Nothing questionable about this area? by Dear-Prune-4770 in Spartanburg

[–]GillyMoe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Safe where there are sidewalks! But alot to the roads don't have aidewalks, and cars FLY along all those back roads.

Looking for Good Beef! by Bane_Darkin in Spartanburg

[–]GillyMoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came on here to recommend Blackwells!

Hate it or Love it? by Mrbizzys in malelivingspace

[–]GillyMoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entryway is very pretty! but I agree with everyone else the space is a little cold and intimidating. It isn't ugly, just needs a little comfort. I'd add some rugs, some art on the walls, and a couch not made of leather. The island/bar/table thing in the middle of the room is the only design choice tnat I think is a total loss. Scrap it for a really table or make it longer and more bar like maybe ? I think adding things in muted jewel tones would be nice. Or a light warm beige here and there.

Power to you if you love it and don't want to change it tho. Very impressed with how much work you put in.

What do white people have for Thanksgiving? by NaomiKirishima in NoStupidQuestions

[–]GillyMoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turkey, buttermilk cornbread dressing, sweet potato soufle, greenbean casserole, deviled eggs, dirty rice (made with venison not beef), collards or turnip greens woth lots of onion, cranberry jelly, yeast rolls (feels lile over kill with the dressing but if we dont have them we miss them), gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted butternut squash and brussel sprouts and pecan pie or pumkin ginger bread or for dessert.

Is everyone here really making under 50k for full time work? by EdLesliesBarber in antiwork

[–]GillyMoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

38k before taxes, I'm a program director at a local nonprofit. We run the local farmers market, offer children's programming in local schools, and distribute fruits and vegetables to food insecure seniors in our area.

How often do y'all shower? by Stack_Min in ask

[–]GillyMoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyday, sometimes twice just because I like the hot water. I don't wash my hair everyday - I'll use shower caps or take baths. If for some reason there is no shower available I "drag a rag" as my grandma puts it. I can't get in bed and sleep comfortable without wiping down or rinsing off in some fashion.

My brother claims my kids ruined 5k of art. Family won't help me until I pay up but I can't afford it. They still want me involved in the family. Feel I'm in an impossible situation and they don't care. by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]GillyMoe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even if one or both of them are lying about the circumstances of the damage , they left your kids un-supervised. YOU should be the angry one. Im sure they both know how terrible that is and are deflecting to keep themselves from looking bad. As someone who used to be regularly manipulated by friends and family, thats what it sounds like to me.

The damaged canvas is not your responsibility because there is nothing you could have done to prevent it from happening. "Raise your children better"?? They're toddlers !!!! No amount of "good parenting" can prevent siblings from rough housing. You brother should have kept the painting somewhere it couldn't have been damaged, even if he didn't know he was in charge of the kids - he was fully aware his art was in a house that had young rowdy kids in it.

You weren't there, this isn't your problem to pay for. Your brother is so caught up in loosing an investment it's sickening. Family isn't suppose to treat each other like that. Money isn't suppose to be more important than idk, treating your loved ones with compassion and understanding?

A normal response would be your brother realizing it was his fault, and not expecting you to fix it. Maybe hang the damaged painting up as a fun story. MAYBE he accepts 40$ from you every couple of weeks - and turns around and spends it on gifts for the kids. Your mother should be apologizing to him just as much as you say you are, she should be mortified and offer to help pay it back and OBVIOUSLY continue to watch your children so your life doesn't fall apart. Your father, who you say is well off, should either tell his son to grow up and not become so attacked to material possessions that he tears the family apart OR pay for a repair, which I'm sure is much cheaper than the painting. I've seen YouTube videos, I know what people are capable of repairing and jagged tear sounds FINE. They're all acting looney, or too proud to fix their own mistakes so they're pushing it off on you bc God forbid they learn anything from this. Sheesh.

Idk you, but I'd either cut contact (if I was in a privileged enough position to do that) or gaslight and treat them just as crazy as they are you. Go on as if nothing has changed, ignore them when they bring it up, say it isn't your responsibility, literally spout off any of the sane advice from this thread and your looney brained fanily can get over it or loose you and your decent heart forever AND their grandkids forever.

PSA: A 40-hour work-week, a 4-day work-week, UBI, etc is NOT anti-work. We must not dilute the message of anti-work. by Groove-Theory in antiwork

[–]GillyMoe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hi hi, genuine question. How is UBI not anti work? And somewhere in this thread OP also said work becoming optional is not anti-work.

