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So, cows eat aphids alive & ass-first, too?

Be excellent to yourself and others! 😋

Nested in the quietly looming, ever-present Things That Might’ve Happened, naturally.

All things no one can control. Yet.

Do you want new anxieties? 🤫

Don’t forget the insidious phantom of Things That Did Happen. 🫢

watching… and not doing anything about it…

😅

The trouble with that, I feel, may lie in the subtle differences between

• the CEO kind of psychopath: batshit unplugged for sure, no contest; just enough to make fucktons of money for far too few people, but not too cracked that they blow everything up, instead…

• and, any given bot’s penchant for going off the fucking’ rails in record time, every time —which, unless you short the whole thing, makes the opposite of money.

🤭

Buy a home? 🥹 If you’re in the US, you were born decades too late for that, citizen. 🤌🏼

“Added value”: prescribed, trickled-out, tiptoed smidgens of steps forward

“Enshittification”: unscripted, greed-backed, frantic, top-speed Thomas Salto tumbles into the corner and off the mat.

Yep, sounds about right. “Progress”.

Oh, I’m already on the Lifetime Hard Pass and it’s all but free —ad-free, slop-free, greed-free, bullshit-free, etc.

IIRC, the cost is ~$5/mo for upkeep, took me no time at all to set up, and I get to listen to/watch whatever the fuck I want, whenever & wherever I choose.

Fuck Plex. I hope it dies gurgling & terrified. 🥰

Some areas may even have systems in place that force the defendant (corp/co) to pay said legal costs outside/on top of the awarded sum.

see: wage theft, workers comp, fee-shifting provisions (freq. labor violations, discrimination claims, environmental law, consumer protection, IP, etc.)

That said, here’s a relevant PSA, if that helps anyone here:

If you’ve experienced the following or similar issues with your employer:

• not getting your full break(s) during a shift (eg. being asked to come back early “for the team”),
• bathroom visits deducted from break time allotment,
• breaks deducted from your check incorrectly (usually in said employer’s favor)
• tips “adjusted” for any reason, incl. non-tipped positions (eg. mgmt) taking a percentage,
• wage “adjusted” by internal policy, despite local/state/federal requirements stating otherwise
• OT unpaid “for reasons”
• etc., etc.

… you should at least contact a local law firm specializing in employment/contract/labor law. Often enough, many will offer a free consultation to first clarify whether you have a case to work with, or what steps are still needed in order to move forward toward justice.

Keep in mind, fellow poors, there’s no obligation for you to ultimately choose any attorney(s) you consult with (don’t forget: start w/ free consults in this exploratory stage). FWIW, most of those that I’ve contacted over the decades seem personally driven to champion for us poors in their work. (Anecdotal, yes, but earnestly hoping it helps) Which may be related to the fact that it’s the judgements against said shitheel corpos that the attorneys get their wages from, instead of their client, who’s yet another victim of normalized, unchecked greed. ✊🏼

It’s risky AF in that it’s so far without precedent, and thus could prove to be a complicated endeavor that could very well sap the progress of the former, if attached to those efforts. (IANALE)