I’ve heard the early Internet age referred to as the future dark ages. When all the work, information and content is digitized, it’s prone to being lost to history forever.

My life is needlessly difficult because I try to understand stupid people. It wears me out.

But I mean, for one person it’s not bisexual. Isn’t that just bisexual sex with a plus one?

How about do the right thing and not do it for a profit.

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Seems they’re having an issue selling EVs for profit though.

I think your logic unit is broken.

Perhaps you should sell all your stuff, create a car company, and sell cars at a loss?

I’m not a capitalist, I don’t have anything to sell.

No shit.

Now we know how they got into Epstein’s cell.

If you don’t like CNN stop listening to it 25/8. Same for Fox, et al.

I’m sorry, did you think the people complaining about corporate media are actually watching it? Like they don’t understand they don’t have to? That’s not the issue at all and I’m not sure why you think it is. People complain because naive people watch it. People with malleable, unscientific, unquestioning minds. People who listen to those channels for the echo chamber and sense of validation it provides them.

No one would care except, their votes count too.

This doesn’t sound like a subscription, so much as consumption based billing. They make their money back by cornering the building-level market (perhaps landlords can put in competing chargers?) and charging a higher charging fee… okay that’s confusing. Charging a higher “fillup” fee.

Republicans are coming after this through the Comstock act:

The Comstock Act was passed by Congress under the administration of Ulysses S. Grant and criminalized the act of using the U.S. Postal Service to send "obscene" materials such as contraceptives, substances that induce abortion, pornographic content, sex toys and any written material about these items.

It’s the same as the arguments for cheap big macs. Fair! Until it’s more expensive for me..

People are clowns.

These “free market” arguments keep missing the key detail. Reading is hard.

subsidised Chinese goods

I don’t remember China subsidizing American products and then shipping them back to us.

And you read that as a complaint? That’s your issue if you interpret plain facts as complaints. Feel free to read a little more thoroughly.

Wrong button, oops. Lol #420

Point out that complaint please.

The profits today aren’t any different than the profits from 15 years ago (when fixing for economic growth). I’ve already done the math. The only significant variable that’s changed here is wages. I.e., expenses.

Yes, you’re comparing COVID lows with today’s returns. That’s perfect. Not that I give a damn about franchise returns. I just don’t eat there.

Remember that’s gross profits.

Do you have any idea what “gross” means? You’re literally including the increase to wages in your argument.

Conservatives are not supposed to be “accelerationists”. This is simply another shining example of regulatory capture by controlling the pockets of the right.

Starting an international corporate race to carve up the moon seems like a good choice.

Fast food was affordable because they paid sweat shop wages. That’s not the case anymore. In any event.. I would argue with the “supposed to be” affordable comment. Just because it was doesn’t mean it’s supposed to be. As far as I’m concerned this can only be good for the health of the public- when fast food prices are at least comparable in price to healthy options.

Edit: lol at all the people comparing the US to Nordic countries. Apparently they think US franchise owners are the same as those in countries where making a profit is akin to a sin. Hahaha. They thought by raising wages, owners would cut into their own bottom lines. “Bruh, in countries where mcmansions don’t happen, this isn’t a problem.” Net profits have not gone up at all compared with the rest of the economy.

And apparently people really like their cheap big macs. Eat something else? And I’m sure many of them were arguing for livable wages over the past five years (I was). This outrage is hilarious.

Edit 2: Apparently people don’t know what “gross” means. If my costs go up, then my prices go up.. and my gross returns go up to cover both the costs (expenses) and net proceeds. I’m at a complete loss at the nature of these arguments.

McDonald’s NET growth from end of 2009 to 2023 was 4.56 B to 8.47B. A 186% increase. This is roughly a 5% annualized increase. I intentionally sought pre/post COVID numbers for a reason.

In this same time the US GDP grew from 14.47B to 27.35B. Almost the exact same rate of growth at a 189% increase.

Net profits are what you’re concerned with in your arguments when accounting for greed.. not gross. If anything, I’ve shown McDonalds is making less money today. But you know, feels are more important than facts.

Yes but.. the word stupid is not in the sidebar (other than the community name). I did check first! :)