#profit over life

[truths89]

Eye Slit

Every time I outsource my power, I fall out of a burning tower

Hitting the reality of the defiant gravel, Until my spiritual autonomy begins to unravel

#truths89 #poetry #ZisaAziza #NegressOfSaturn #redirection #trigger #release #self determination #AI #GOOGLE BITCH #MEDICAL ERRORS #HARMFUL #arrogance #basic #medical industrial complex #profit over life

[habeascorpseus]

im going to commit a felony

#habeas speaks #goodtimeswithscar #discourse #american healthcare #like im incensed right now because every time scar talks about his health on stream he always mentions shit like this #but this literally could Kill Him. #this is an insurance company realizing they apparently dont make a profit off of a person paying them to live anymore #and going 'okay time to go over to their house and kill them.' #like! #the profit motive for american healthcare is fucked up enough to hear about on the news #but this just puts into perspective #how a man can be happy and living his best life as his own insurance company decides his life is not worth not being paid #and are essentially going to murder him in a way thats legally sanctioned #like. someone needs to be fucking Hurt #because people need to start being scared of the desperate again

[how-the-feathers-have-fallen]

Me, fighting tooth and nail against my irl friends who are sw*fties: yeah well, maybe I want my sad girl music to have a 3 minute guitar solo and distorted audio after the second verse of vaguely gay lyrics have you considered that ?!

#admit it if pete wentz's lyrics were sung by some white woman to plain ass slow piano music with max 3 cords yall would eat that shit up #but heaven forbid it be layered and/or vocally/musically compelling with a decibel count over 65.2 #or not sung by a climate criminal trying to sound emotional or weepy but actually sounds constipated 💀 #icarus' random screaming #icarus' burning life stories #anti taylor swift #im probably slicing my palm open for a demonic ritual in shark infested waters by doing this but oh well #pete wentz #fall out boy #icarus falls out #not even just fall out boy. I'll put on the tamest led zepplin or rage against song i can find and they look at me like 😶😣😖😨😰😱😵 #i put on eat your young they ASK then i try explain the critique of war profiteering/capitalism and theyre like silly ***** readin too deep #LIKE YOU ASKED. I KEPT IT SO SIMPLE. YOUR FELLOW SWIFTIES LOVE THIS SHIT WTF #im scared to try and bring up mitski (esp. working for the knife/best american girl) lest i kill my own friends #like they're not insane conspiracy swifities and i love them dearly but they're fundamentally tiktok youth gen z and im... not :/ #and im fine with it we joke and laugh about it and poke fun at each other for it but sometimes i feel so alienated #not on purpose. not by them. but i look at em and they look like test tube babies (not mean). #they look to me like what ginny & georgia looks like to them. too polished too stylised too... Just So #sometimes they look like the same lifeless tiktok copy and pasted and it scares me #im trying to remember that post about how tiktok thirst traps and general posts are so set up and stilted they look sexless #and robotic #anyway #the generational gap between me and my fellow teens/young adults 💀💀💀

[carriesthewind]

It never ceases to amaze me how shockingly cruel people are willing to be for money. Just, they get a paycheck and turn off the part of their brain that makes them see other humans as real people. Evil.

#the worst part of this goddam job #its so exhausting to have to spend so much time dealing with evil fuckers like this #especially because I can't even point out how evil they are being #because that's rude #because by the rules of my profession #treating someone like a disposable piece of trash and destroying their life is fine #but pointing out that you are treating another person like a disposable piece of trash and destroying their life #and that is a horrible evil thing to do #is over the line #and at least prosecutors pretend to believe in a greater cause #here it's literally just. profit margins

[laneaconite]

Treatment

“Take this pill,” They say.

Take this pill and it should work

 In a month,

                    Three months,

                                            Six.

Take this pill,

And it will make you tired.

                                        They all make you tired,

Because they act on the brain, 

                                                  You see.

Take this pill,

“We’re sorry the others didn’t work.”

We will smile

                    Sympathetically.

                                                 We do care.

Take this

            Pill.

                  It will make you dizzy.

