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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago

"Aren't people going to see through that?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It never fails to surprise me that that is how 'yacht' is spelt.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

It's a shame it's naught spelt yaught.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

"This is Joe Brandon's fault, and trump will fix it. I'm an idiot!"

  • an idiot
[–] [email protected] 11 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I like what this idiot says. Is there some way I can blindly support them to rule the world like an idiot?

  • another idiot
[–] [email protected] 118 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

They're going to elect an authoritarian as president, surely that will bring down prices!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago

It’s been coming doing for years, but much like Trump took credit for Obama’s economy, he will take credit for this too. And 50% of the country will learn the wrong lesson.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

"He's got that totally awesome plan called Tarrifs™ that is supposed to make rainbows and sunshine come pouring out of my ass and we'll all be happy again!"

....oh.... Wait....

[–] [email protected] 16 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Search trends are not useful for population studies. For example, did you even bother comparing the search trends you presented to other election years?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, questions about vot8ng will always spike after an election, not having numbers makes that increase meaningless. There was another image comparing these trends to people searching for tailor swift, which was like 8 times higher than these trends in any point of the curve. So high that the increase of this question was even hard to see.

I hate people that manipulate data presentation to twist results.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago

It was just meant to be a joke not some serious documentation of information meant to be spread as absolute fact. We're in a comics group at the moment lol

[–] [email protected] 22 points 17 hours ago

What are they gonna do? Starve? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 26 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

If people pay for the higher prices then it doesn’t matter. The general public would need to boycott or literally not be able to afford the prices of the good. Unfortunately, we all are very poorly disciplined in that regard, myself included.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago

Oh yes. Boycott eating.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago

That’s the spirit! Isn’t that what we pay taxes for?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

literally not be able to afford the prices of the good.

some of us are already here, and we're about to get a lot of company.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago

Unfortunately, that’s what it’s gonna take. I’m seeing it slightly in the automobile industry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

Especially if shops like Tesco as much as double your prices without loyalty cards. Tesco is the worst, haven't been there for months (as a customer).

Tesco Clubcard, Kaufland Card, Billa Bonus club, Lidl Plus (app required), Coop Jednota Club.

There is no alternative. Supermarket chains killed most small shops. Oh, and you may still need an app to manage it even if you have a plastic card.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

People will pay whatever a company asks as long as people have money or credit. By "people" I mean the consumerist masses, not you and me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Haha I unfortunately count in the consumerist masses. Don’t use credit much anymore, but definitely addicted to Amazon Prime.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

I actually didn't buy something I wanted yesterday and found an alternative instead because of the out of control price gouging the last few years. I bought a compost bin there 4 years ago for $24. I needed a new one and went to my purchase history to buy the same one. They want $50 now. Seriously, man? 100% price increase in 4 years? Nah man. I found something else. The worst part is that it wasn't even a good can. The lid broke after a year. $50 for a tiny one gallon trash can that'll last a year is completely ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 22 hours ago

Unrealistic, Sir would be all about it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 14 hours ago

I'm starting to feel like more and more of these comics here are just political opinions not even intented to be entertaining.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Ok, but that doesn't really narrow it down. Who should we be focused on?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago

You.

Better watch out 👀

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

I don't think you quite grasp the meaning of the word "focus"...