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Cake day: June 30th, 2023
  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Today, we’re all MAGA
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    3 months ago

    This just further screams to me this was staged in some way. Everything thing I’ve seen since the event, keeps saying that Trump getting elected is now for sure. Why?

    A Trump win in November has never seemed more likely. … But this moment – symbolised by a bleeding Trump, standing with his fist in the air – is going to have more of an impact on voters than any debate or attack line ever could.

    I do not understand why this would impact anything.

  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•Who cares about gender?! The economy has crashed!!
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    3 months ago

    My plan is either soon the lotto or die before retirement. Now, I’ve been in a corporate job for nearly 2 decades, putting money in a 401k and Roth IRA. But given the rate that the value of the dollar is just tanking and the cost of everything is skyrocketing, I honestly figure everything I saved will be worthless. I’ve had my AC off for months at this point, turned it off towards the end of winter early spring. The electric company is telling me that I’m at best on par with some of my neighbors with other neighbors using less than half. Insurance for the car is going up. I love when I ask about why are my rates so high, they blame other drivers and somehow that’s my problem. In 2017 my bill was $335. 7 years later it’s up to $634. Same vehicle, no accidents. $100 for groceries does not go very far anymore. I’m pretty sure there was a picture on Lemmy just the other day showing someone with a receipt buying the same stuff and it was like three times more now than it was just a few years ago.

    Use one of those inflation calculators and between 2010 and 2024 we’re at 44%.

    I still have more than two decades to go before my supposed retirement date. And I have no faith in our economy.

  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Netflix Starts Booting Subscribers Off Cheapest Basic Ads-Free PlanEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I’d say no. Because it’s online and attached to your account it can be lost. If for some reason you lose access to your Apple account you lose everything you’ve bought. And a lot of these online services don’t want you to share or transfer your account. So like if you pass away, most of these online services don’t allow you to transfer the account to a living relative (per of the TOS) (granted I doubt there’s much I could do to actually stop you if you just leave them out of it and just give the account to somebody).

  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Does anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution?
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    3 months ago

    I like them. The big shows are a rare form of artistic expression. And even the stuff you can buy, is a form of fun you cannot get anywhere else.

    Drone shows are boring. You can watch them on a screen and lose none of the experience. I mean, the first time you see it it’s interesting, but then you remember it’s just a bunch of drones, and your going to be stuck in traffic just so you can see a pixilated coke can or something. There’s nothing unique or special about the experience I feel. Unlike fireworks, while they can look fine on a screen (if recorded properly) but you can see the difference on someone’s face when you’re there. You see it, feel it, and smell it. It makes sense why humans have been doing this for hundreds of years.