Take this

            Injection.

                           Since it is treatment resistant

Now.

It will hurt,

                 It will make you itch.

You can still keep taking the old ones,

                                                         In case they end up working

                                                                                                          Too.

Take this pill,

                      It should work in one month,

                                                                    Three months,

Six.

No, we don’t know

                               Why this is happening.

We don’t know

                     How to fix it.

Your blood screening was

                                           Normal.

Your CT scan was

                                Normal.

Take this pill.

-Lane Aconite,

March 5th, 2023

#poetry #my work #lane archives #chronic pain #chronic migraines #chronic illness #this poem is still pretty ouch #the us medical system can really suck in its cyclical lack of progress regarding finding out what's “wrong” with a person #due to crazy long wait times for appointments & processing referrals as well as 4 profit health insurance #my chronic migraines had to escalate into epilepsy for me to be seen by an actual neurologist and be taken seriously & even now I still fee #neglected by the system #not because my drs are bad but because they're overloaded with patients #it's really exhausting & difficult to have to fight at every turn to receive the care we need & deserve when we're bent over in pain #in my experience this repetitive cycle really broke down my ability to advocate for myself for a while because I was just too depressed #but hey if you're reading this and you relate: I love you. You deserve to feel better and to be supported by your physicians #I'm getting better care now but healing isn't linear #and if you have insurance & you're feeling absolutely fucking crushed by the system pls look up if they have a nurse advice line & call the #to see if they're able to set up a complex care coordination plan & if the nurses themselves can set up appointments for you #it really helps to have an insurance lady or 3 you can call to set up appts & referrals or check on them to see where they're stuck #I could write a poem dedicated to all the wonderful women in social services who are literally saving my life every time they call

[langernameohnebedeutung]

I love that Blaine got 32 million dollars out of torturing his father into changing his will and then just...never does anything with that money. Just...kept hustling like normal as a fake funeral home director.

#I mean sure with the whole cure / zombie situation he couldn't exactly run off to the Bahamas #but he really just never does anything with it. And then contentedly signs it back over (bc he likes having a 'normal life' better) #(and even when WE know and HE knows that the money doesn't change anything he immediately goes back to ruining the world for profit) #because he really doesn't have anything else in his life #izombie #fandom

[chaos-footy]

Reading the AFL policies for Fic Research Reasons and I have discovered that there is nothing stopping a head coach from also being an active player for their club provided they are listed and the salary cap rules are adhered to.

#afl #man this afl au is going to take over my life #I've already designed like six distinct club guernseys #reading this you can really tell this is a clown sport for clown people that accidentally became really profitable and popular #text subscribe if you want more insane afl club rules for fic purposes lmao

[whiskeyswifty]

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#this is such a niche gripe i guess idk its why it's in the tags #but i really get so annoyed by how a lot of this fandom acts like they know everything about her especially like where she goes #and what she does in her free time because they think they KNOW about everything but #all you know is what she chooses to show you like specifically paps like...... she calls them. all celebs do. 99.999999% of the time #these days it's how that industry works which i KNOW for a fact but like don't take my word for it if you don't believe me fine #but it's how it is and i can tell you that from professional experience but also like #the amount of friends and people i know who've seen her places all over the city for YEARS now #and there are no pap photos of her in those places nor did anyone know she went to that building/restaurant/bar/event #there are a feeeeeew places in the city which are celeb hotspots and the paps might skulk around there but that's cuz #they are known spots for that and waiters and staff tip them off for profit shares #like i know someone who saw her literally last night at a restaurant #there are no photos of her there and no paps outside #like if you think she doesn't leave the house or go somewhere without you knowing cuz you think she's papped everywhere... #thats just simply not true lol couldn't be FURTHER from true #she goes so many places and does so many things that you just don't know about. it's VERY easy to live a private life in the city #EVEN THIS WEEK she's gone more places than you've seen her getting papped at cuz i know people who've seen her! #i can't tell you the amount of famous people i've come across in these situations and the press and social media were none the wiser #people i've sat next to at a crowded brunch counter or people walking their dog or taking their kid for a bike ride like.... ALL THE TIME #famous people love new york cuz new yorkers don't bother them and they can live in relative obscurity #idk what i'm getting at i guess this weirdness like I AM GONNA SHUT DOWN ANYTHING THAT I DONT HAVE PROOF OF #is so deranged to me because...... you only have ~proof~ of like 10% of her life #so the other 90% of it didn't happen cuz.... you a blogger on the internet don't have photographic evidence of it???? #IS THAT NOT THE MOST INSANE THING TO SAY???? #idk really weird that people just think they know her and shut down any one who poses something that doesn't fit into their #frankensteined version of her that they made out of a bunch of paparazzi photos and flight trackers and deuxmoi posts taped together #as if THATS somehow MORE sane and a more realized person #idk if i'm making sense i'm annoyed whatever whatEVERRRRR

