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Gizmondo has a recap and honestly the eccentricities are rather tame, either jokes or classic billionaire delusions. The most offensive thing is instituting that 20% of the workforce should be fired yearly.

Edit :
https://gizmodo.com/high-on-his-own-supply-wework-ceo-reportedly-wants-to-1838230138

Nintex · « **Reply #1633 on:** September 22, 2019, 04:35:06 PM »

https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1175855584018673665

I don't know anymore

VomKriege · « **Reply #1634 on:** September 22, 2019, 05:54:33 PM »

Quote from: Esch on September 22, 2019, 05:01:27 PM

https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1175877504164401152

I think the article is pretty spot on. Barely anyone comment on watches, even at work. It happens (including from my boss and I actually might have more expensive watches than him) but it never had an explicit "real" impact but there's definitely identifiable patterns in the brands I see on my coworkers wrists. Lack of commentary is not lack of making an impression (like the rest of your wardrobe) though it won't get in any sort of those intricacies unless with another watch amateur. Obviously I don't navigate in the same professional avenues than those of the articles, where dressing code is more of a thing, but the general remarks sound accurate to me.

It's kind of a silly contrarian pavlovian opinion, but I would look down a bit on any salesman with a Rolex in a professional setting unless it's really an understated / appropriate model. Victim of its own success (no slight at the build quality and finesse of the pieces themselves) but it screams mediocrity and lack of imagination.

team filler · « **Reply #1635 on:** September 23, 2019, 10:27:05 AM »

kingv · « **Reply #1636 on:** September 23, 2019, 12:06:57 PM »

Quote from: VomKriege on September 22, 2019, 02:22:26 PM

Quote from: Tripon on September 22, 2019, 01:06:09 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottMAustin/status/1175818192939151360

Gizmondo has a recap and honestly the eccentricities are rather tame, either jokes or classic billionaire delusions. The most offensive thing is instituting that 20% of the workforce should be fired yearly.

Edit :
https://gizmodo.com/high-on-his-own-supply-wework-ceo-reportedly-wants-to-1838230138

SoftBank is trying to dump them because the street realized this company is trash, and they are hoping putting someone more conventional in front of it will save their investment... sort of like when Uber dumped their founder (note Uber is also worth effectively $0 in the long term imo)

team filler · « **Reply #1637 on:** September 24, 2019, 06:21:10 PM »

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1638 on:** September 24, 2019, 07:20:53 PM »

To be fair, would you spend $90 on bulk toilet paper you’d never felt?

shosta · « **Reply #1639 on:** September 24, 2019, 07:36:31 PM »

"Honey, come here. Wipe your ass with this. Right? We'll take two."

team filler · « **Reply #1640 on:** September 24, 2019, 07:55:48 PM »

either she wipes your ass as the free sample

or you eat roll as the sample

or both

team filler · « **Reply #1641 on:** September 24, 2019, 08:49:40 PM »

https://twitter.com/traemurray/status/1174470262030364672

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1642 on:** September 24, 2019, 08:54:35 PM »

Good riddance

shosta · « **Reply #1643 on:** September 24, 2019, 09:12:05 PM »

That kid's name? Measles.

team filler · « **Reply #1644 on:** September 25, 2019, 12:07:08 AM »

https://twitter.com/ShaneSheehy/status/1176707495169089537

team filler · « **Reply #1645 on:** September 25, 2019, 11:29:25 AM »

https://twitter.com/portlandmercury/status/1176875355107295232

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #1646 on:** September 25, 2019, 12:12:10 PM »

https://business.financialpost.com/personal-finance/high-net-worth/ncomes-of-canadas-1-grew-faster-than-everyone-elses-in-2017-and-their-taxes-went-down

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Statistics Canada says in 2017 the average total income of all tax filers rose 2.5 per cent compared to the previous year, while those in the top one per cent saw average income growth of 8.5 per cent.

The report says the top 0.1 per cent took home 17.2 per cent more income, and people in the top 0.01 per cent, who made at least $2.7 million, saw their incomes rise 27.2 per cent

Note: Inflation is about 2%, and the rate significantly underestimates shelter costs (especially in Toronto and Vancouver).

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Seems more like an anomaly. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190924/cg-b001-eng.htm

Nintex · « **Reply #1647 on:** September 25, 2019, 07:02:47 PM »

https://twitter.com/NintenDaan/status/1176993857579470848

Tripon · « **Reply #1648 on:** September 25, 2019, 11:24:08 PM »

https://twitter.com/mishxx88/status/1172336825039409152

Dude paid to promote this tweet.

kingv · « **Reply #1649 on:** September 25, 2019, 11:37:25 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on September 25, 2019, 07:02:47 PM

https://twitter.com/NintenDaan/status/1176993857579470848

Why are people so bent out of shape that a mobile game is priced exactly the same way as all of the other popular free to play games are priced.

