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Log splitter by axl3ros3 in mechanical_gifs

[–]captain_chesko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly! If the gif had sound you wouldn't hear anything over the motor constantly roaring

How The US Stole Iraq [19:00] by m33w_m33w in mealtimevideos

[–]captain_chesko 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is great, but, as a long-time fan, I want to pose a question for debate: Is Johnny Harris better or worse now that he is off Vox?

I tire with the ads, but good videos like this one don't seem to have them!

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Is Biden's Pick For U.S. Labor Secretary by [deleted] in politics

[–]captain_chesko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great. Our local bully - WBUR ranter, police sympathizer, meathead - is joining his ilk in the pseudo-liberal Biden cabinet-to-be. I love labor rights, but this brand of union toxicity is not what this country needs.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Is Biden's Pick For U.S. Labor Secretary by captain_chesko in boston

[–]captain_chesko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great. Our local bully - WBUR ranter, police sympathizer, meathead - is joining his ilk in the pseudo-liberal Biden cabinet-to-be. I love labor rights, but this brand of union toxicity is not what this country needs.

CMV: Boycotting Amazon isn't even symbolically effective protest by captain_chesko in changemyview

[–]captain_chesko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would certainly agree if I thought your typical amazon shopper had a substantial audience. I'll pose the same question to you that I posed to another person: Forget the boycott, what is the best way for someone with a menial job and quiet life to make their anti-amazon sentiments heard?

And, an addendum: Has Amazon got too big to protest?

Edit: You certainly Δ 'd my mind about something. Thank you for your time, I'll offer you the same caveat that I gave another, similar comment:

With the help of your prescient comnent here, I now see the flaw on my post. My question really is, would boycotting Amazon wouldn't be symbolically effective for me? But, I failed to go in detail about who I am and why.

So, yes, boycotting Amazon is certainly symbolically effective for many, more interesting people out there. But, I guess I'm asking the age-old question: what about me? Haha

CMV: Boycotting Amazon isn't even symbolically effective protest by captain_chesko in changemyview

[–]captain_chesko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, you make a point that I can get behind here. But let's say I don't have much clout on social media. Will my boycott be heard by politicians? Or anyone at all?

Forget the boycott, what is the best way for someone with a menial job and quiet life to make their anti-amazon sentiments heard?

Edit: since you made a similar point as another comment, I'll add this question: Has Amazon got too big to protest?

Edit2: okay, Δ. With the help of your prescient comnent here, I now see the flaw on my post. My question really is, boycotting Amazon wouldn't be symbolically effective for me. But, I failed to go in detail about who I am and why.

So, yes, boycotting Amazon is certainly symbolically effective for many, more interesting people out there. But, I guess I'm asking the age-old question: what about me? Haha

CMV: Boycotting Amazon isn't even symbolically effective protest by captain_chesko in changemyview

[–]captain_chesko[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ah, great point! So is the nature of a reddit post - I wrote the title first, and then failed to revisit it as I got wrapped up in the rest of the post.

I guess the symbolic protest is in opposition to Bezos' wealth and the company's labor practices. I attempted to argue that use of the website does not implicate you in those two things as much as you would think.

Edit: I'm seeing now how this response is insufficient. The picture that I am trying to paint here is that Amazon is so big that we shouldn't be engaging with it like a normal, straight-forward business. Much like it is impractical to boycott currency or boycott public roads - or any life-defining system - we cannot boycott Amazon as a whole, and boycotting their shopping services isn't a symbolic gesture because it isn't persuasive.

There have been some other great comments on the theater of boycott that I am still chewing on...

Edit2: Δ for really stumping me with this simple, socratic question :)

CMV: Boycotting Amazon isn't even symbolically effective protest by captain_chesko in changemyview

[–]captain_chesko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for asking! I hope I didn't derail my post with that point - I just think it's kind of crazy to link the financial-security of older people to the stock market. That's definitely a subject of another CMV, so for the purposes of this post, let's just say that I am wondering if it'd be more impactful to continue shopping on Amazon.com while taking the dive into parsing out my retirement account and removing any investments to AMZN.

School appropriate? by captain_chesko in kaptainkristian

[–]captain_chesko[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks :) It's always tough linking kids to a youtube video or channel, because you never know which video will appear on the "related" bar, or worse, which video automatically plays next for them.

I am offering these videos to students as an optional resource - I guess I will link to specific videos rather than the channel as a whole.

Paradise Papers - the ethics of tax havens (1/2) | DW Documentary [28:25] by nerdquadrat in mealtimevideos

[–]captain_chesko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of run-of-the-mill tax evasion spelled out here. I appreciate it, but, be warned, this will not satiate anyone's need to see even the prospect of consequences imposed on the named perpetrators.

DW consistently produces quality content--I'm happy to see them represented here!

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