degen

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[–] degen@midwest.social 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It's like post-marketing. You're already a user/customer, but companies still want to put psychological hooks in you.

Kind of reminds me of steam's insane discounts or epic giving away games. That's more geared toward bringing people in, maybe.

I'd like to believe some instances of this sort of thing can be out of genuine appreciation for supporters, but I might just be naive... It is straight out of the abuser's handbook.

[–] degen@midwest.social 13 points 10 months ago

"I know you're sick of it, but I'm gonna need you to get the chicken Parm again. Trust the process!"

[–] degen@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

It's a bit of a chicken and the egg situation, I suppose, both encouraging and empowered by antisocial behavior. It's hard enough to convince someone there's a problem to begin with given the culture.

I do wonder how any transition could be made under an inherently opposed system, but that's also a key point of Marx with respect to revolution.

[–] degen@midwest.social 21 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Unrelated, but I'm forever stuck trying to choose between a professional GitHub name and something like GermanBread.

[–] degen@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago

At first I chuckled at the melon baller bit, but now I'm intrigued. Very carefully is all I can think of lol

[–] degen@midwest.social 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

But babe, we have to go out tonight. It's for science!

[–] degen@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

The Prima guide can't even help you here

[–] degen@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"Ah, oh no, BOO HOO"

[–] degen@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Sure it's clickbait, but it's not inherently wrong. Some mental illness, not all. At the very least we should consider such greed and ruthlessness as unwell. If anything it's sympathetic and humanizing to a very unaccountable section of society.

[–] degen@midwest.social 9 points 10 months ago

Reminds me of the firetrucks coming to my elementary to show the kids and teach fire safety but....different

[–] degen@midwest.social 69 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well obviously the robots would be good instead of evil that way

[–] degen@midwest.social 18 points 10 months ago

Plot twist, Marx and Lenin are men. And she really put together that sick outfit without a word??

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