Clash Royale, clash of clans, Marvel puzzle quest, etc all have the same monthly $5-10 purchase thing going on.

benjipwns · « **Reply #1650 on:** September 25, 2019, 11:40:58 PM »

Mario Kart Tour should be a clicker game. Nintendo is falling behind in the most important genre. Sad to see.

team filler · « **Reply #1651 on:** September 26, 2019, 10:54:23 AM »

https://twitter.com/cynthiamckinney/status/1177229551249719297

Brehvolution · « **Reply #1652 on:** September 26, 2019, 01:35:06 PM »

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Bitcoin is about freedom and it is in no-way dangerous to society

Until it loses its value and people are broke.

Only down -8.07% today so far.

kingv · « **Reply #1653 on:** September 26, 2019, 01:46:21 PM »

If only the dollar had such great buying opportunities.

team filler · « **Reply #1654 on:** September 26, 2019, 04:28:35 PM »

https://twitter.com/ltotheucy/status/1176617049176596481

kingv · « **Reply #1655 on:** September 26, 2019, 04:32:16 PM »

I gotta remember to keep my flesh light on the kitchen table just in case.
Stay safe y’all.

team filler · « **Reply #1656 on:** September 26, 2019, 04:49:12 PM »

you can also use double sided black dildos to unclog throats

kingv · « **Reply #1657 on:** September 26, 2019, 07:22:57 PM »

No those are to induce vomitting

team filler · « **Reply #1658 on:** September 27, 2019, 01:03:12 PM »

https://twitter.com/KrangTNelson/status/1171131177622786048

VomKriege · « **Reply #1659 on:** September 27, 2019, 01:21:56 PM »

Quote from: filler on September 27, 2019, 01:03:12 PM

https://twitter.com/KrangTNelson/status/1171131177622786048

An ad agency, for money.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1660 on:** September 27, 2019, 01:35:46 PM »

Quote from: filler on September 27, 2019, 01:03:12 PM

https://twitter.com/KrangTNelson/status/1171131177622786048

I liked them better when they were about resurrected dead on planet Jupiter.

hampster · « **Reply #1661 on:** September 27, 2019, 10:52:17 PM »

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #1662 on:** September 28, 2019, 02:14:33 AM »

Akala · « **Reply #1663 on:** September 28, 2019, 03:29:42 AM »

always endgame

team filler · « **Reply #1664 on:** September 28, 2019, 03:59:28 AM »

https://twitter.com/NoahShachtman/status/1177767879229497349

Transhuman · « **Reply #1665 on:** September 28, 2019, 08:25:53 AM »

Quote from: filler on September 24, 2019, 08:49:40 PM

https://twitter.com/traemurray/status/1174470262030364672

"Okay sweetie just keep crying and hold it a little higher so mommy can take a picture."

Tripon · « **Reply #1666 on:** September 28, 2019, 12:00:46 PM »

https://twitter.com/BENJEYD/status/1176919319307005957

Yeti · « **Reply #1667 on:** September 28, 2019, 01:14:40 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on September 28, 2019, 12:00:46 PM

https://twitter.com/BENJEYD/status/1176919319307005957

I assumed benji was already eating dog and cat food because benji is a famous dog and also he has a cat avatar

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1668 on:** September 28, 2019, 08:47:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/NoahShachtman/status/1177767879229497349

nachobro · « **Reply #1669 on:** September 29, 2019, 12:45:47 AM »

https://twitter.com/NoahShachtman/status/1177767879229497349

kingv · « **Reply #1670 on:** September 29, 2019, 01:08:19 AM »

Quote from: Transhuman on September 28, 2019, 08:25:53 AM

Quote from: filler on September 24, 2019, 08:49:40 PM
https://twitter.com/traemurray/status/1174470262030364672

"Okay sweetie just keep crying and hold it a little higher so mommy can take a picture."

That kid is fake crying.

I don’t see no tears.

team filler · « **Reply #1671 on:** September 29, 2019, 02:44:51 AM »

https://twitter.com/kristinlawless/status/1177302915104460800

team filler · « **Reply #1672 on:** September 29, 2019, 04:50:41 AM »

https://twitter.com/NathanJRobinson/status/1178005656865034240

Nintex · « **Reply #1673 on:** September 29, 2019, 06:38:21 AM »

Honestly, I don't get the 'obsession' with unions solving workers rights issues.

Unions haven't accomplished much in decades.
The left is reheating ideas and doing it poorly.

Unions have given away all their leverage, demands and influence and negotiated the worst possible deals.
At this point they're nearly extinct and people think something as ineffective as a union is going to help them?
They haven't done shit.

"We needs Unions"

LMAO

Also Nathan is poorly defending the values of Kickstarter workers. He has a campaign on there, llke a Call of Duty boycotter.
His shitty blog probably can't make ends meet without Kickstarter.

Maybe not give up all your brand recognition, virtue signaling and 'values' to some platform with nice colors and stock images.
I'm sure that in the plan of hauling in loads of cash Kickstarter didn't think about it's own bottom line you dumbfuck.

