I don’t care what people say, the most important historical event in my lifetime was the discovery and release of the lost Steely Dan tape containing The Second Arrangement

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  • Squorlple@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldDear iPhone users:
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    10 days ago

    I mean, if you want to buy me a new and better smartphone to replace the one that I’ve been using since I received it as a gift 4 years ago, then go right ahead. Otherwise, no need to be so condescending about something someone may not have the finances to affect.















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    Yes, but how is that actionable? What can the average person do that they haven’t already been doing to try to induce that? That’s clearly the end goal, but you need a plan to actually execute it. If I was stuck on a desert island with finite resources and I asked you how to solve the problem of not being on the mainland, I’d need more direction than just “Duh, just get back on the mainland”.



  • frustrating annoying, humiliating, or otherwise making uncomfortable someone

    I’d be presenting them a screen with an equivalent offer to the screen that they have presented me. If tip solicitation makes people feel that way, then obviously the customers simply telling businesses as much isn’t changing the system. Through the employees’ voices, the storerunner can identify the tip screen as the root of the problem and remove it.

    who is making less than minimum wage

    Many, but not all, of businesses with tip screens are not minimum wage.

    Your plan is to ask a waitress to give you money

    I’m not asking a waitress. I’m asking someone whose job is to present a monitor. Their manager or corporate overlords can decide if they want to give me money for being such a good customer.