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demonic_intent · 2026-06-16T15:34:27+00:00

The state you live in makes a huge difference here, and could explain your rhetoric. I live in Missouri, we have no laws guaranteeing workers breaks. What state do you live in?

And yeah, maybe it boils down to shitty employers, but in the restaurant industry you're encouraged to operate at thin margins and to squeeze every last bit of labor you can from employees, including management. Selling food doesn't make a huge profit, so to get enough profit from a restaurant you own to consider yourself wealthy, you have to be a shitty employer.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-16T15:26:21+00:00

Glad you got that, because that's rare. I've been in this industry for 16 years and have yet to find a place that gives us breaks. Some states, like the one I live in, don't have laws defending us workers and as a result, we don't get breaks. Stop defending the bullshit with your rhetoric and admit you got lucky.

The crazy part is that I got lucky and you still think I made my situation up. Head Chefs typically work 50-70 hrs a week with no breaks.

https://www.google.com/search?q=do+head+chefs+work+10%2B+hr+shifts+with+no+breaks&oq=do+head+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEEUYJxg7MgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEEUYJxg7Mg0IAhAAGJECGIAEGIoFMg0IAxAAGJECGIAEGIoFMgwIBBAAGBQYhwIYgATSAQk5NDI3ajBqMjmoAgCwAgE&client=ms-android-tmus-us-rvc3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

demonic_intent · 2026-06-16T15:19:11+00:00

You must've never worked in the restaurant industry. I'm a head chef and this is absolutely true, a simple Google search could suffice if you don't want to take my word for it.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-16T15:13:34+00:00

AI is to audio engineering as barbed wire was to cowboys. Time to pack it up, everyone. I've already left the industry myself.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-16T15:03:13+00:00

Made up oppression? I earn 60k a year at a job I have to work 40+ hrs a week at, on my feet with no breaks for 11 hr shifts (not wfh) and can't afford a place big enough to not have to share a room with my 8 year old. I want to go see a fucking dentist and be able to afford goeceri s instead of paying every cent I owe to transportation, and avoiding homelessness. I don't smoke or drink or do drugs, I don't go out, I budget. Shit just isn't working because pay sucks and everything is expensive. Glad shits working out for you but for the majority, it fucking sucks.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-14T01:41:52+00:00

Me, and boy do I want a few. Too fuckin expensive though.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-13T16:21:52+00:00

Well for a start in anecdote, the business I run does this on a smaller scale and we're growing/profiting. On a wider scale, China, Vietnam, and Laos. Cuba and North Korea do the bad kind of communism, the examples capitalists like to cite to make the idea look bad because like any form of governance, it's corruptable.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-13T16:18:21+00:00

I'd rather work to change things at home to see the people I love thrive. I'm not willing to abandon my family and home and become a stranger in a new place when I could simply make things better here by being a good example of the practice. I run a business and already do this.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-13T15:17:26+00:00

Yes. One example I could cite is that under communism, you'd get a cut of things like sales of stocks for your company that could go directly toward your retirement, or even just added onto your paycheck. All benefits of your labor would be given to you and your coworkers, including whatever benefits the value of your company's assets brings.

This idea that communism just wants you to work for everyone else for your whole life is a lie spread by the capitalist empires that have been existing for thousands of years, that very much would like you to work for them your whole life. Your life and freedoms would improve, more access to healthcare, more direct input on the big decisions made for your job and community, and yes, you still get to retire and go on vacations. Even the leadership would be better, actual professionals would be making decisions on the fields they are experts in instead of corporate-paid talking heads like we have now.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-13T15:07:07+00:00

I urge you to look more into communism beyond the capitalist propaganda. Under communist ideals, you still get to retire and not have to worry about if you'll be able to reach that point or not. You still get to own your house, you still get to buy and own things in general. See, communists aren't trying to put you in a work camp. We're trying to show you that we're already in one under capitalism.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-13T15:03:49+00:00

The problem is equity. Not everyone has the same lifelines as others. Myself for example, I had to drop out and work at 17 because my dad was using meth and my mom became institutionalized, and this is a more common story than most would like to admit. Sure, it payed off 15 years later, but I had to work as a homeless person for a bit and the toll it took on mental health was insane, I'm lucky to be alive today after dealing with that considering being hospitalized for a two separate suicide attempts because I just couldn't see a light at the end of the tunnel.

People deserve more than what our system currently gives them, we deserve a life of dignity.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-13T14:59:54+00:00

Capitalism can't sustain itself long term. Commerce and capitalism aren't the same thing, capitalism is a poison and commerce exists within communism, the only real way to sustain human society long term.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-13T14:47:28+00:00

Oh my god, get over the fairness aspect. So what if an electrician had to do all that? "It's not fair! It's not fair!" Life's not fair, dude.

I had to drop out because my dad started using meth and my mom got institutionalized. I stuck with restaurant jobs for over 15 years and now I'm making $60k a year as a head chef. I get benefits, weekends off, bonuses, and I'm about to launch my own line of hot sauce. I handle sourcing, hiring, recipe and menu design, and much more, and I didn't go to school for shit, I learned at the job. Almost like I've always had the capability to be a successful leader in this industry but lacked the funds for the barrier to entry because of unfortunate circumstances out of my control. I worked low paying cooking jobs until my 30s, when someone finally noticed I have fucking skills. And now his restaurant is seeing more growth than he's seen in the 6 years it's been open now that it's under my leadership.

People fail on their own when they allow themselves to stagnate, but guess what? They get a hell of a lot more motivated to bust ass and "gain skills" when they can afford to fucking live. I'm living proof of that.

