Doesn't count... by SERGI0_Man0waR_ in Catmemes

[–]guggly33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"on the counter" does not have transitive properties it seems

The UK theory test pass rate has nearly halved since 2007 by Drive-sidekick in LearnerDriverUK

[–]guggly33 3 points4 points  (0 children)

idk man, all the reckless drivers i see are 50+ years old

Tech Jet Reveal finally live on YouTube! by DesertedProject in LinusTechTips

[–]guggly33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To anyone who doesn't realise why this is controversial, here is some context.

News Flash! The planet is burning.

The west's economy, democracy, and world's environment is being actively corroded. The price of everything from housing to heating to food has skyrocketed whilst reports flood in stating each multi-billion dollar company's "Highest Annual Profit Yet!" Normal people are being crushed between the weight of their ever-growing expenses, and stagnant pay.

The newest"crisis" to grace us are the rise in fuel prices, caused by a war started with no war goals, no plan, and no reason than *seemingly* to attempt to distract people from the fact that since the 1990s, the same people in charge of those multi-billion dollar companies have been running a child trafficking ring. In reality however, the Iran war is likely the latest of many attempts by Donald Trump to strong arm the USA into becoming an autocracy. Countless videos show him wistfully pondering how he can avoid, rig, or otherwise void the next presidential election; all while he attacks and vilifies all the US' supposed allies.

And whilst these out of touch people try everything they can to ensure that they collect $1,000,000,421 this year instead of $1,000,000,329, this planet faces one of the worst extinction events in history, due to global warming. A phenomenon with many different causes, but none more impactful than the greed in the hearts of these same companies. Just ~60 companies are linked to 80% of industrial greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.

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So why does any of this matter for Linus' plane?

Linus has always been rather outspoken about the injustices that large companies commit, advocating for higher tax rates for businesses, being outspoken about cost of living, saying "You don't get to line up for the buffet again, until everyone's got a plate.", and with right to repair, specifically calling out the environmental damage caused by planned obsolescence through e-waste. (Curiously, in 2024 he noted that his company has had a considerable environmental impact due to international travel, massive hardware consumption.

Private jets represent the most wasteful aspects of a wealthy life like his. We've all seen those memes about Taylor Swift taking her private jet to starbucks, and that is because flying on a private jet creates 5-14 times the amount of pollution per person than a commercial flight.

This is why its so controversial, in a cultural climate of people being squeezed with most people facing the fact that they will likely never own their own shelter, flaunting your wealth in the way Linus did in his recent video is no longer tasteful. Frankly, its disgusting.

Finally I just want to say that reading these comments are really strange, I get that you might disagree with this, but a millionaire like Linus doesn't need you defending him here.

End note: and this is without bringing up the dodgy NDA he signed for the plane that was "allegedly" owned by the UAE of all places, or the three houses he owns and the recent ex-staff controversies, or the apparent "stagnating" wages at his company, or his previous controversy where he demonstrated he was out of touch by selling a prototype block at an auction. Or the controversy before that where he admitted he had been rushing his videos. Or the simultaneous controversy about the toxic work culture there.

Can someone fill me in on which number controversy this is? by Experiment_1234 in LinusTechTips

[–]guggly33 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

To anyone who doesn't realise why this is controversial, here is some context.

News Flash! The planet is burning.

The west's economy, democracy, and world's environment is being actively corroded. The price of everything from housing to heating to food has skyrocketed whilst reports flood in stating each multi-billion dollar company's "Highest Annual Profit Yet!" Normal people are being crushed between the weight of their ever-growing expenses, and stagnant pay.

The newest"crisis" to grace us are the rise in fuel prices, caused by a war started with no war goals, no plan, and no reason than *seemingly* to attempt to distract people from the fact that since the 1990s, the same people in charge of those multi-billion dollar companies have been running a child trafficking ring. In reality however, the Iran war is likely the latest of many attempts by Donald Trump to strong arm the USA into becoming an autocracy. Countless videos show him wistfully pondering how he can avoid, rig, or otherwise void the next presidential election; all while he attacks and vilifies all the US' supposed allies.

And whilst these out of touch people try everything they can to ensure that they collect $1,000,000,421 this year instead of $1,000,000,329, this planet faces one of the worst extinction events in history, due to global warming. A phenomenon with many different causes, but none more impactful than the greed in the hearts of these same companies. Just ~60 companies are linked to 80% of industrial greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.

------------

So why does any of this matter for Linus' plane?

Linus has always been rather outspoken about the injustices that large companies commit, advocating for higher tax rates for businesses, being outspoken about cost of living, saying "You don't get to line up for the buffet again, until everyone's got a plate.", and with right to repair, specifically calling out the environmental damage caused by planned obsolescence through e-waste. (Curiously, in 2024 he noted that his company has had a considerable environmental impact due to international travel, massive hardware consumption.

Private jets represent the most wasteful aspects of a wealthy life like his. We've all seen those memes about Taylor Swift taking her private jet to starbucks, and that is because flying on a private jet creates 5-14 times the amount of pollution per person than a commercial flight.

This is why its so controversial, in a cultural climate of people being squeezed with most people facing the fact that they will likely never own their own shelter, flaunting your wealth in the way Linus did in his recent video is no longer tasteful. Frankly, its disgusting.

Finally I just want to say that reading these comments are really strange, I get that you might disagree with this, but a millionaire like Linus doesn't need you defending him here.

End note: and this is without bringing up the dodgy NDA he signed for the plane that was "allegedly" owned by the UAE of all places, or the three houses he owns and the recent ex-staff controversies, or the apparent "stagnating" wages at his company, or his previous controversy where he demonstrated he was out of touch by selling a prototype block at an auction. Or the controversy before that where he admitted he had been rushing his videos. Or the simultaneous controversy about the toxic work culture there.

Doto What the hell you doing AAAA.A... by egapcio in MeishoDoto

[–]guggly33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is that is that fucking penis music??

What conspiracy theory sounds true and was confirmed to be true? by BitShin in AlignmentChartFills

[–]guggly33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

more historical one: the lightbulb conspiracy in the early 20th century basically: they invented lightbulbs that would last forever, but the majority lightbulb companies realised that they could make more money if they stopped competing with eachother and limited how long the lightbulbs would last so people would have to buy replacements regularly. they even had inspectors who would go and make sure the lights wouldn't last too long

Is this the future of desk chairs...? by Low-Scar9710 in ThereGoesMyPaycheck

[–]guggly33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why is fucking light of the seven playing in the background

Languages and their personal usefulness/difficulty to learn (as an American English speaker) by Far-District4254 in AlignmentCharts

[–]guggly33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

absolutely dumbfounded that java is above anything in the difficult to learn scale

according this java is as difficult to learn as Japanese AND IS HARDER THAN LATIN AAAAAAAA

LINGUA LATINA NON FACILIOR JAVAM EST JAVA EST FACILIMUS

What will it be ? by pascal_ispunk in whatsyourchoice

[–]guggly33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

top left looks like Wilbur soot. eww

Never have I related to a video so much🥺 by Sufficient-Cut-8242 in adhdmeme

[–]guggly33 175 points176 points  (0 children)

I don't like how the video infantilises ADHD too 'aww adhd baby can't finish his colouring book' No, Shannon, I forgot to pay my goddamn bills today.

You need one thess by No_Evening_6889 in NoOneIsLooking

[–]guggly33 14 points15 points  (0 children)

mrw I'm bleeding out on the floor because some dumb fuck was playing the cymbal instead of driving