Fair enough, you could say the prices are “inflated”. There’s a big difference though between inflation as the devaluation of currency that’s been slowly happening “forever” and inflation in the sense of a guy selling shit simply racking up his prices and putting the surplus in his greedy little pockets. Of course you can choose to use the exact same word for both cases if you wish

Yes I agree with you as well. All I wanted to express with my original comment was that the statement of the guy in the original post is made even more insulting by the fact that 70k is actually a lot of money for many many people. What I was not trying to say is that people making a 70k wage are part of the bourgeoisie or something. If you make that much money good for you, you’re still getting exploited by your boss though. Maybe it’s on me for not articulating what I wanted to well enough and starting this argument

The inflation is real.

109 USD in August 2024 is equivalent in buying power to $115.31 today. $33 from September 2025, adjusted for inflation, would be about $33.84 today.

This has absolutely nothing to do with inflation

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Well I make 15k and I feel poor. If I made 4-5x that I would no longer feel poor and could comfortably support not just myself but also theoretically my partner and a kid or two if I wanted to.

But I still agree with everything you’re saying. We’re all getting sucked dry by the system and forced to toil our lives away for asshats like the guy in the Post who happen to own our workplace. The exploitation does not vanish with higher wages. And of course the costs of healthcare and education in the USA are way higher than where I live

Shouldn’t this guy be busy taxing rich people and expropriating landlords?

Can you give me good and reliable sources on this genocide that china has been said to commit for years? I’m not baiting you I’m genuinely interested

That makes sense. Good to know I probably haven’t been doing anything illegal by carrying a swiss army knife in the S Bahn

I live in central europe but still would never think twice about leaving the house or entering a tram with a knife in my backpack. I think I actually do still have a swiss army knife in there somewhere that I’ve been carrying literally anywhere I go for the last couple years.

To me it’s a little strange to compare knives, which are primarily tools, to firearms that are from start to finish designed for the sole purpose of killing and injuring living things. My life would be worse without knives, I use them every single day. But I’ve never required a gun for anything

Yeah but I’m pretty sure I can also just put a knife in my pocket and leave my house without doing anything illegal in the process, so I’m wondering why there needs to be an exemption.

Edit: Also pretty sure everyone is forbidden from using knives offensively not just Sikhs

Digwa stabbed Nowak with a ‌knife he said he was permitted to carry due to exemptions for Sikhs ‌to have ceremonial daggers.

I don’t understand this, isn’t anyone “permitted” to carry a knife wherever they want to in public? Why do they call it an exemption

Edit: Since I’m guessing the answer is “not in the UK” my follow up question would be how do people buy knives there? Do they have to dodge the cops on their way home from the store?

70k is 3,5k/mo after taxes in my country. Doesnt really matter where you live with that you could be paying 2500 in rent and still be loaded for the month. Look all I’m saying is this O’Leary guy is a fucking prick and most people never see 70k in their lifetime

Yeah the fact that the wages are stagnating is another thing, I’m just saying from where me and most of the people of all ages in my life are standing, 70k is a lot.

It’s insulting that this guy says 70k like it’s a low salary (for “kids” as he says). I make a quarter of that. I also know a lot more retired old people who never made close to that in their lifetime than ones who did make that much

And if I did make that much it would still feel insulting because I’m pretty sure most people making 70k can easily afford weekly $28 lunches…

Edit: Just saw that this motherfucker is wearing two expensive watches on the photo… absolutely repulsive person

I remember this guy fighting in the trenches of the 2016-2020 online discourse criticizing manosphere and maga advocates like ben shapiro and the likes. Not sure what he believes in exactly but he has definitely done some good online “work” back then. It’s a shame the “SJW cringe compilation”-crowd kind of won in the long run and dictates world politics now

The last two points are very valid but I think the fake engine noise while driving is pretty important for safety, no? Personally, I cant drive and usually get around by bike or on foot where a car that’s totally silent can be dangerous if you don’t see it coming

Ich hab nicht gesagt dass dort alles total knorke ist, ich habe nur auf Nachfrage geschrieben, dass ich dort gerne wohnen würde wenn ich die Wahl hätte. Wenn mir jemand sagt er oder sie lebt gerne in Deutschland oder würde gerne mal dort leben, dann nehme ich ja auch nicht deshalb an dass diese Person alles unkritisch abfeiert was in diesem Staat so passiert und was hier politisch und ökonomisch gang und gebe ist.

not crackers at all man

“Lemmy.ml . Warum wundert mich das nicht?”

Als ich mich hier angemeldet hab musste ich eine Instanz oder sowas aussuchen und hab einfach irgendeine genommen daher hab ich leider auch keine Ahnung warum dich das nicht wundert 🤔

China.

Kuba und Vietnam kommen auch infrage aber leider hab ichs nicht so mit hitze und großen Insekten.