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[–] tupewe@lemmy.blahaj.zone 44 points 2 years ago (2 children)

DOLLAR DOLLAR

FAMILY TREE

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 years ago

DOLLAR FAMILY

TREE DOLLAR

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

New 23 and Me name just dropped

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 39 points 2 years ago

Not pictured: Dollar General right across the street

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 2 years ago

Most innovation capitalism breeds, by far, is better ways to lobby government, better ways to convince customers to pay extra, better ways to get the workforce to tolerate miserable conditions without complaint.

Those are cheap in contrast to new space-age materials and faster microprocessors.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago

And they're surprisingly exploitative of communities.

https://youtu.be/vQpUV--2Jao

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago

this is basically what lewis black warned us about with his starbucks end of the universe routine

[+] spitfire@infosec.pub 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

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[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Words of wisdom from the guy who thinks Ukraine defending itself from an invasion is "murder"

[+] spitfire@infosec.pub 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Also that was in context to a failed Ukrainian OFFENSIVE. It was not defensive.

Attacking a country that's invading your own is an act of defense. Ukraine could blow up the Kremlin with a cruise missile today and it would be a defensive act, because every act of war that you take after being invaded is a defense against your enemy's ability to continue invading you. That's exactly how it has always worked, and that's how it will continue to work forever.

How about stop the killing completely?

I couldn't agree more, Russia should tender their unconditional surrender immediately. But that's not what you mean, you mean Ukraine should negotiate for an armistice and kiss their stolen territory goodbye. Capitulation to the violent to stop more deaths is a nice idea that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but out here in the real world it doesn't work. At all. If it did, giving Czechoslovakia to Germany would have averted the second world war. Killing isn't murder when you do it for a just reason and have exhausted all your alternatives. Suing for peace and selling your territory and people to an enemy in exchange for "peace" isn't an alternative.

Also, stop being a creep.

Pointing out why an imbecile should be ignored: creepy
Advocating for appeasement to a dictator: NOT creepy

This thread has nothing to do with your comment.

Deal with it, complaining about me invading your space is an OFFENSIVE action after all, you should just lay down and take it for the sake of peace.

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 14 points 2 years ago

Do tell, what overbearing regulations did Dollar Tree and Family Dollar lobby for? They don't really do anything different from any normal retail space so I don't see how that's really a feasible explanation in this scenario.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

If corporations own the government and the government ruins everything, corporations ruin everything. Just want to make sure that I say that because people see regulatory capture as an excuse to get rid of regulation entirely rather than making bribery illegal again.

[–] Fleur__@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh no the mom and pop dollar store doesn't exist in the building with the other 2 dollar stores 😭

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago

Maybe it's what you're saying, but regulation per se isn't the issue. If regulation is stifling small businesses, this is largely the result of regulatory capture, where large corporations lobby for regulations that only benefit them; such as requiring certain licenses only they can afford, or requiring practices they themselves invented and own the rights to.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Durr, corporations fuck everyone over even with regulations in place. If we remove regulations, I'm sure they would treat us better. Hurr.

[–] moipe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I choose the one on the right.

[–] jana@leminal.space 5 points 2 years ago

It's the same store

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Not sure about that... Getting a whole tree for a single dollar sounds like a good deal! On the other hand, receiving one dollar from a an unknown family is a bit shady - does the family even have a choice here?

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

coin flip