1. horded wealth
2. refused to retire or mentor
3. outsourced manufacturing to Asia for a quick buck
4. aggressively supported anti-labor policies.
5. deregulated the environment, media, antitrust - all the things that kept water and air clean, houses affordable, and an empowered middle class possible.
6. Allowed the uber-corrupt Machiavellian shitbird pals of Nixon to run and influence the country for decades.
7. killed pensions
8. Supported Israel, turning a blind eye to their blackmail, false-flag attacks, and war crimes.
9. fostered evangelical dumbassery, satanic panic, etc.

I mean, Boomer greed and selfishness has given us the burning heap we have now. Good news is it's too late. They benefitted from the establishment of the middle class and then shot it in the face.

The more you look into things, the more you find out that entire sectors of the economy are held by a handful of multinational conglomerates. Say there are 5 widgets on the shelf, all at different prices making different claims. then you find out that 3 of the 5 are all made in the same factory and put in different boxes, with the only difference being the brand name. The other 2 are both made in a different factory. Of the 3 from the same factory, one company has bought out the original two competitors and they now just use the old competitors' branding. A different company owns the other two brands and then you find out that both of those companies are actually owned by a faceless multinational conglomerate. It is the illusion of choice. There is no actual competition. Koch, Proctor and Gamble, Nestle, Stellantis - all things you should investigate. All companies selling you garbage, shitting up the Earth, and convincing you that you still have some agency and aren't just a critter to be milked for your labor.

"It was in the user agreement."

nah lil bro. The enshittification is real and huge. The quality of goods, particularly what used to be reputable brands, is 100% in the shitter. I have started only buying fabric with natural fibers in them because polyester sucks. Turns out that's a lot harder than it used to be. I've been a regular grocery shopper for the entirety of this century. Things were pretty much the same price for years and years. There was a bump in 08 to punish us for electing a half-black guy and demanding reasonable pay, but then it stabilized until around 2018. Shit has increased in price by multiples while quantity and quality have plummeted.

We're fucked bro. Get whatever enjoyment out of this life while you can. There are some unprecedented hard times coming. We're going to pay for the recklessness and irresponsibility of the boomers. Buy hey, they got theirs, didn't they?

Simpler times.

Isn't EA the company recently making headlines for being a power and money-hungry greed machine pushing the inshittification of the digital world and subscription-based life?

Gosh it sucks when someone with more leverage institutes unreasonable and unprecedented restrictions and demands, huh? The narcissism mind-virus is insane.

Seriously though, it's the phones. Instant-gratification dopamine delivery devices aren't good for the vast majority of humans. They don't even see what is happening.

see also: misery loves company

lose 85% of my cpu and ram resources

Sorry for the lol

I love GIMP, regardless of UI.

I'm Happy either way. That code is the compose for the Firefox container I use. Lemmy just didn't like my formatting.

Can someone help a geezer out? I've stepped away (or gotten permabanned) from all social media except for this one. I barely understand the fediverse. If I don't plan on starting my own lemmy or mastodon community and literally nobody cares I exist, is there a benefit for me to run a fedi server? Would it help the cause in some way?

On the plus side, you don't have to m----r the goats to get your money back.

The female sims will have a fulfilling existence, just limited to the confines of their home and subject to their husband's authority. /s

It didn't take long for having to buy 3 or 4 streaming services to replace cable became more expensive than cable.

Anyway, I have a poopdeck to scrub and a wooden leg to polish.

So, when are the people in the Epstein files going to be brought to justice? Isn't Donny in there a couple of times?

Against what? To say this meme is shit-tier is generous. I for one wish the Palestinians had been able to destroy Israel decades ago. I mean, Israeli soldiers only shoot children and old women in the back. They piss their pants and cry if anyone shoots back.

That idea stinks of israel.

This is why.

https://deyachting.net/assets/uploads/de-yachting-440250124005720.webp