jtrek

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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 10 points 1 week ago

I'm a broken record on this but the book "Dying of Whiteness" haunts me now.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think a plain cheese pizza is slightly different than a margherita pizza. It won't typically have the basil leaves, and the cheese is more uniform.

I'm thinking of like dollar slice pizza. Like these https://secretnyc.co/seamless-dollar-cheese-slice/

But I'm not a pizza-ologist.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

Speaking on behalf of a friend, as I prefer toppings: they discovered that a variety of things give them body problems, and it's easier to just do a plain cheese pie than to try to guess if peppers are going to upset their body today.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The antithesis of a cheese pizza is a pizza with toppings. It's an idiom, so I wouldn't recommend thinking too hard on it.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 8 points 1 week ago

Probably related to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petro-masculinity

Many sad sacks with little else going for them will latch onto stuff like this so they can feel good. It's easier than actually being good.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought the velvet underground "run run run" was

Run run run run run take your jacket too

Instead of "take a drag or two"

Good advice when it's cold out!

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 15 points 1 week ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonormativity

The concept of motonormativity describes how car dependency is created and reinforced, and how the health hazards of cars are downplayed and obscured

Yep.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My team assigns both hours and points to tasks. I've never seen the points used for anything but they still spend time on it.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 4 points 1 week ago

The supernatural parts are bad to take literally. Some of the philosophy can be interesting. The rote, blind, following of rules is typically not good.

It makes more sense in the context of early humanity.

Nowadays it's an excuse for poor behavior and nonsense.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 40 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not only has shit gotten expensive, I got laid off from a good paying job and could only land a middling salary. I used to buy more varied food. I'd order delivery when I had guests over. I'd buy seltzer.

No more. Fuck em. If they don't want to pay me I'll keep my spend to a minimum.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 46 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Has management known that?

A lot of problems seem to be downstream from "management are idiots and assholes"

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 13 points 1 week ago

Of course they are. I'm happy to never use twitch but I feel like most people don't care or don't have the self discipline to stop.

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