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[–] ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca 193 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

"What happened?" are you for real?

Did you not read any newspaper, watch any news, or generally exist in society since 2016?

First you decided to bazooka yourselves in the foot with the Brexit vote, then went through a revolving clown show of increasingly bizarre political sideshow pieces that pretended to be PM, before finally opting to negotiate an EU exist that was about as disastrous as it could've been for your economy.

Add in the fact that the entire world has been turning to shit around you due to despotic leaders trying to rape their neighbours/the climate/populace/actual kids/everything joined by a cabal of evil billionaires who are gleefully destroying democracy and the world economy so they can go out in one final last hurrah of capitalism, and you have the audacity to ask "What happened?"?.

I seriously can't with these "I don't do politics" idiots anymore.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 45 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I'd say a good 50% of people are not paying attention to current events/politics, then 40% who follow somewhat but don't really understand as they lack the critical thinking skills necessary to actually process the information and end up parroting the talking points of their preferred media, and then finally 10% who realize just how fucked everything is.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

There's a lot of people who are only just now figuring out what the rest have been seeing happen for years, decades. Many of them are still in denial about how bad things have already gotten.

[–] jonesey71@lemmus.org 23 points 2 weeks ago

I dOnT gEt InVolVed IN pOLitiCs sInCE iT dOESn't EfFect mE.

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[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

evil billionaires who are gleefully destroying democracy and the world economy so they can go out in one final last hurrah of capitalism

They need to set the all time high scores list before they end the world. I'd say "/s" but honestly I think that may be what they're doing.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

*before they end the world.

[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago

You're right, changing it now

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[–] OleFoFa@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Remember, folks: if you saw someone shoplift food? No. You didn't.

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Now imagine every tenth customer starts stealing.

Now the company has to increase prices to compensate for the loss of profits. We all start paying for the shoplifters, ridiculous, right?

But who are we really protecting by paying more, though? The shoplifters or the company? Who's REALLY the parasite here? The rich company or the person forced to steal?

EDIT because I might've not made my point clear - if we eliminate the company and replace it with public services, there would be noone to take profit and thus no need to hike the prices.

Privatization is evil. The idea of profit is parasitic.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We all start paying for the shoplifters, ridiculous, right?

A good argument for reducing inequality through higher taxes.

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 7 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly my point, thank you

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dear God, think of the profits!!!

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[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

And if you see anyone shoplifting from Walmart, no you didn't.

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[–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just bought groceries at Kroger and at the self checkout they flagged me as a potential shoplifter for having my helmet in my basket

[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 71 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This right here. This right here is why I fucking hate when ppl dismiss surveillance and data collection, eg. "idc if they want to know i went to work and then Starbucks" etc..

They absolutely make assumptions about us based on statistical analysis of the data they have and then the systems they control treat us based on those assumptions, however wrong. Dynamic pricing is now a thing because they know enough to target subgroups of their customer base to price gauge more efficiently.

Information is power and people are extremely fucking cavalier about empowering the most exploitative and cruel ppl in society, business leaders.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago

If dynamic pricing isn't capitalism decaying back into the feudalism it came from I don't know what is.

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As someone who stole from the supermarket all the time in college, I just wanna say that the need is starting to foment in recent times for me. The social contract is growing cracks now that I can’t see retirement and financial stability in my late 30s.

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I consider it a public service to steal from businesses that destroy local economies, engage in union breaking and lobby against basic human rights.

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

They’re putting armed guards at supermarkets near me right now lol.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yep, our kroger looks like a prison/school entrance right now. They call it Fred Meyer here and it used to be at least nice to go to. They've gone full walmart.

[–] JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What value of groceries/items do you need to steal before they feel the need to use their weapons against you?

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Depends on your skin color.

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[–] Wren@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago

They have to protect the hoarde from the people they stole it from.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

you keep making bad decisions and your politicians exacerbate them

[–] Son_of_Macha@lemmy.cafe 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

They've been doing this for the last 15 years, people steal them and sell them in pubs. Premium steaks are not feeding world hunger.

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[–] jonesey71@lemmus.org 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

People have become so poor that the people blocking them from food have chosen to forfeit their lives.

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[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 15 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

So it’s not just us, billionaires are bleeding everyone to death, globally.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Half (proverbially) of the UK is owned by US capital

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[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Nobody should have to pay for food ever.

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For Christ's sake boys, we're stealing fuckin meat

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[–] FishFace@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't think people are stealing the steaks for their nutritional value, so that is still not the right framing.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know I do but not everyone uses steaks as fleshlights.

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[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

If you're going to steal food why not steal something enjoyable?

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's never bread or carrots that get a security tag. Always the luxury products...

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

$10 bucks says they wanted to bring this topic to immigrants.

[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Apparently Ben Graham, the one who tweeted this, is a Reform supporter so, obviously not a valid voice

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I was going to say they could use like a pocket knife to cut it off, but then I realized where this was.

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[–] Master@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Crime is so low they forgot what they tags are supposed to be used for!

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