I might have applied and i wasn’t being a dick. you removed my comment because why? you think the lord of the rings was written for grown-ups or something? time to test you and see how outlandish you can be. i’ll think twice about participating here. not a safe place for me when I haven’t said anything wrong. fortunately for me, technology isn’t my specialty. it’s literature. so, say goodbye to me from your community. also, didn’t appreciate your insult. I’m from the community you’re from. the comment from the other person came from another instance. you have nothing to worry about. in technology you won’t hear a peep from me, because I learned how this place works. humanities and cultural literacy is not appreciated here.

OK, so I shall create a new thread, because I was harassed. Why bother publishing anything if it’s original if it’s just going to be subsumed by these corporations? Why bother being an original human being with thoughts to share that are significant to the world if, in the end, they’re just something to be sucked up and exploited? I’m pretty smart. Keeping my thoughts to myself.

What is this person’s audience? I’m not it. I guess they should have not picked me. LMAO. Poor kid. I just want to give the poor kid a huge hug, bake some Nestle Toll House cookies, and we can Netflix and chill to the whole Lord of the Rings plus the Hobbit. You know, because I have a heart, and this person needs this. Not that I’d enjoy any of it, I’d just be totally sacrificing my whole identity in favor, just to be helpful and all. LMAO

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I’m a person that has the same clout around here as you. You’re an anonymous rando unless you wish to advertise your legal services, put your name and pic up here for people to see and seek your services, which you are more than welcome to do. Until then, guess who I and you are? Nobody with an opinion. Welcome, Nobody, Attorney at Law. You just got irritated and you can’t do shit about it.

You have really meandered off the path of what I was talking about. But please, meander. It’s interesting.

If you really want to dive deep into it, you should consider finding a copy of The Society of the Spectacle by Guy de Bord. It will very much explain to you, in much titty detail, how Europeans take their vacation time for granted, because they learned it all from the press. I’m not salty. I know basic when I see it. Happy voting in the next elections! Maybe try not to let the ultra right gain power? That would be nice.

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Well, good for them. Maybe they’ll wake up and smell the capitalism. I’m an American and I have lived in Europe for over a decade. I am a person who has lived through the 1970s, the 1980s, and to now. Never ever could my family, when I was a little boy, afford to go on vacation to another place. Vacation for us was a time to not be working. Like I said, I have been living in Europe for over a decade. You Europeans sure are into traveling when you’re on vacation. It’s really necessary for you to afford to go somewhere else for vacation, to disconnect, and all that. Are you really in touch with what most people experience in your home countries? I certainly can say you are not in touch. In Spain, we’d call you all a bunch of “pijos.” Los pijos dicen, “dios mío, no puedo pasar las vacaciones en la playa” and etc. Welcome to the capitalist world, my bitches. You can’t live all comfortable anymore just summering away in some other place other than your own fucking house. Which means, my euro beauties, you’ve unexpectedly become americanized. This is the new way of life for you unless you vote better in your democratic elections, to make sure you can summer away from home and have your lovely summer life you see in the media that you can’t have, the same one I’ve never had, like ever.

I left a job once because at the old job I had to share an office and at the new job I found and landed (because I wanted a new office) I got my own office. It’s kind of like a no-duh. I felt like I was the Jeffersons. Motivating factor for changing jobs not caring I didn’t last a year at the old job where I had to share an office: Having my own friggin’ office. I even asked in the interview, “can I have my own office, or do I have to share?” They said I got my own office. I hummed “movin’ on up” after.

Yes, this new type of statistical reality in this parallel universe I’ve stumbled into, where people don’t die if they walk, is fascinating, isn’t it? If I see a casino, I’m definitely going all in on the roulette wheel.

I don’t have this problem. I think it depends on your carrier. Some carriers let the call go straight to voice mail. My blocks are a one-time thing and system-wide.

That is a secondary concern for me, although I think it’s an important point to bring up. I’m more worried about people who open their small shop and can’t afford to accept cards as payment. People are making purchases with a card that 20 years ago I wouldn’t have even thought of doing, such as buying a can of soda and only a can of soda, which can amount to under a dollar (or under a euro). More and more often I see people trying to pay with a card and the person at the register says, “you need to spend 1 euro more if you want to use your card.” What would happen to these small businesses if they didn’t have the option to demand cash for purchases under a certain amount? They would drown in fees. The merchant has to pay for being able accept cards. A big company can afford it. A small rinky-dink shop can’t right now. This would mean, what? The need for subsidies for small businesses so they can accept cards? In the USA (where I’m from) I don’t see that happening. In Europe (where I live) I see that type of policy - which would totally happen, unlike in the USA where maybe not depending on the state you’re in - having a time limit on it, like so many other subsidies for small businesses here. Typical subsidy for small business would be like, “for the first five years you are open, and only on your first business” or “for small business owners 40 years old or younger for the first five years.” Yes, age discrimination in Europe, or what we Americans would call age discrimination, is rampant. Anyway, a cashless society would give preference to big retail corporations and corporate restaurant chains, making small business retail and hospitality all the more difficult to keep open.

Wow, I know a lot of people that died and they were quite the walking enthusiasts. Some of them must have only walked 3966 steps a day. They were just one step away from immortality, perhaps?

In Sweden, merchants can refuse to accept cash if they want to. As seen here Sweden is predicting the future of society as cashless. So, it’s a worldwide trend, and there are countries with policies in place already that are encouraging a move from cash to all digital money, such as Sweden. Where I live, my bank has refused to handle cash transactions at most branches for years now. If you want to make a cash deposit, you have to use the ATM. I think where I live it’s not really possible for merchants to refuse cash because they get charged fees for accepting credit cards. They don’t want you to scan your card for a purchase below 5 or sometimes 7 bucks. But, restricting cash circulation is a way to control tax fraud, so I’m sure a lot of governments will be looking for ways to make policies that discourage the use of cash. I think the major problem is going to be for the small mom and pop stores and businesses. To accept cards they have to pay fees that are still too expensive. It’s not fair to them if the banks aren’t going to find a way to lower fees for Visa, MC, etc.

Yes, of course. They don’t mind exploiting their grad students, either. It’s all business as usual in the feudal kingdom of Academialand.

Here’s my sarcastic comment: Shocking!

Higher education problems collide with healthcare problems to create a gigantic mess that seems nearly impossible to fix. The public doesn’t care about academics, who are viewed as lazy people who barely do any “real work” for their salaries. The public isn’t voting in a direction for healthcare reform, either. Graduate students, professors, and teaching staff continue to be exploited. Corporate healthcare continues to dominate and interface with higher education at the medical school and the hospital. Public officials aren’t doing anything because nobody asks them to. I wonder when enough people will get concerned about this? Maybe when it’s too late?

Have you ever said something to yourself like, “Wow, that clown is lucky I can’t reach through the friggin’ screen and smack his face off?” If the technology keeps on advancing, maybe one day there will be mass homicides all over the place.