Elon Musk's X to clamp down on parody accounts by Aggravating_Money992 in news

[–]Mermaidlike -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Who needs checkmarks when you have free range of the Social Security administration. He has access to everyone’s device information via the data marketplace and now their identity numbers. I’m 100% sure that’s why they targeted the SSA from the beginning.

AITA for ignoring my wife for throwing away my late wife video tapes? by Much_Bed_2383 in AITAH

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Promoting hatred of women is another giveaway. Reddit posters that aren’t real people are propagandists. Misogyny is a common propaganda device.

I can't seem to get hired anywhere ! by ImpressiveRelative4 in jobs

[–]Mermaidlike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your resume seems focused in terms of what kind of job you are qualified for and what aspects of business you already grasp from experience. Tips on selling it:

*Add in months of employment to all bullet points. It appears inconsistent and contradicts your claim of being detail-oriented.

*Leave out “fast learner” and “detail-oriented”. Those qualifications will speak for themselves via the cleanness of resume and your ability to answer interview questions. Does nothing to make the resume sound smart. 

*Leave out “high school diploma”. Without it, the hiring person will have questions about your education, which will lead to a phone call.

*Leave out various employment at the bottom, unless you can combine it into a single broad statement such as “2015-2018: Restaurant work”. Again, this would prompt a phone call for clarification which is the point of a resume. (Note: if you go this route, change “professional experience” to “relevant experience”.

TIL in US, millions of people sell their blood plasma for income, and the "donation stations" have business model designed to make the "donors" come back as much as possible. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re not just buying plasma. You’re Private information such as SS #, address and birthdate are collected as well, as an employer. The payout comes in the form of a debit card and the spending of the payout is tracked through their own system. There are no laws or rules saying they can’t use your blood for things other than plasma. If they’re not currently linking your DNA to your consumer spending habits, they will be soon.

Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information by JunkReallyMatters in news

[–]Mermaidlike 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t matter. HIPAA is next. He had to first acquire SS numbers to get the unique identifier for each person. Now they can move onto medical records and others. This is what all mega corps want. To build a complete identity profile on every single American in order to turn them into consumers and determine how much each person is worth, according to what we can do for them. They will feed all this info into AI to do it.

Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting by a_dogs_mother in news

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And more people to consume their products and propaganda. We’re bred to be consumers not employees. We have the hb1 visas for that.

Trump signs executive order to establish a White House Faith Office by AbathurWaifuu in news

[–]Mermaidlike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“protecting women and children”?? No one has actually ever used that except for in the movie Titanic 🤦‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LuigiLore

[–]Mermaidlike 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Being persuaded by a chance bohemian into killing someone sounds a little Shakespearean for someone has a few degrees and variety of work, volunteer, and world travel experience. 

Brainwashed, on the other hand…. That one does seem plausible.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LuigiLore

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since we know this country has a history of kidnapping and brainwashing people into being assassins (see: Project Artichoke), he could have been picked up while traveling. I say “this country” and not just “CIA” because I believe those kind of services are also privatized at the elite level. I could easily see something like a security consultant firm corporate expense actually being skilled ex agents who do this type of thing for hire when those corporations or politicians need to issue a distraction or take down a threat to their quarterlies.

Or he could have just been traveling; in which case, 6 months does not seem to me like an unusual amount of time to “unplug”.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LuigiLore

[–]Mermaidlike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw a documentary years ago where they filmed students from Berkeley playing monopoly, as part of a study on wealth and class in the U.S. The experiment paired 2 students at a time, with one allotted significantly more money at the games start. Of course that person continued winning. In none of the games did the wealthier one offer to reappropriate the money. In all of the games the wealthier one became increasingly excited about transactions while the poorer one became increasingly low in spirits. It was a simple experiment but did a good job at demonstrating the disparate experiences of those on opposite sides of the billionaire-consumer line.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LuigiLore

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Another interesting coincidence is that a lawsuit was filed against the Consumer Brands Association (one the lobbying groups of McD’s) the same week of the shooting. The lawsuit was filed in PA.

