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Cake day: August 20th, 2023

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  • I haven’t watched the Olympics in a long time but I thought the experience was kinda shit, especially compared to ye olden days of it being on every channel. My experience was basically:

    My wife: What’s the difference between “Women’s all around final” and “women’s all around final (TV)”?

    Me: googling I think we want the “TV” one?

    30 second ad

    20 seconds of a commentator talking over a view of Paris

    2 minutes of ads

    15 minutes of the camera just looking at an empty apparatus while there’s clearly other stuff going on in the background

    2 minutes ads

    30 seconds commentators discussing the event

    2 minutes ads

    Ok they actually fucking start, finally

    Someone does something, 2 second MICRO AD??? This is a thing now apparently? Randomly throughout there’s these insanely short ads that are super jarring

    Zoom in on Simone Biles face

    Watch someone do a warmup on vault

    Simone itches her nose

    We can clearly hear other competitors doing things in the background, but Simone is looking to the right, so let’s focus on that

    2 minutes ads

    Watch a competitor do uneven bars, neat

    Back to Simone, she’s talking to Suni now, we can’t hear it, but it must be important

    Literally can see people doing flips and shit in the background, but let’s watch Simone as she sits in this chair

    2 minutes ads

    BREAKING NEWS: Simone blinks

    “What did that other girl get for a score? Did they show it?”

    Attempt to rewind 30 seconds. Big mistake, 2 minutes ads

    Simone does a vault

    2 minutes ads

    Like I love Simone Biles, I do. Obviously I want to see all of her events. But holy shit, I’m here to watch the Olympics, not the “Simone is waiting for her turn” show. Also it was like 90% ads, they didn’t even show some of the highest scoring performances (since they only showed like 3 other people besides Simone), and half the time didn’t even show the scores they received. It was just…pretty bleh.










  • Found this one: https://starecat.com/content/wp-content/uploads/rich-man-to-worker-careful-mate-that-foreigner-wants-your-cookie.jpg Basically the same idea as the Oreo one.

    What do you get from a landlord owning housing as opposed to housing cooperatives? (This is the [only] question I want you to answer)

    I have never before heard of a housing cooperative. Seems like a neat idea.

    Not relevant, stop using billionaires as a shield.

    I don’t understand what you mean by “using them as a shield”, and I assure you they are very relevant.

    I say no to both.

    And your plan for dealing with the people in the space station is…attacking your fellows on the ground?

    like you

    I am not, nor have I ever been, a landlord. My mother does rent out half her house now that her kids have moved out. She’s hoping to retire before 70, but I guess that makes her a “tyrant.”

    Also, my mom does not oppose bettering social insurance. Or really anything. I can barely get her to vote. She just plays her cards as dealt.

    But you know who does oppose social insurance, and who actually drafts the bills, and buys the politicians, and creates the propaganda? Blackrock Capital. Billionaires.

    The class war is the only war. Stop the friendly fire.