounds like something my 7-year-old would come up with. I hadn't really given it much thought until now...

Obnoxious, lying, seditious, narcissistic, rotting corpse vs. tired, confused, rotting corpse.

"Coping" is all we can do. We're too dispersed and divided to make protests much of an option. We've got militarized and trigger-happy police, so rioting isn't much of an option. A large percentage of the population is living paycheck to paycheck, so strikes aren't much of an option.

We're screwed, but hey, the world is dying, so we won't have to worry about it for long.

Four of the best parking spots, too, judging by the handicap spaces nearby.

If it wasn't for their response to the pandemic, I might be inclined to agree with you.

Be sure to mansplain things to her, too. Oh, "mansplaining" is when you assume they are ignorant about a topic and start explaining it as if they are clueless.

The poor cat looks terrified.

Don't... need... music...? There are plenty of free streaming options, or even the damn radio. Premium Spotify is far from the only option.

Being able to listen to anything you want whenever you please is 100% a luxury -- and one that wasn't available until pretty recently.