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  • tomkatt@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldI'm doing my part!
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    10 days ago

    I get free Epic games from Prime Gaming, but I refuse to redeem them on principle. You couldn’t pay me to use Epic, or even give them an inkling that I support them.

    I considered it briefly when they launched, and then they pulled the bullshit of game exclusivity on PC, which is why I left consoles behind. Because of that, I’ll never purchase from them.








  • Being wealthy just means you don’t need to overly worry about money. I’m wealthy, but I hate the system and how the world is doing.

    This. I make low six figures and support myself and my spouse on a single income. We’ve had to be careful in choosing where to live, how much house to buy and all that. I’m not baller, but I’m comfortable. Amenities are fine and I pay my bills without much thought. I’m working toward retirement.

    That’s a reasonable amount of wealth for most. The problem is there are people with so much wealth it provides them the means to manipulate society in sweeping gestures.

    • Don’t like the news? buy the media outlet.
    • Want unfairly low taxes? Bribe a politician or 50 of them. (Oh, sorry, “lobby” them)
    • Politician is against you? Fully fund their opponent’s campaign and now they owe you.
    • Another company competing with you? Buy them.
    • etc.

    Also, while insider trading is illegal, someone with this much wealth, influence, and power can’t help but have inside information just for existing in the circles they do, and wealth leads to greater wealth simply because there’s no way to regulate it reasonably.


  • It’s 2026 and I still wear a mask when I’m out. I don’t know why people act like COVID is gone and somehow long COVID isn’t a thing anymore. It’s still mutating, and endemic now, and there are a ton of health consequences to catching it that may not be immediately obvious, including organ damage.





  • Yikes. My solar setup is pretty close to net-zero usage (generally covers between 98% to 102% of my usage year to year), and my county does net metering so at most I have a connection fee and one small partial bill annually.

    Admittedly, the initial buildout was pricey ($33k), but tax subsidies were still in place at the time and after the rebates the cost was only $22k. Was worth it, since it was more for ensuring stable power during outages since I work from home. The monthly power billing was an afterthought, but nice nonetheless.