first ql i've watched since jeff gerstmann left. i think its weird that jeff grubb and jan are bonding over ogling the 14 year old looking player character that jan made but maybe thats just me
the like... 2010 tumblr call and response "i see you are a tumblr user also" thing was "i like your shoelaces" and then they were supposed to say "thanks i stole them from the president". i imagine some treasured childhood memory was displaced so this knowledge could be embedded in my brain for over a decade
re jeff talking about kids not being desperate to get their drivers licence... idk if I'm being cynical but like... there isn't anywhere for teens to go anymore but online. you cant hang out anywhere if you don't buy shit. nothing is free and everything is expensive
hearing jeff b talk about american drug stores is crazy. they sell cigarettes and lottery tickets? what the fuck? you're supposed to trust these people with your health?
Shoplifting is not a victimless crime and some of the stories here made me genuinely pissed. Margins are often laughable and I've seen several shops close or move due to rampant shoplifting, especially grocery stores. I worked retail for years and was routinely chewed out and at one time even accused of theft because of missing inventory. We had to stop stocking specific brands since we lost more than we sold. I was pressured into running after druggies/shoplifters and every day was marred by paranoia about what stuff would disappear during our shift. It was goddamn miserable.
Not to be too cynical, but I don't think companies are pulling out of Russia because of solidarity or humanitarianism, or at least not solely for those reasons. The ruble's value has halved in a fortnight and will probably remain unstable for some time. If payment processors are cutting ties, it'll probably get more expensive to do business there. Getting their money out of Russia will be difficult without SWIFT. Nobody wants to get asked "why are you still doing business in a country that everybody hates", and announcing an exit from the market will get some positive press. There's no reason to stay in. Human rights have nothing to do with it.
Gook is a synonym for slime. Context is important. not everything is an affront.
*affronted guy voice* Uh, hello, people, not everything is an affront!! People are so offended these days, gosh
Gook might be a synonym for slime but it's also a racial slur used against Asian people so maybe we can use one of the dozen other slime synonyms instead
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