Orwell didn’t know he was also writing about the Entertainment-Industrial Complex.

COCK POLICE REPORTING FOR DUTY

fair point.

Yes, we are defeating non-human life without trying. if we were trying I imagine we could make quite a dent.

but if the animal kingdom was trying, I think that would be pretty terrifying.

“Next up: lobbyists are complaining that the prison-industrial complex is chronically missing projected earnings, to the tune of roughly 40 billion dollars.”

a) don’t let in anyone who acts like petulant children b) give adults an outlet for occasional outbursts that would make them sound like petulant children

Corporations have also already proved very difficult to actually hold to account. They can basically do as they please, with relative disregard for any consumer protections that may already exist. It’s not good, but it can get worse.

when exactly are we going rise up and demand better

That would be when consumers decide to come together and operate collectively in their own best interests against immense multinational corporations.
Soooooooooo, possibly quite a while.

yeah I can understand the motivation for removing “gun”
but “her boyfriend’s a dick” is a perfectly valid lyric. How in the fuck-flavoured fuck is “dick” so offensive to people?

Finally, someone actually said they didn’t like it. Thank you.

a) thanks! I’ll take that as a compliment.

b) we have two full albums of these, and a third on the way.

c) If there is a /c/ for people who do covers I’d love to know : I need to find my people :)

how about a jazz version of some classic Smashing Pumpkins?

getting old

a will-o-the-wisp?

aye, there’s the rub.
I’ve adopted the Sour Grapes philosophy over the past few years : if they didn’t want to hire me then they’re obviously a bunch of stupid fucks who don’t know quality when they see it, which means I wouldn’t want to work with them in the first place. but I say that from a position of already having a job. That philosophy doesn’t help someone trying to find a first job or trying to get back into the workforce after an extended absence.

yes but sometimes they’re trying to find people who fit a preconceived notion of “who they want to work with.” They may use phrases like “team player” or whatnot. They want someone who is like them. I mean, I can understand the motivation behind that approach but I don’t think it’s the best way forward.

I don’t understand why Reddit doesn’t just buy up one of the 3rd-party apps that have the tech that people say is so badly needed. If the 3rd party apps actually make money then just buy one of them and make money with it.

oh they’re betting on users/consumers making decisions en masse ; they just want to be able to instruct us what decisions to make and for us to follow through.
That’s what Facebook has been able to do, sometimes (see: targeted advertising that got #45 elected in the US.)
It doesn’t always work (see: numerous articles trying to cajole people to Return To Office work rather than Work From Home, to prop-up the value of office buildings.)

You are so right. For social media, The Thing that makes their products great is us. They are really showing how little they understand us.