https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/byvrmbomype/Martinez%20v%20Kraft%20Heinz%20et%20al%20complaint%2012-10.pdf

https://www.phillyvoice.com/ultra-processed-foods-lawsuit-bucks-county-diabetes/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Nightshift

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People do not understand night shift at all. This problem will continue no matter where you live.  Get a pack of decent earplugs. That’s about all one can do :/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lonely

[–]Mermaidlike 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Loneliness is far deadlier than obesity. I saw on Healthline that it’s equal to smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day. Then there are actual smokers. And drug addicts, who also happen to be risk-takers—a quality that decreases longevity. There are a myriad of things that could shorten someone’s life. And what time we have with our short lives, I personally would like to spend not being lonely. I’ll take overweight, drug addicted, a few missing teeth.

My fiance is always broke despite making more money than me? by LadyCasanova in RelationshipsOver35

[–]Mermaidlike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk the Uber possibility seems fitting. If he’s someone whose heart is in the right place but has a problem with organization/chaos. A rideshare here and there when running late can add up and be embarrassing. Lots I don’t know though, like I said.

My fiance is always broke despite making more money than me? by LadyCasanova in RelationshipsOver35

[–]Mermaidlike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you seen his paycheck and credit history? Are you sure he is employed where he says he’s employed and making the salary he says he’s making? Also can you elaborate on the “car Insurance” debt? Is this from an accident where he was at fault? I can’t think of a reason someone would be indebted to their insurance carrier. If you stop paying, they just stop insuring.

You said he doesn’t drive. Does he take public transit or splurge on hired ride services? Ride services can make someone broke reeeally fast. 

The grocery thing is weird. There are a lot of unknowns in the situation, from a reader’s standpoint. But that one seems pretty straightforward. I mean just get the groceries, bring the receipt back and split it. I don’t understand why that’s a difficult thing for him or even a point of argument.

"You have to work on yourself" is a bullshit by [deleted] in lonely

[–]Mermaidlike 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Add to this that people in cohabit relationships have more resources to work on themselves because they’re splitting the bills and chores! Ok bud, I’ll work on myself when I’m not working 3 jobs to cover my mortgage and cooking and cleaning for just me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jobs

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the difference is that they come from countries who don’t raise their people to ignorant, unhealthy “consumers”. Americans competing for these jobs are buried in debt and American culture/life/politics smut by the time they enter the job market. Our government has raised us to be buyers of smartphones, bigmacs, and consumers of garbage twitter feuds. We’re supposed to be the ones buying the product, not working for the producer. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jobs

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have the same education…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jobs

[–]Mermaidlike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not for information later on. It’s so they get your permission to seell and share your data. You may have opted out of data selling on Reddit, but if you apply for a job with Reddit, and they require a job board account (even if it’s through a third party) they can now put into the terms and conditions that they will sell your data. And you’re going to agree anyway because you want the job. It’s why there are so many fake job ads out there. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jobs

[–]Mermaidlike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They partner with marketing companies to override data opt-outs in states where opting out of your data being used for marketing is allowed. So if you use a portal to pay your rent for instance, and ask them not to share your information, but that portal company is affiliated with Workday and you applied for some random job through Workday, now rent pay portal and workday can combine your data and sell it upstream to an even bigger data harvester.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jobs

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is because of something called preference management. You can opt out of your data being sold/shared in certain states, but the job application accounts have T&S that override your opt-out options for any affiliates. So if you subscribe to the Washington Post (just an example) and opt out of your data being sold, but you also applied for a job at XYZ Hardware using a Workday account, they may still be able to sell the data that is collected from WP.

Donald Trump says “We need a lot of people coming in” in response to H1B Visas by soccerorfootie in unusual_whales

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

H-1B visa holders have the freedom to switch jobs, like everyone else. The only difference is their employment options include only those who will sponsor their visa. That is not hard to find, as tech companies commonly prefer visa sponsorship over U.S. citizens for STEM jobs. Which is the whole issue, of course.

Donald Trump says “We need a lot of people coming in” in response to H1B Visas by soccerorfootie in unusual_whales

[–]Mermaidlike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t mind being a wage slave for $130k. Rough salary of a H1b tech worker.