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princessnorah , 6 months ago to Star Trek in Quentin Tarantino's 'Star Trek' Movie Would Have Been a "Balls-Out Hard R" Movie

I mean, of course it was going to be R-rated, Quent doesn’t exactly make family-friendly pics.

But also, why is everyone always trying to make Star Trek edgier these days?

princessnorah , 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to Star Trek in If the kids didn't mutiny, would Picard have been killed when the turbolift fell?

I mean, as far as the older shows, it was probably too expensive to produce “gravity-free” episodes?

I did really enjoy them using the gravity being turned off in Subspace Rhapsody though!

princessnorah , 7 months ago to Work Reform in What did UAW members at the "Big 3" gain with their strike?

Same energy as complaining about getting rid of the tipped wage because dining out ‘would become more expensive’. If it does, it’s not on the workers, it’s on the manufacturer. Maybe be a bit less of a scab and focus the blame where it belongs?

princessnorah , 7 months ago to Men's Liberation in Benevolent sexism: a feminist comic explains how it holds women back

I don’t think he read that far down honestly.

princessnorah , 8 months ago to Work Reform in Infosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks • The Register

Aren’t billionaires and their opinions just great? ®

Simply amazing.

princessnorah , 8 months ago to Star Trek in How is genetic engineering wrong, but cyborgs are okay?

Generally even ex-Borg, like Seven of Nine, aren’t disliked or mistrusted because of their remaining cybernetic implants. It’s almost always about their connection too, and implied complicity in, horrors and genocide.

princessnorah , 8 months ago to Work Reform in Infrastructure 😍

Let alone the awful things Scooter Braun has put her through. Whether you like her music or not, she doesn’t deserve hate for who she is as a person.

princessnorah , 9 months ago to Work Reform in 31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco—and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I've never been happier' (these are not feel good stories, this is sad)

You: likes star trek enough to make it part of your identity

Also You: goes into a worker reform community to start shit, wastes people’s time as if you’re a Ferengi

Are you one of those Star Trek fans that hates how Queer they made Discovery too?

princessnorah , 9 months ago to Work Reform in 31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco—and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I've never been happier' (these are not feel good stories, this is sad)

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princessnorah , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to Work Reform in 31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco—and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I've never been happier' (these are not feel good stories, this is sad)

It depends, some things are more expensive here. But for an example, Baldur’s Gate 3 retails at US$70 in the states, but US$57 (A$90) here. A brand new iPhone 15 Pro costs US$200 more here however.

The high end for a public school teacher is US$87k. But public school admin pays a lot more. The starting salary for an Assistant Principal is US$96k, and goes all the way up too US$147k on the high end for a Principal.

Finally, while we absolutely have a housing crisis going on, rent is still a lot cheaper here. I live in a three bedroom house in the suburbs of Melbourne. We have a backyard big enough for a few chooks, a dog and a cat. It’s a half hour’s train ride into the city centre. Our rental laws mean the landlord basically couldn’t say no to the animals. He also can’t terminate the lease without cause, and has limits on how much and how often the rent can be increased. We pay US$1260 (A$1955) a month. From what I’ve seen, it can cost $2000/month for a small apartment in a comparable city in the US.

Speaking of Unions actually, we have renter’s unions here that will help if you’re being fucked over and agitate for better rights. I pay A$12/year in dues and they’ve helped me out a few times when I’ve had a landlord trying to break the laws.

Sorry for the whole rant, I just have had people reply similarly before in a way that feels a bit dismissive. Thanks for the apology, and have a great day/night :)

Edit: Oh yeah, there’s also not having to spend money on essential medical care, that makes a big difference too.

princessnorah , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to Work Reform in 31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco—and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I've never been happier' (these are not feel good stories, this is sad)

The mess is allowing decades of union-busting to be effective. Teachers in my state of Victoria (Australia) are heavily unionised, so US$50k is the starting salary. You would absolutely be making what she is now, $64k, if you’d worked for 8yrs like she had.

Edit: And that’s just for public teaching jobs. Australia has way more private schools than the US and those pay even more. With 8yrs of experience it would be easy to get one of those positions and be making $70k.

princessnorah , 9 months ago to Work Reform in Being Mean to Scabs Is Working

Some of the replies to this tweet are fucking yikes:

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princessnorah , 9 months ago to Work Reform in McDonald's franchisee group says new $20 minimum wage California fast-food bill will cause 'devastating financial blow'

Why the heck should the franchisee be footing the bill? Make corporate McDonald’s pay for it. Surely they’ve made enough money off ice cream machines by now to afford it…

princessnorah , 9 months ago to Work Reform in High court rules Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic

Even if you compare PPP, they are significantly worse off. Why the fuck are you in a worker reform /c/ trying to espouse the virtues of saving money by sending jobs overseas?

These companies don’t just move to developing countries because the labour is cheaper. The politicians are too, and they wield that influence to stop labour reforms.

Worker reform is important everywhere. You don’t get to call it okay that one group of workers is getting compensated less than another for doing the same job. That’s utter bullshit.

princessnorah , 9 months ago to Men's Liberation in Wear pink but don’t cry - "Men under 25 are less likely than their elders to feel comfortable hugging another man or weeping in front of them. What happened?"

Society: You’re a boy, you’re not allowed to cry.

Me: Well, it turns out I’m actually a girl, am I allowed to cry now?

Society: No…not like that.