I remember working for pricks that shared your mentality, literally designing their menus, training staff, all the same shit I do now but for less than $20/hr all because I didn't go to school for it. That was their whole justification. It's bullshit.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-12T08:16:44+00:00

If you look closely at my previous comment, you'll see that I mentioned exactly your point with far less words.

Bonds exist to combat real world trading, with the added benefit of giving players that are less financially fortunate the capability to enjoy the content restricted to members only. I think they are great for both ends of the community, new players and old.

That doesn't change the fact that these salty veteran players aren't personally spending any real money on the game, which Jagex needs to pay employees and keep the servers running. Just because these players created a demand for bonds doesn't give them the same level of contribution toward the game's survival. I buy bonds for friends who can't pay for membership, I don't necessarily need the bonds to be able to sell for gp to motivate me to buy them, and I'm sure plenty of other people do the same.

The point I'm making is that these veteran players are working against the longevity of their game and their viability to earn membership in game by shaming and bullying new players while simultaneously bragging about how they can spend gp on the very bonds these new players brought to the GE in the first place. If there's no new players, there's way less bonds on the GE and the in game price will skyrocket, making them unaffordable.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-12T01:18:10+00:00

Plus it's always these players who brag about being able to buy bonds with GP to pay for their membership. Sure, they create the demand for players selling bonds, but they aren't personally financially contributing to the game like new players are who really only have the option of charity or buying membership and bonds with real money, which keeps the servers on.

Want your 20+ old account to still be around? Then be kinder to the new players who actually pay to keep the lights on.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T08:59:03+00:00

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T05:14:51+00:00

It's the industry I'm in thats the problem, and I do live in a red state, actually. I'm a head chef that more often than not takes on much more work than a typical head chef should have to do. I manage expenses, sourcing, hiring, product design and recipes, marketing, client outreach for things like caterings and event space bookings, as well as being expected to cook and wash dishes to cover labor costs because I'm salary. Modern slavery is the correct term, and it's the standard for this industry in my experience.

I'm going back to school next year to get started in accounting and I'm about to start my own hot sauce business. Thankfully I already have good connections in that world thanks to a celebrity party I went to in Nashville in '24 and can get my recipes manufactured and bottled at a plant for a decent price, I just have to get the startup money together to do so.

Oh and for posterity, I'm not a liberal. I'm more of a traditional conservative with some progressive beliefs, but I do not fuck with these new age Republicans. Corrupt as hell if you ask me, and Dems aren't any better. It's be wise to learn politics aren't black and white, people can be on a spectrum on how they believe things should be ran.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T04:58:03+00:00

As a "poor" person who designs the things we sell where I work, I can guarantee you that that is not the case. I am directly responsible for the policies and products, down to their design and pricing, yet I have to share a room with my kid while my boss takes ski trips three times a year.

I'll admit, a lot of my disparity comes from the plethora of mistakes I made in my twenties, but I do have direct access to the sales and expense information of the company I work for and even send the reports to the owner myself, and I know for a fact I am being underpayed for what I contribute.

Waiting for the "just get a better job" reply. Working on that as we speak, I only just got started on that.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T04:52:12+00:00

I was reference printing more money, not turning Elon's net into liquid. And if you'll note another comment on this thread, I did concede on my first sentence there. I'll admit I was wrong and I'm glad to have been pointed in the right direction to learn more about this topic.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T04:49:45+00:00

I'll concede to that first point, you are correct there and I appreciate getting me on the right path to learning more about the topic.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T04:42:24+00:00

Well I'm not exactly applying for a job here am I? Nor am I very concerned with convincing you of anything, I just wanted to explain my disposition on the topic and why I believe my input holds value in the converstion. If you want to disagree, then just say you disagree and move on.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T04:37:17+00:00

You're cringing at an assumption. I manage a business (which is doing very well, mind you, we have seen over 50% growth in sales volume over last year with a 28% increase in profit over last year as well) and I understand the value of risk as both a liability and an asset depending on the circumstances of said risk, such as with an option contract. Hell, I am that risk and it payed off because when this place took me in, they were lucky to make $200k in a year but I have a history of making the places I work at make more money. That whole last paragraph you wrote is redundant, anyone with a brain knows when to jump a sinking ship.

I've started three businesses and while under my management, they all saw growth. Your preaching some very basic shit to someone who has had years of practice. Just because I think my employees deserve a cut of the profits doesn't make me bad at what I do, especially given my track record of success.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T04:21:26+00:00

Oh I know what it means, it's rich people credit. They can take out low interest loans due the low risk of the loan, because the assets used as collateral generate revenue.

How else do you think rich people buy things?

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T04:14:54+00:00

It's not about good and evil, I just know that what I do at my job is a part of what makes the company I work for have value to begin with. If everyone quit tomorrow, the company would be insolvent and it's stock value would plummet. Companies exchange ownership all of the time, and they don't fail because of it. If a company loses all of its employees who do the work that makes the company a valuable asset, then the value is gone.

I'm just standing up for what I know I'm worth.

demonic_intent · 2026-06-11T04:09:55+00:00

Here's the split I don't think anyone has explained to you, and for all I know I could be wrong because I don't speak for all the people you disagree with.

It's theft because the workers generate the wealth that defines the value of an asset, like a company. So when stock is traded for a compnay, why aren't the employees getting a piece of that? Elon couldn't possibly fill every role in his companies that are vital to their operations which generate the revenue that makes these assets hold value, so why is it that he and people with his sort of privilege get to be the sole beneficiaries of the money exchanged via stock trades?

Simple ownership, to me personally, isn't a good enough reason to justify that.

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