pineapplefriedrice

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Which is not an issue at all. Plenty of medium-sized subs have a geographically wide spanning mod team. For a large sub like that it's a non-issue.

[–] pineapplefriedrice@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (26 children)

I used to eat meat. Don't anymore because the arguments against it are just that fucking strong. Basically unless you advocate for religious supremacy it's hard to make a cohesive argument in favor of meat consumption.

OK... I mean if you don't understand the internet then there's not a lot I can do to help you.

[–] pineapplefriedrice@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This is primarily meant for people to organize themselves online. Local networks already exist and those are the channels through which protests have traditionally gone. Organizing the internet tends to be a bit messier, but when it works it's usually via several "hubs" (think fucknestle, save3rdpartyapps, etc.).

Sure, I'll add that.

Thanks, I'm aware. There's a couple of links in the post already.

 

My vision for this community is a space where people can encourage others to vote with their dollar and with their feet by educating them on the fucked up shit that people and companies are doing. When the community reaches 500 members, mods will also select one "cause" at a time for the community to support.

If this sub grows it will need more mods, so please reach out if you're a perpetually pissed off person. :)

Thanks for joining!

I would disagree on the grounds that this will functionally just break up the community, which is the best outcome. People will get bored and move on to the next thing, and both reddit and discord will lose.

[–] pineapplefriedrice@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The big name movies now are so cringeworthy and require zero thought on the part of the viewer. I'd be almost embarrassed to go watch them. The worst part is that I used to watch them because there was just nothing else to see, until one day I was so bored that I walked out of the theatre. To my surprise, I was even approached and given a refund by the manager without asking... maybe they watched it too and understood the pain.

[–] pineapplefriedrice@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But are those the things that get marketing? I'm with you on loving that content, but none of the main theatres in my area (a city of 7 million) even show them. A couple will put them into the standard screen theatres at oddball times to fulfill their contracts, but the good content is in the local dollar theatres where, of course, the movie gets less traffic.

I think what they're saying is that the movies that you're "supposed" to watch are things like those god awful Harry Potter prequels (literally any fanfic amateur could have written them better), the ten thousandth Marvel movie (seriously, just stop), or those Adam-Sandler style low effort white trash movies that run solely on the recognition of the probably male and supposedly "so talented" lead actor.

But are those the things that get marketing? I'm with you on loving that content, but none of the main theatres in my area (a city of 7 million) even show them. A couple will put them into the standard screen theatres at oddball times to fulfill their contracts, but the good content is in the local dollar theatres where, of course, the movie gets less traffic.

I think what they're saying is that the movies that you're "supposed" to watch are things like those god awful Harry Potter prequels (literally any fanfic amateur could have written them better), the ten thousandth Marvel movie (seriously, just stop), or those Adam-Sandler style low effort white trash movies that run solely on the recognition of the probably male and supposedly "so talented" lead actor.

[–] pineapplefriedrice@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (9 children)

They're fighting a losing battle, but I hope a side effect of it is that new people come in and change both the economics and artistry of Hollywood. Most Hollywood content sits in a very rigid box. It's repetitive, unoriginal, and unappealing. People are encouraged to eat ramen for every meal in order to "make it", simply because far too many of them try (which is partially the result of the "follow your dreams" narrative in America as well). The further down you are, the worse your compensation. Good ideas get missed or thrown out and relegated to dollar theatres all the time.

If this strike goes on long enough that it starts to flush people out, I'm ok with that. Sucks for the people who are going to lose their livelihoods, but for some of them that was an eventuality. Hopefully in the end creators will have more creative freedom and receive more proportional compensation.

[–] pineapplefriedrice@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can we also do this for women?

 

As part of my endless and possibly futile quest to be a less pathetic version of myself, I've embarked on a campaign to stop watching TV and movies. For me it's low hanging fruit - some people really love movies, but I honestly can't remember the last time I watched something that I truly enjoyed. It's just something to fill dead time when I'm too tired to think. It BOTHERS me that I've spent so many hours mindlessly watching shows that I didn't even like. I feel like I'm wasting my life every time I watch TV.

