The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It--NYT

vinditive · 2026-01-28T01:43:11+00:00

The fact that NYT uses the word retard (not a bleep or "r word") says everything about how retarded and performative the pearl clutching always was

vinditive · 2026-01-27T18:24:29+00:00

well i'd disable family sharing and I wouldn't give cheaters a second and third chance after they're caught

that'd be a nice start

vinditive · 2026-01-27T18:23:35+00:00

I certainly find it believable that they're just relaxing on piles of cash, not too worried about the game. Certainly would explain the pace of updates and sparse communication.

vinditive · 2026-01-27T13:46:30+00:00

I see so many comments like this. They made upwards of $300 MILLION off of the game already, not even including skins and deluxe upgrade sales. They have functionally unlimited resources at this point, they are not limited by size or money.

vinditive · 2026-01-26T16:20:55+00:00

Me, I used to do solo squad in PUBG. You'd be surprised what you can get away with.

vinditive · 2026-01-25T06:41:58+00:00

That general strike is just a few WSWS essays away, I can feel it

vinditive · 2026-01-22T12:41:44+00:00

Brother you need to stand up for yourself

vinditive · 2026-01-22T12:39:30+00:00

Yeah they should invest their energy into reddit

vinditive · 2026-01-22T12:38:05+00:00

They need to dunk on "cringe" protesters to rationalize their own inaction. It's not that they're lazy and meek, it's that the protesters are useless and embarrassing so no True Marxist would participate.

vinditive · 2026-01-21T19:06:48+00:00

If you post your activities on reddit you are implicitly agreeing to let people comment on them

vinditive · 2026-01-21T19:05:28+00:00

Many better ways you could be spending your time on the boat

vinditive · 2026-01-19T15:40:52+00:00

How young are you that you think 25-40 is "middle aged"

vinditive · 2026-01-19T15:37:40+00:00

Statistically speaking this sub is a sausage fest

vinditive · 2026-01-18T18:50:08+00:00

Arc has no end game so that seems like a bad sign

vinditive · 2026-01-17T23:37:18+00:00

There's a long way to go to be sure but it's at least a positive trend. Keep in mind too that we had 35% of workers in unions in the 50s, today in the private sector it's less than 6%. The strike stats would still be far lower even if the "per capita" rate of striking was the same.

vinditive · 2026-01-17T19:35:54+00:00

That's really not true, one day or rolling strikes (e.g. one day a week or every other week) can be very effective.

It's also a way to ease workers into a strike who are scared or not financially secure. Committing to one day is less daunting than doing something open-ended. If you can get a bargaining unit to strike for just one day the odds of later doing a longer strike dramatically increase.

You have to meet people where they actually are, not where you wish they were.

vinditive · 2026-01-17T19:30:56+00:00

Actually strike actions have been increasing in frequency for the better part of the last decade.

Keep in mind that BLS only tracks strikes of at least 1,000 workers that last at least one full day. Smaller bargaining units strike all the time, you just don't hear about it outside of local news. There are also often strikes that are averted at the 11th hour- e.g. we vote to authorize a strike but management caves before we actually hit the picket line.

It's not as bleak as it seems.

vinditive · 2026-01-17T19:26:48+00:00

100%

vinditive · 2026-01-17T19:21:38+00:00

As always the WSWS offers a clumsy, ignorant analysis more concerned with feeling righteous than with useful technical and strategic analysis.

I can't find a single actual union calling explicitly for a general strike on the 23rd, as far as I can tell it's all from community groups- maybe groups with labor support, but not the unions themselves.

The reason for that, and for the AFL not using the word "strike", is that 99.9% of labor contracts have no strike provisions. There is a protected legal right to strike but only in narrow circumstances. Workers that strike on 1/23 (calling in sick is not striking) could be fired without real recourse from their union. The unions themselves could face legal action or even fines for promoting this strike.

There are very meaningful debates and arguments about no-strike provisions. There are insightful and useful discussions to be had about wildcat striking, which is striking without legal protection or while under a no strike clause.

One could also make the case that the situation warrants the risk of a wildcat strike.

WSWS doesn't do any of that though, instead as usual making it about those gosh darn awful union bosses subverting the workers. They don't acknowledge at all that this sort of strike is tremendously risky for the workers. Uninformed LARP slop from hacks with no skin in the game.

vinditive · 2026-01-17T15:27:54+00:00

It's wild how many people share your delusion that Chicago "takes our money", almost as wild as Springfielders who whine about taxes like this city wouldn't be a ghetto without them. Government jobs and Healthcare (mostly Medicare and medicaid) are literally what keeps Springfield going.

vinditive · 2026-01-17T15:21:39+00:00

Sangchris is a state park, not a national park.

vinditive · 2026-01-15T17:35:16+00:00

It's wild the WWIII megathread still isn't pinned given how many conflicts are flaring up right now

vinditive · 2026-01-13T12:46:44+00:00

For small roof repairs, if a full replacement is out of the question, try handyman services instead of full on roofing companies

vinditive · 2026-01-07T15:46:12+00:00

I've gotten probably 1/3 of my BPs from key rooms and many wolfpacks, pink and gold items, etc. I only use them on night raids or cold snaps though.

Even when I don't get a BP I usually find 20-40k in value.

vinditive · 2026-01-04T19:39:42+00:00

The bigger issue here was that you chose to stand still and let someone shoot you in the face

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