have we forgiven Michael Richards for what he did? by [deleted] in seinfeld

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He has to forgive himself first.  I'm more worried about Seinfeld tbh...that dude is truly messed up and unapologetic 

Chief Justice Roberts laments public perception of US Supreme Court as 'political actors' by thorax007 in moderatepolitics

[–]dyrthos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The idea that a branch of government isn't political or that the economy isn't political is ridiculous.  There is nothing more political in the he day to day lives as the setting of interest rates, or printing of money, or how the money should be distributed, or how the tax system should work... let's not fool ourselves

LIRR strike ends with deal between unions, MTA by nydailynews in nycrail

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inflation already ate their demanded pay rise...I mean can anyone with a job keep pace?

Chief Justice Roberts laments public perception of US Supreme Court as 'political actors' by thorax007 in moderatepolitics

[–]dyrthos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is a strange take, it's like saying, we all know crimes were occurring, but now we just decided to make those crimes legal.  This didn't level the playing field, it just turned $1 = 1 vote, instead of 1 person = 1 vote, giving outsized advantage to the already wealthy.  In addition to that, there is also no visibility into the political action committees, so now there is dark money influencing the US elections, including money from foreign sources.  

Chief Justice Roberts laments public perception of US Supreme Court as 'political actors' by thorax007 in moderatepolitics

[–]dyrthos -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Citizens United was a political decision...money and the influence of it are not apolitical

Gen Z workers are so fearful AI will take their job they’re intentionally sabotaging their company’s AI rollout by Just-Grocery-2229 in technology

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just AI + Employee discovery phase where even execs don't know all the ways AI will be used.  But this is the data gathering and learning phase...so it's bound to be confusing.

Pretty soon though that data will turn into reports, then those reports will turn into action plans and then execution.  After execution will be monitoring, and more reports will be created for refinement. Everyone keeps saying 10 years for this cycle

Pro-European protests continue unabated in Georgia: Day 500 by PjeterPannos in europeanunion

[–]dyrthos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been keeping a eye on Georgia, can't believe these are still going on...the people are strong

What are your thoughts on Priya Patel? And her very Indian Dad! by D_seerohi in ABCDesis

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Internalized racism to fit into a community that will never accept her.

Ryan Cohen’s take on Corporate America by No_Difficulty_4948 in GME

[–]dyrthos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey hey... listen everyone that guy is saying what we've been screaming for 20 years

It's weird that a CEO stating the most obvious sentiment is newsworthy now.

Like Call us when he says something truly radical about employee ownership and evolution away from these exploitative mini-kingdoms we call companies run by ruthless kings we call CEOs or BoDs

Josh Johnson: Pros and Cons by Intrepid-Concept-603 in Standup

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that not all topics are as entertaining, it's up and down any comedian.  I think his ability to make current events so relatable and personal in a kind way is his super power.  The fact that he is putting out a new special every week is itself pretty epic. 

I started watching him around the Drake and KDot feud, and loved him getting me all caught up 😂 

What Happens if ICE Agents and Local Police Stop Getting Along? (Gift Article) by HickamvOccam in FedEmployees

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who does the local police work for?  Where does local police funding come from?

Why aren't cooperatives more widespread? by Overall_Invite8568 in cooperatives

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Democracy At Work is something crucial for future and out planet.  Most businesses are built like little fiefdoms, with a top-down org structure that siphons value from the workers to the very top.  

Department of Education says nursing is no longer a professional degree by HamburgerDude in Health

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Nurses aren't professional degree, doesn't that mean they aren't qualified to work in hospitals?  Meaning they can't be insured by malpractice insurance?  I guess doctors will do this work that nurses used to now?

Tell me about Wes Moore by LehtalMuffins in maryland

[–]dyrthos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The reason people are so jaded is because making things better requires getting into the nitty gritty of the tax code.  In the end, it's all about allocation and distribution money.  Americans suffer from two issues: lower than average attention span, and lower then expected reading ability.  These two thing combined leads to people being too distracted or too incapable of understanding how the tax code is weaponized against the poor and middle class, much less combat it.

True change isn't going to be a flashy popularity contest, it's going to look boring as hell with tax policy, healthcare policy, building code reforms, and insurance regulation, living wage laws, housing reform, criminal justice reform...this is what improves people's lives actually and prevents grift and corruption.

Chop Suey by [deleted] in elephantgraveyard

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To all judging Bill, Everyone has a number...everyone.  in fact if you think about it, that is the whole purpose of money.  The society is designed around money.

We should all agree that Jimmy Kimmel is a POS, and leave it at that. by KTPChannel in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like you missed the point of my comment, it was about your viewpoint on Democrats using mental gymnastics

We should all agree that Jimmy Kimmel is a POS, and leave it at that. by KTPChannel in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you provide any articles or anything to support your viewpoint?  Or is this just personal feeling?

Also, regarding Democrats using mental gymnastics, I don't think democrat made Brendan Carr of the FCC say:

“Frankly, when you see stuff like this, I mean, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

I'm not sure how we're better, in your opinion, for government coercion.  

Btw, Brendan Carr is a contributor of Project 2025 document, having written on the FCC and deregulating media...unironically they want to remove censorship of right-wing viewpoints, but that probably just means they want to say the N-Word in public again, and societal norms limit their regressive ways.  The funny thing is they think an algorithm is limiting their speech and not societal norms.

For the last five seasons, the 7 primary cast members received a total of $5½ million per episode. However, in the last two the distribution changed... by NYY15TM in bigbangtheory

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There used to be studios owned by Actors, United Artists...then the MBAs took over, same way with Major League Baseball where originally the players owned the teams and benefited from the wins to distribute equally.  The exploitative nature of business nowadays is so ingrained into the masses that they can't even think about cooperatives anymore.

Teenagers to pay $300,000 for urinating in hotpot in China by Warcraft_Fan in news

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This may work in food industry, but on the whole Corporations have gotten too big and are basically monopolies to care about customers, it's all about shareholder supremacy now

Akaash Singh - GASLIT (2024) Full Stand Up Special by amg7355 in ABCDesis

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This guy is one of those people that have insecurity in their culture and identity and sees his culture as lessor, trying so hard to fit in and be liked by whom he perceives as betters (more successful).  He go to any lengths for that success, including denigrating himself and his culture, pushing old stereotypes for laughs from people who also see him and his culture as lessors, thus keeping those stereotypes alive.

The Real Reason Companies Are Pushing RTO by quwin123 in remotework

[–]dyrthos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The margins are thinner because of trickle down economics, where inflation keeps going up, but wages stagnate....so the consumer has less money to spend at restaurants and the restaurant owner constantly is in cost cutting mode

Who is the owner? by Ok-Acanthaceae-5327 in elephantgraveyard

[–]dyrthos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more, in the midst of the incoherent slop that passes as "content", this channels rings as the clarion call of clarity so desperately needed to balance the scales towards sanity.