RufusFirefly

joined 1 year ago
[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm 65 and the country is essentially fucked for the remainder of my lifetime. The judiciary, federal appointments, cabinet secretaries, SCOTUS... We're screwed

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

30 or 40 years ago he would've been laughed out of politics the moment he came down his gold escalator.

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Still better to end up with the lesser of the two weevils

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I'm in my mid 60s and know a few people that never even heard the term "browser extension" before. How they tolerate using the web with no ad blocking is beyond me.

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The only options I want are Girl Scout thin mints or peanut butter cookies

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Even with an ad blocker, it gets more unusable every year that goes by

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Because of the electoral college, my vote doesn't mean much of anything in a presidential election because I live in a very blue state, not a swing state. I still vote, though.

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I do that because I used to work in grocery stores and can noticed even small, incremental price changes on many items. Most consumers don't do that and hardly notice 3 cents more on this and 2 ounces short on that. We are already accustomed to toilet paper and laundry detergent mega-size and "concentrated" bullshit.

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

The only reason I remember that I'm 64 is that I will be 65 on my next birthday. That's kind of a milestone for a number of reasons and it's easy to remember. The same was true when I was about to turn 50. Other than that, anything after 30 is kind of blurry

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

No need for ad hominem attacks. Profiteering has always been a part of inflation but it's never the cause or the underlying reason that inflation occurs. There are a host of things that go into what drives inflation but during Covid it was the Fed dumping tons of money into the system and post Covid it was wage inflation and low unemployment. Do corporations still use predatory pricing? You bet. The only thing that will really work now is either very deep recession or a depression.

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't stream much but being disabled, I can't get to the store so I do order stuff from Amazon. What I've seen in the last few years is an influx of Chinese sellers with tons and tons of garbage and all of the reviews are completely worthless, of course.

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm Bernie Sanders left and wish I had a gas stove and could buy more steak.

 

I used picture hover extensions all the time on Reddit but they don't work here. Also, after hitting subscribe, how long does it stay as pending?

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