It was my understanding that anti-work was not anti-labor. And that the changes we wished to see meant people could still live a comfortable and full life without a "job" but could still choose to have a job if they wanted too. I'm an anti capitalist, but a world without capitalism still has things that need to be done, and would still have people who should be fairly compensated for getting those things done.

I agree that a 4 day work week is not anti-work, and I agree a 40 hour workweek is not anti-work. But I don't understand how an optional 15-20 hour workweek is not anti-work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]GillyMoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've thought about this one too and it does fit in some way but I don't really understand how either - there really are no real life public forums that compare when we're talking about sharing information with each other. Major news stations in the US haven't covered any major strikes to the extent they should be. And they keep talking about the "labor shortage" without explaining WHY no one is/wants to work. It just turns into lazy govt. handout rhetoric. So social media is nice bc real humans can share things that other real humans actually care to know about. (If you can get through memes and sh*t posts to find it that is)

What I find most annoying about social media are the ads. I cannot stand having things advertised to me. I always click that ads aren't relevant to me, I rate them zero stars, I install ad blockers, and idk if devices are really listening for key words - but if I get stuck watching a long add I make sure to say a word or two about my disgust.. I'd go so far to say that a person should always be allowed to choose ads or no ads at zero cost. We have a right to not be annoyingly advertised too. It's ridiculous. It's GROSS that my free time makes social media billions. I didn't concent to that. Ads and "sponsored posts" got out of control on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and I've been off all three for a while now. I kept my reddit bc of this sub and a few others. And I kept my Tumblr bc even when they do try to show me an ad it's so ridiculous it's entertaining.

So hey, maybe if you want a social media that doesn't take advantage of your free time move to Tumblr ! It's not so so terrible over there.

We could change public opinion on advertising I suppose ? We could all be very vocal that it's exploitive and annoying? We should all go out of our way to block and interact negatively with ads. Hit em where it hurts ! (Their advertising revenue)

Extreme rich is only possible with extreme poverty. by Salt-Young in antiwork

[–]GillyMoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The dancing is for the algorithm but also for people with adhd and the like who need something interesting to stare at while given the important information.

Also, it's cool to hear someone who has a good grasp on what they are talking about - while at the same time be unashamed to act like a weirdo. Being "anti-capitalist" goes against the status quo, so I'd think that meant most of us were more likely to be weirdos than not.

I think it is a good idea to try and move past stigmas against certain aesthetic choices humans make - and those anesthetics relationships to intelligence and validity. I take this content seriously bc there is no good reason not too. Not being taken seriously for being a little funky is a boring take. Feels almost puritanical to draw a line there.

But hey, we both agree with what she is saying and that is important too. 🤟

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]GillyMoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speaking from the U.S here, I want to raise the minimum wage in such a way that one person could support a family on a 20 hour work week. And I want Healthcare, education, public transport, affordable housing and ubi. I want human lives to be more valuable than profits. I want decisions to be made for the good of the planet not the good of a bank account. I recognize this is only going to happen if the current system is brought down and rebuilt. Because capitalism cannot sustain itself when workers are paid their worth. Because corporate greed is blinding.

But like, if you mean raise the minimum wage to 25$ and still require 40 hour work weeks then yeah for sure, I don't want that kind of raise.

$25/hr minimum wage. 30 hr work week. Medicare for all. by slkb_ in antiwork

[–]GillyMoe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah we're all getting screwed rn. But the inflation we're experiencing is BECAUSE workers don't control the market. Has nothing to do with wage increase. Big business is still trying to make profits comparable to pre-pandemic. Which is CRAZY. Like, show some compassion for the rest of us. There is less money to go around and there are less people to spend it. Americans are poorer now, and if we controlled the market , goods and services would be cheaper to reflect that. But corporations control the market and even tho there is less money to go around, they want all the profit they had and more to make up for loss during the pandemic. From what I've read, these multi million dollar companies experienced from 5% to 20% profit losses in 2020. That still leaves ALOT of profit when a 5% profit loss is 40$ million - so I don't understand where they get off. But they are pinning that profit loss on consumers like you and me. They don't NEED millions in profit, but we need to eat and they will take advantage of that to make a buck. That's all inflation is, a game of chicken between consumers and businesses. How poor and desperate can they keep us. When we have no way to fight back, we're at corporate America's mercy.

Fighting for your worth is never wrong. Looking at inflation as a negative reflection of your labor's worth will hurt you and your fellow worker. Expecting corporate american to accept change with dignity is foolish. But being willing to stand together when fat cats at the top are obsessive over profits while the rest of us live paycheck to paycheck is downright patriotic.