[oddberryshortcake]

I’m so glad people are talking about Kalim depth now because i’ve been saying that he’s a really complex and interesting character and not just a one dimensional ‘sunshine boy,’ he’s suffering just as much as Jamil, just in different ways 😭😭

#twst #kalim al asim #yes he’s extremely privileged and profits off of Jamil but Kalim is constantly punished for being the first born asim #his life is constantly threatened he gets hurt and people get hurt because of him #he only had one friend growing up and that friend grew to resent him #literal family members have attempted to kill him and probably werent punished because theyre rich too #all while he tries to deal with it with positivity #and over reliance on jamil because hes the only one he thinks he can genuinely trust despite everything #hes AA

[mzannthropy]

Everyone knows I fucking hate this piece of garbage film (okay, I haven't watched it, but I read the book so that's how I know it's trash) but hey, a smiling shirtless Sam Claflin is still a smiling shirtless Sam Claflin.

#sam claflin #samblogging #i made a better story out of it in my head #might write it too if i get round to it #basically he narrowly escapes the accident bc alicia calls him that he forgot to take his lunch #that she prepared for him. a special sandwich from her that he likes #(also it's not raining bc it makes no sense him walking in the rain on the way to work and talking on the phone) #but he gets a scare and starts lashing out and becomes even more ruthless at his work. alicia leaves him #he spirals and begins a string of one night stands #rupert worries about him and suggests he takes time off. will rebuffs him #then one day his boss recommends a leave so he finally takes time off. visits home town but parents are at loggerheads #he has a long talk with his sister and starts coming to his senses #goes to scotland or lake district or somewhere like that for a week. comes back refreshed #tells his parents to either work it out or get a divorce. they decide on a divorce and both are happier that way #goes to a cafe with his sister where louisa the cow works. she has a helpless crush on him but he ignores her #will & his sister talk some more and she says alicia was the best thing to happen to him & he agrees #later there is a commotion outside so they go out and louisa has been run over by a bus. they see her legs in stripey tights sticking out #will realises how fragile life is & how shallow he has been #he quits his job and starts working for a non profit #and he wins alicia back. they get married and live HEA the end #louisa thus fulfils the manic pixie dream girl role she failed in the original story - she changes will's life. by dying (good riddance) #mypost

[lesbiansanemi]

I maybe potentially (most likely) have covid but my job is being so fucking cagey about if I’m going to be on the receiving end of disciplinary action for not coming in because of it. I have multiple symptoms of it and was in close contact for an extended period of time with two people who have tested positive for it. I went to get an official test from an urgent care place (because I was told I need proof for my job), and was told it would be up to 48 hours until I get results and until then I needed to self isolate and then obviously continue if the test is positive. They wrote me a note saying to excuse me from my job which I emailed to them. But they keep emailing me like “well the cdc says isolation is no longer necessary so…. If you don’t have a fever you’re supposed to come in” and now I’m so paranoid that I’m going to get write ups for not coming in despite having a literal doctor’s note telling me not to because all covid protections have been so thoroughly axed and it’s treated like any “normal” illness (though this shouldn’t be okay for ANY illness, not just covid) and if you don’t have sick time (which most places don’t supply at all, or if they do, it’s a dismal amount) you have to come in or experience the consequences and I’m just 🙃🙃🙃 so anxious about it and also I fucking hate this country for putting MILLIONS of people in this position where they have to choose between not going work but risking being fired and losing their livelihoods which leads to SO many risks if you have no safety net (and most people don’t) OR going in because you just don’t have a choice but you’re miserable and actively spreading highly infectious diseases to multiple other people. I truly don’t understand how there are people who look at this system and act like it’s fine

