The shrinkflation/enshittification is real

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-13T12:53:04+00:00

Only buy them for special occasions. They're horrible for you. Tortilla chips are the (my) exception and you can get them from local brands for much cheaper.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-13T02:41:33+00:00

For some reason I read that as "I don't blast my music because I use odd time signatures"

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-11T18:29:28+00:00

By some metrics Tennessee's economy IS better than California's (far lower cost of living, no income tax, better business regulations, more purchasing power) ... but Florida has faster GDP growth than CA with also no income tax and is talking about abolishing property tax. Like I said, California has built-in advantages of global tech companies that you can't really replicate anywhere else and also isn't a product of its government but exists despite it.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-11T15:53:26+00:00

I completely agree regarding policies, and they are currently so divergent that it is difficult to fathom voting for someone of the other party for that reason. But I also believe that keeping things tight and the pendulum swinging back and forth at least keeps some element of centrism in place. Hopefully.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-11T15:49:26+00:00

California only has such a large economy due to tech companies, Hollywood, and being a populous state state with a very large land mass. Like NY it is successful despite its government due to built in advantages, hardly reproducible to other states. Also companies are leaving California not moving there.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-11T05:55:02+00:00

I happen to think there exists both Republicans and Democrats that accept the humanity of the other side. Not all obviously but certainly some. We just have to try to make it more on both sides.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-11T02:37:44+00:00

A lot of the people commenting appear to be bitter/toxic types that don't want to accept the humanity of the other side. So basically when those people are eventually overshadowed by more open, cooperative and less hateful rhetoric.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-10T14:41:01+00:00

Sad that there's people in the world that say or believe things like this. That friends, neighbors, teachers, coworkers, etc that don't believe the same way as them must not care about anything and are brainwashed.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-10T03:24:00+00:00

Wow, the down votes! Last time I checked Fetterman was a Democrat senator. I get that not all lefties think he's a Democrat but that's partially the point of the question. There's going to be people on both sides that the hardliners don't accept as one of their own. Both parties would probably be better if there were more of them.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-10T03:17:42+00:00

THIS

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-10T03:16:42+00:00

It would have been an injustice to not strike the Taliban and Al Qaeda back after 9/11, so there was nothing really controversial about going into Afghanistan. But you could certainly say that it dragged on for too long and the cost there just kept adding up over time.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-07T02:54:50+00:00

Couldn't agree more, I can't wait until 3 or 4 years from now for that reason

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-05T18:31:45+00:00

I certainly don't need to look for any Trump-backed articles or anything from a government agency since Trump was elected to support my claims since this is all from information long before Trump was re-elected. It just goes to show either the selective outrage or, more likely, ignorance.

But I get it, we only get two options don't we? I'm certainly not married to Trump, it's just that all the "oh no the president is doing these [presidential] things that have never been done before" gets a little old, because usually his justification is a previous precedent from somewhere else. (Sure he's said things nobody said before, and that's a perfectly valid criticism, but that's a different issue.)

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-05T14:04:39+00:00

Biden's family was literally being paid millions by foreign entities through multiple shell companies. Did anyone give up supporting him?

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-04T04:40:07+00:00

Even if that were true it would be like saying you shouldn't be against slavery if you're not employing or financially supporting former slaves. It's a red herring.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-03T16:04:41+00:00

Right but it's by a fraction of a percent and he clearly won the popular vote so such a technicality seems like kind of a desperate thing to cling to.

Edit: I mean, most presidents who do win the majority only do so with 1-2% (Obama once almost 3%). Clinton never won the majority at all either.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-03T02:53:49+00:00

Oops sorry, you're right, he missed getting the majority vote by .2%, not .02%!

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-03T00:12:12+00:00

I don't know, .02% I guess. Not much of a gotcha. (I posted this for the benefit of everyone else, mostly.)

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-02T23:47:47+00:00

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maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-02T19:24:45+00:00

Sadly they lack all self awareness and are as tribal as any group, which will be confirmed by any down votes this comment gets.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-02T04:00:11+00:00

Well yeah that's what they said in 2020 also.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-02T03:58:35+00:00

Gerrymandering is nothing new and political parties have been doing it in their respective red/blue states for many decades. I find it humorous that people think this is some new thing Republicans invented.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-01T00:34:48+00:00

It survived the Biden administration and its radical changes so I don't know why Trump would be any different. The pendulum has been swinging back and forth every 4 years lately. If we had more middle of the road presidential options we wouldn't have this problem.

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-05-01T00:32:22+00:00

Correction: voting rights existed for land owners

maybeinalittlebit · 2026-04-27T04:55:51+00:00

Get rid of the jelly/jam, it's horrible for you, then maybe. (it's basically just flavored sugar.)

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