Rufus · « **Reply #1674 on:** September 29, 2019, 07:57:49 AM »

There is, of course, only one kind of union. The ineffectual kind. Therefore, unions are bad.

Sterling analysis.

team filler · « **Reply #1675 on:** September 29, 2019, 10:59:26 AM »

https://twitter.com/DanielDumbrill/status/1178233256447078401

Rufus · « **Reply #1676 on:** September 29, 2019, 12:09:27 PM »

Land acquisition is a lot simpler over there.

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #1677 on:** September 29, 2019, 04:40:50 PM »

not really late stage but yolo
https://twitter.com/nmgrm/status/1178399231478046720

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1678 on:** September 29, 2019, 07:45:16 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on September 29, 2019, 07:57:49 AM

There is, of course, only one kind of union. The ineffectual kind. Therefore, unions are bad.

Sterling analysis.

It can't possibly have anything to do with decades of anti-union legislation and PR sponsored by megacorporations...

shosta · « **Reply #1679 on:** September 30, 2019, 02:04:20 AM »

Relax, guys. Comrade Nintex is just reminding us that unions can't be a revolutionary tool in the struggle for socialism.

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Bernstein rejects the “theory of collapse” as an historic road toward socialism. Now what is the way to a socialist society that is proposed by his “theory of adaptation to capitalism”? Bernstein answers this question only by allusion. Konrad Schmidt, however, attempts to deal with this detail in the manner of Bernstein. According to him, “the trade union struggle for hours and wages and the political struggle for reforms will lead to a progressively more extensive control over the conditions of production,” and “as the rights of the capitalist proprietor will be diminished through legislation, he will be reduced in time to the role of a simple administrator.” “The capitalist will see his property lose more and more value to himself” till finally “the direction and administration of exploitation will be taken from him entirely” and “collective exploitation” instituted.

Therefore trade unions, social reforms and, adds Bernstein, the political democratisation of the State are the means of the progressive realisation of socialism.

But the fact is that the principal function of trade unions (and this was best explained by Bernstein himself in Neue Zeit in 1891) consists in providing the workers with a means of realising the capitalist law of wages, that is to say, the sale of their labour power at current market prices. Trade unions enable the proletariat to utilise at each instant, the conjuncture of the market. But these conjunctures – (1) the labour demand determined by the state of production, (2) the labour supply created by the proletarianisation of the middle strata of society and the natural reproduction of the working classes, and (3) the momentary degree of productivity of labour – these remain outside of the sphere of influence of the trade unions. Trade unions cannot suppress the law of wages. Under the most favourable circumstances, the best they can do is to impose on capitalist exploitation the “normal” limit of the moment. They have not, however, the power to suppress exploitation itself, not even gradually.

Schmidt, it is true, sees the present trade union movement in a “feeble initial stage.” He hopes that “in the future” the “trade union movement will exercise a progressively increased influence over the regulation of production.” But by the regulation of production we can only understand two things: intervention in the technical domain of the process of production and fixing the scale of production itself. What is the nature of the influence exercised by trade unions in these two departments? It is clear that in the technique of production, the interest of the capitalist agrees, up to a certain point, with the progress and development of capitalist economy. It is his own interest that pushes him to make technical improvements. But the isolated worker finds himself in a decidedly different position. Each technical transformation contradicts his interests. It aggravates his helpless situation by depreciating the value of his labour power and rendering his work more intense, more monotonous and more difficult.

Insofar as trade unions can intervene in the technical department of production, they can only oppose technical innovation. But here they do not act in the interest of the entire working class and its emancipation, which accords rather with technical progress and, therefore, with the interest of the isolated capitalist. They act here in a reactionary direction. And in fact, we find efforts on the part of workers to intervene in the technical part of production not in the future, where Schmidt looks for it, but in the past of the trade union movement. Such efforts characterised the old phase of English trade unionism (up to 1860), when the British organisations were still tied to medieval “corporative” vestiges and found inspiration in the outworn principle of “a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s labour,” as expressed by Webb in his History of Trade Unionism.

On the other hand, the effort of the labour unions to fix the scale of production and the prices of commodities is a recent phenomenon. Only recently have we witnessed such attempts – and again in England. In their nature and tendencies, these efforts resemble those dealt with above. What does the active participation of trade unions in fixing the scale and cost of production amount to? It amounts to a cartel of the workers and entrepreneurs in a common stand against the consumer and especially rival entrepreneurs. In no way is the effect of this any different from that of ordinary employers’ associations. Basically we no longer have here a struggle between Labour and Capital, but the solidarity of Capital and Labour against the total consumers. Considered for its social worth, it is seen to be a reactionary move that cannot be a stage in the struggle for the emancipation of the proletariat, because it connotes the very opposite of the class struggle. Considered from the angle of practical application, it is found to be a utopia which, as shown by a rapid examination, cannot be extended to the large branches of industry producing for the world market.

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