Potatos_are_not_friends

Potatos_are_not_friends , 8 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2846: Daylight Saving Choice

That sounds like a “you problem”

Potatos_are_not_friends , 8 months ago to Work Reform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.

“soft life” is a lifestyle that embraces comfort and low stress, prioritizing personal growth and mental wellness.

What a fucking garbage take.

This isn’t a lifestyle. This is how life used to be for most people.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 8 months ago to Home Improvement in Handyman is asking $500 to sand and fill the rot with putty, caulk and paint the door. Is that a fair ask? (NC) (album with multiple photos)

$500 is the “I really don’t want to do it” price.

I personally quote 5-10x the price of I don’t want to do it.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 8 months ago to Politics in Former White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Says Trump Threw His Food 'Once or Twice a Week'

Kinda. She chose that job. She ignored all the red flags. And now she’s going to do entertainment tours because nobody is hiring people who worked in Trump’s govt and boo fucking hoo, her bosses treated her badly.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 9 months ago to Politics in Biden: Trump is determined 'to destroy American democracy'

I hate it.

I hate how every single web leads back to Reagan. Dude had incredible charisma and destroyed so many things.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 9 months ago to Work Reform in Grindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work rule

Ah the Thanos snap approach to firing.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 9 months ago to Work Reform in Flight attendants threaten strikes over low pay and unpaid work

It’s absolutely crazy that flight attendants don’t get paid until the plane doors close.

How did airplane companies get away with this?

Potatos_are_not_friends , 9 months ago to Texas in Texas paid bitcoin miner Riot $31.7 million to shut down during heat wave in August

I need to get in on this industry where the government pays me to not do something.

Like how govt pays farmers to not grow shit.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 9 months ago to Politics in Trump: 'I'm Allowed to Do Whatever I Want' With Classified Info

Awww look hes about to hit the find out stage.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 10 months ago to Personal Finance in Home prices may be on the verge of cooling off

It’ll drop a few percentages, this allowing predictions to be true… but then rise dramatically.

Look at the past 50 years and every ebb and flow.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 10 months ago to Work Reform in Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

I agree. A third of my engineering team were former teachers with bachelor’s/master degrees. They’re amazing people who would be teaching the future.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 10 months ago to Personal Finance in [Meta] Until people start asking questions to the community, we'll be left with news articles

I’m okay with this.

Sometimes to build a community, kinda need more people to chat. And it’s easier for people to chat around a article, versus waiting for someone to open up.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 10 months ago to Politics in No OB-GYNs left in town: what came after Idaho’s assault on abortion

My wife is a medical professional and a lot of the new nurses and doctors came from those states who moved because they can’t practice or work without getting harassed.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 10 months ago to Politics in No OB-GYNs left in town: what came after Idaho’s assault on abortion

Haha fucken Idaho of course.

So many medical personnel moved during the aggressive COVID policies. Oregon and Washington had to take COVID infected Idaho patients, causing severe shortages on our side, all because of the inept Idaho government.

Potatos_are_not_friends , 10 months ago to Politics in Trump's former lawyer was indicted in Georgia. She wants his defense funds to pay her legal fees.

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