I've tried reading and podcasts with limited success. They're good to a point, but the type of content I like is usually either pretty heavy or requires some thought (philosophy, human rights, law, etc. are my areas of interest), and I'm increasingly having trouble with my attention span too.

I already cancelled Netflix a long time ago, but I just never found a good replacement for it. Usually I find myself doomscrolling or watching the same few movies I already own or playing chess on my phone. I decided when I started that I'd let myself finish watching the shows I already followed, but just wouldn't expose myself to any new ones. Now one of the last two shows that I had been following has been cancelled (which is understandable, the last season was AWFUL) and the other won't have a new season for a while because of the strike (go strikers), so I'd really like to make TV and movies a non-factor in my life.

So I'm looking for advice here. What other activities are less of a waste of valuable time but not mentally tasking? Has anyone had success improving their attention span? I'd love to become a bookworm but goddamn is it ever hard to keep my ass on a chair long enough to get through more than two chapters. I don't even know why my attention span is so bad - I actually used to tear through book and had no issue concentrating until about 5-10 years ago.

Any ideas?

 

Everyone knows the classics. Only use cash (eh). Wait 30 days before making a purchase to see if the impulse wears off. Track your expenses. Save X% of your paycheque. But what are some more interesting ones?

 

If anything, cannabis seems like a much better (and more profitable) drug around which to build a leisurely establishment.

 

TLDR: This is a list (incomplete) of companies that advertise with Reddit and put money in its pockets, and some contact forms for popular companies.

Brilliant Earth (www.brilliantearth.com - scroll to bottom and choose contact method)

Universal Studios (https://www.universalstudios.com/contact/general-and-miscellaneous)

Microsoft

Focus Features

Mitsubishi Motors (https://www.mitsubishicars.com/contact-us)

IBM

Intuit

Autodesk

Electronic Arts

Ally Financial

Discover

Up Australia/Up Banking

ClearScore

Noosa Yoghurt (https://noosayoghurt.com/contact/)

BMW Mini Cooper

Adobe (https://www.facebook.com/Adobe/)

Adidas (https://www.facebook.com/adidas/)

Adrenaline Australia

GameStop (care@gamestop.com)

H&M (https://www.facebook.com/hm OR https://www.instagram.com/hm/)

Liquid I.V.

Oatly (https://www.oatly.com/contact OR https://www.facebook.com/Oatly/ OR https://www.instagram.com/oatly/)

JOE & THE JUICE (https://www.joejuice.com/contact)

Excedrin (https://www.excedrin.com/contact-us/)

Rayovac (https://www.rayovac.com/contact-us/)

Nespresso (https://www.facebook.com/nespresso/ OR https://www.instagram.com/nespresso/)

Novo Nordisk

BackMarket

Caliber Fitness (support@caliberstrong.com OR https://caliberstrong.com/contact-us/)

Lucozade (https://www.lucozade.com/support/)

Moen

Uber

HP

Tezos

Truebill

Ulta Beauty (https://www.ulta.com/guestservices/contact-us)

MeUndies (https://meundies.kustomer.help/contact/how-can-we-help-HyfOyZn0o)

Lagunitas

Aviva

Beyond Meat (https://www.beyondmeat.com/en-US/contact/)

Bitstamp (support@bitstamp.net)

Hootsuite

Zoetus

Wolt (https://explore.wolt.com/contact)

Fineco Bank

Alienware

Tails.com (https://shop.tails.com/contact-us/)

Duracell (https://www.duracell.com/en-us/contact/)

Creative Assembly/Total War: Warhammer III (https://www.totalwar.com/support/)

Finder Australia

Virgin Galactic

Bungie

Discover Financial Services

Capcom

Allergan Aesthetics Coolsculpting

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