Sinnerman

joined 2 years ago
[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Well, we agree that she looked terrible. Here's the evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYymRU-bfpQ

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Indeed, I have little respect for advertisers and I disagree with her politics. But I wouldn't say I have no sympathy, and I offered a plausible explanation on why she might have taken the job.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 40 points 2 years ago

Now's a good time to advertise the fediverse, if you're still on reddit. Just pick your favorite instance, and tell people to check it out and to click "login/register" if they like it.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

What a bland article. Just when it starts to become insightful, it ends:

These events are all signs of a gig economy that might just be falling apart, not because of any one CEO decision but because companies that find success by framing themselves as a DIY alternative to an established industry can only grow in the same direction as the very thing they wanted to replace. The original sin, it seems, is when they try to be both.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Noscript extension on Firefox still works.

Though if you want to support quality reporting, paying for a nytimes account is not a bad idea.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

It used to be really tough to unsubscribe from Prime, but Amazon was getting sued for that so they made it easier to unsubscribe.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Washington Post had an article about this with a lot more facts, a couple days ago:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/06/27/ultra-processed-foods-predigested-health-risks/
(temporarily free article on a mostly-paywalled site.)

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"There is nothing special about Reddit except its community and the content the community created."

This is the fundamental truth that rules all others.