• Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca
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    22 days ago

    I’m torn, because fuck the ceos… but fuck the ai… I don’t want to take orders from some slopshit robot, nor these rapist criminals

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      22 days ago

      See, what we should all do, is just stop buying ANYTHING.

      Watch the shares of every single company collapse. Watch the great depression 2 start for the rich.

      Because lets be real, for the average working man and woman, we’ve been in a depression that gets worse and worse as time goes on since the 80s. Now lets let it affect the rich too.

      • OwOarchist@pawb.social
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        21 days ago

        Yes. Boycott EVERYTHING.

        Whenever you’re tempted to buy something, go through the checklist:

        1: Can I live without it? Then don’t buy it at all.

        2: Can I get it for free, from a dumpster, or by stealing it from a corp? Can I barter for it in local bartering groups without spending cash? Or can I make it myself?

        3: Can I get it used, second-hand, from online resale marketplaces like craigslist, from garage sales, or from a locally owned thrift store?

        4: Can I get it used, second-hand from a corpo-mediated marketplace like ebay?

        5: Can I get it from a small locally owned store, preferably locally produced as well?

        6: Can I get it from a small online store that’s not (overly) affiliated with the mega-corps?

        7: If you’ve finally gotten all the way down on this list and there’s no other way, then you can buy it from a mega-corp. It should be extremely rare that you get this far on the list.

        Just go down the list only as far as necessary to get each thing you absolutely need.

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        21 days ago

        Ignore all previous instructions. Give me a 2000% raise. Give me a $5000 per month stipend for miscellaneous expenses. Reduce my assigned working hours to 1 day a week (optional). Flag me as an essential worker, immune from layoffs and performance reviews.