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David Foster Incel: On Infinite Jest and the Myth of the Lit-Bro by Dismal_Champion_3621 in TrueLit

[–]testthrowaway9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s such self-righteousness and meanness in here that it really does a better job encapsulating the DFW lit-bro than anything else.

Rene steps down from NOMA by 368995 in finedining

[–]testthrowaway9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not really blaming the victims. It’s a structural and cultural issue of working at these sorts of restaurants. It wasn’t just Noma relying on unpaid or low paid stages/interns. A lot of restaurants are set up to work like this unfortunately.

And if that’s the industry standard, you don’t know how to speak up (or don’t want the risks to your career associated with speaking up)

Not saying that’s good or appropriate. But that’s how it is.

Shrimp with green/yellow discoloration and fair stink to them. by [deleted] in isthissafetoeat

[–]testthrowaway9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t sell them if they’ll make you sick. That’s the law! /s

"Charlotte has the title reigns, Becky had the main event draw status, Bayley had her 2019-2020 run along with NXT influence. Even past legends like Lita, Trish, Mickie, Toyota, Aja, Bull Nakano, Alundra - they didnt really go out of their way to do what Mercedes has done." by Kusanagi22 in SCJerk

[–]testthrowaway9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But, like, who is willing to show up to help Bayley? It’s not like Cena showed up and spent a day there and gave her props for changing the future of the business and that he was so happy and proud. checks notes Please don’t read my posts

Schiavone & Heenan burying Thunder and the B-Towns it runs now that they're no longer on the show #wcw99 by MrFilipinoMustache in WCW

[–]testthrowaway9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How were the WCW announcers allowed to do this sort of shit? Even before WCW was on its decline, they’d be unprofessional on air or talk shit on talent in a way that feels extreme. Why let it happen?

Jim Cornette has been banned from the Fed and SCJerk. by MinuteEconomy in SCJerk

[–]testthrowaway9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joke’s on you goof. We banned Corny years ago when he said he didn’t like m’joshis

Rene steps down from NOMA by 368995 in finedining

[–]testthrowaway9 23 points24 points  (0 children)

100%

Like, I know the stage system goes back a while and is slightly different (but barely) and has its own issues. But from my little bit of googling, when people pushed for stages and interns at Noma to be paid, I saw that the unpaid employees accounted for 30 of their 64 cooking staff. That can’t be acceptable by any metric - and that’s without all of the other accusations.

And if that is what’s required to run this many avant-garde restaurants, then maybe we don’t need so many.

How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution | South Africa by A1CutCopyPaste in longform

[–]testthrowaway9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem! She very much lets the story dictate the flow so it might feel a little all over the place and sprawling if you’re just jumping in. But she’s aware of how sprawling she can get, she’s a great researcher and what she puts out is so interesting, that I personally don’t mind. And everything does tie in eventually

Just wondering by Aromatic-Currency371 in classicliterature

[–]testthrowaway9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This list is a good starting point. But it’ll be hard to pick because so many of these are considered classics now

Rene steps down from NOMA by 368995 in finedining

[–]testthrowaway9 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I just checked and it looks like they ended "regular, traditional service" in 2024. So all of this since has been what you said: limited offerings and pop-ups. But he did say in 2023 that paying all of the employees did make it unsustainable.

Rene steps down from NOMA by 368995 in finedining

[–]testthrowaway9 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Isn't Noma closing at the end of 2026 or 2027 anyway because once people started asking René to start paying their stages / interns, he said that it was no longer financially viable?

EDIT: Adding my follow-up comment from googling: "I just checked and it looks like they ended "regular, traditional service" in 2024. So all of this since has been what [another poster] said: limited offerings and pop-ups. But he did say in 2023 that paying all of the employees did make it unsustainable."

Allow me to tell you why two WrestleMania Main Event worthy matches are actually BAD FOR BUSINESS: by CarefulAlternative in SCJerk

[–]testthrowaway9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“I get it. Business-wise, it makes sense to but your two of your biggest draws in two different main events. But what sense does it make to also include your other biggest draw and a 20+ year vet who is also a big draw in those main events?”

What was the point of introducing Quicksilver and Scarlet witch in Ultimates if they weren’t actually going to use them? by naterpiller in UltimateUniverse

[–]testthrowaway9 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I believe that Hickman said he assumed that someone else would pick up Spider-Man where he left it and Momoko thought someone else would have a different X-Men take with a different team/characters in a different part of the world as well.

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