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  • Regressives the world over are not creative. They do what they do because they believe others will do it. They’re bullies because they were bullied, and they don’t want to be the victim, so they erroneously believe that means they have to strike first.

    They never stop to think, “What if the world weren’t shit? What can I do to make it better?” They accept as a fact that it is shit, and they believe the only way to come out ahead is to step on someone else.

    When you get several of these people/groups pointing at each other, it becomes an infinite cycle.






  • This. Cryptofascism relies on being able to scream, “It was just a joke / I didn’t know!”

    Mistakes can happen and you might accidentally engage in a dog whistle as a normal person.

    A dozen mistakes all pointing to the exact same thing are unlikely.

    And to be fair, it could be one person at the top putting all these wink wink indicators in, and the majority involved might just be normal folks.

    I still won’t be buying the game.








  • flipht@kbin.socialtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    8 months ago

    I don’t think you can expect rational discourse from a collective concern.

    Some people will agree with you. Some people will disagree, because at the end of the day, if you’re willing to vote for someone even when they don’t do what you like, then they have no incentive to consider anything you like.

    Neither position is wrong.

    Our system, which sets up two bad options, is what’s wrong.

    This is ultimately a false dichotomy. We operate as if there are only two options, because no one person has the power to fix this, but instead of recognizing that the system is broken, we blame each other for not going all in on what we all admit is problematic.




  • flipht@kbin.socialtoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldRestaurant Bill
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    8 months ago

    Very unlikely. There’s a statement at the bottom that explains what the fee is. There’s a QR code at the top for more information, which OP cut off.

    I doubt they went through the effort of updating their POS system, providing links to info on the receipt, and chose not to post a sign or put a note on the menu. Everywhere I have been with a service fee like this posts it, which would negate any legal issue.

    Caveat emptor.