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What do you think have we taken for granted before it was enshittified? (kbin.melroy.org)

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Dollar Tree.

It used to have been an unreal experience witnessing the existence of these stores when they came out. Everything for a $1. No joke. The quality of some things have had corners cut and the quantity might've been laughable, but there was a good solid purpose for these stores.

And then I started seeing the signs after a few good solid years of shopping there. The first sign was how they stopped selling eggs. This was before the Bird Flu. They stopped selling eggs because they simply couldn't afford to buy stock and then the price hike to $1.25 happened.

And now they've hiked the prices again to $1.50 for some products in a handful of stores. Additionally, they've incorporated items going from $2 ~ $15 so they have long lost the role and title of being the most affordable places to shop.

Gone were the days.

In your opinion, what's the ideal work schedule (workweek)? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

I have a 10-8-8-10 work week. 4 days on. 3 days off. I love it. And it's in a retail environment too which is like a holy grail sometimes.

What are some of the most unhinged (good or bad) password requirements/rules you've seen? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

Any service that says I must have a 12 or 14 string password, combined with symbols, numbers and letters.

Do you know why, I have to keep resetting my password, services that have this dumb requirement? Because your fucking requirements are absurd and unnecessary. I don't have the mental capacity to care to remember that long of a password. I have to have a document now of all of the passwords I have so it's not forgotten. I have to have browsers autofill for me because of this shit.

In a perfect world, 6 - 8 string passwords would suffice and lots of emphasis on symbols and numbers at the very least. The longer you try making the characters of a password, the chances of forgetting increases.

Flickr does this. Some of the portals to my apartment portal does this. Portals to some of my medical information does this. It's fucking bullshit. StateFarm does this too.

What day do you dislike? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Sunday.

Everything closes early and some things are just outright unavailable for that one day. Need to get things done during the weekend? It better be all on Saturday because Sunday doesn't give a fuck about what you need to deal with.

What are your thoughts on people who didn't vote? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm largely disappointed in them. The one time they were needed the most, they didn't care to show up. Like, you do not have to be knee deep in politics to understand what's at stake and who's running. Take a good solid 30 minutes out of your life, to research and study the candidates, the issues and think of the future of the country's direction if either candidate and their party got voted in.

If they'd do just that, they'd probably have a better understanding. But they didn't do that. They thought the 2024 election was in the bag and feel they didn't need to do their part. Well, the results speak for themselves.

And nothing much more needs to be said or done, they've sentenced themselves to the mess that's to happen a week and a half from now. Just as much as all of the brainwashed and braindead conservatives who actively voted for fascism.

Steam Ate Microsoft's Lunch On PC, It's About To Do The Same On Handhelds in c/[email protected]

Please, for the love of God, just stop giving him attention in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago

Someone wasn't loved when they were growing up.

US Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

And I'm sure those landlords will be all "BUT WE HAVE EXPENSES TOO! WE'RE PEOPLE TOO!" excuse.

Please, for the love of God, just stop giving him attention in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Same goes for the Fediverse. Can't go on a single political instance anymore without many people just having to bring up the asshole's existence.

Trump is open to using 'economic force' to acquire Canada; Trudeau responds in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump is literally George Bush's third term on crack, by doing this.

Sigh. This is gonna be a rough ride. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

I'm expecting more batshit things like nutrition labels will be horribly exaggerated. "This Mac and Cheese dinner is ONE serving. Calories: 240. Because it's YOUR DINNER!" or some shit.