#I’m lucky enough that my job won’t straight up fire me #I’ll likely get a write up I think but I’ve never had one before and we’re so chronically understaffed that I won’t be fired #it’s still nerve wracking though… #and I know most people don’t even have THAT much of a safety net #I just straight up don’t understand how jobs can straight up be like ‘we don’t care that you have a doctor’s note come in anyways or we’re #writing you up’ like how is that fucking legal #because it’s America and all we care about is profit and controlling everything about a person’s life I know that #but still #not to mention the classism of the fact that most ppl can’t even get doctor’s notes anyways #that in of itself is a privilege #but Jesus fucking Christ #like I’m not going in tomorrow cuz I’m waiting on test results and healthcare professionals have told me to isolate #but the fact that I’m in this position at all is insidious #jobs should just be like ‘okay! got it! see you when the isolation period is over and/or you’ve been cleared by a doctor’ #the fact that it’s ANY other response is deeply evil imo #never mind my health like I’ll be fine I’m a mostly healthy person #but everyone I could potentially infect that could then experience LIFE ALTERING or maybe even ending consequences???? #I know it’s been said before but the flippant disregard for human life is so…. #like I said I genuinely think it’s cartoonishly evil that it works this way #and if you try and argue against it or point out it shouldn’t be this way you’re just some crazy lazy commie or whatever #lord #kaz rambles

[dietheslashaddict]

Tfw you know the name of a celebrities secret spouse and you can't tell anyone because they haven't and you wanna respect their privacy but you've also never had a cooler secret or uncovered the answer to a cooler mystery in your life and you're in pins and needles hoping he opens up about his husband, and maybe about his Ex wife.

#it's Con O'Neill #not the husband #well one of the husbands #the one who is a celebrity #is Con O'neill #buy me a coffee #is this not a relatable feeling? #just me? #nope #I'm just enough of a loser this is my lifes accomplishment #step one Obsess over OFMD #Step Two Get really obsessed with Con O'Neill #step three uncover his secret spouse #step 4 ??? #step five Profit? pls? I'm so poor #for legal reasons this is a joke

[thereluctantfollower]

Song: The Living Tombstone - Join Us for a Bite Remix

#glamrock bonnie #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #second life #second life furry #fnaf security breach #fnaf security breach fanart #fnaf bonnie #fnaf ruin #fnaf ruin dlc #fnaf sb #fnaf sb dlc #fnaf sb ruin #secondlife #sl furry #Virtual Bonnie #its just bad news after another. Like tumblr im not surprised its getting hit with ai for cheap profit #and then theres uproar over on SL and LL hasnt made a peep ofc. only banning/deleting what they can find to remove the damage they done #so imma just jam out to music with GB here. his smiles help out

[mejomonster]

I started reading Billy Bat manga by Urasawa Naoki (u may know him as the guy who did Monster) and jesus christ its wild. Absolute experience. Judas and Jesus are in it, so are ninjas, so is lee harvey oswald (technically at least 3), theres a bat thats satire about how evil mickey mouse and disney are, there's lying cartoons galore, there's the civil rights movement, the oppressivr terror of the ku klux klan and the structural damage of segregation and fucked up laws, and the pervasiveness of advertising and the coca cola company ("golden cola") there's real events sprinkled with gratuitious fictional shit about manipulative God Billy Bat (or perhaps "administrator/guide to the human race"), a scroll that could control the world, Fake walt disney has hired killers, the looming brutality of imperialism and corporations buying out poorer areas, killing in other countries and breaking laws and whatever else is needed to acquire what they want, there's a cartoon dog kennedy assasination, a baby kevin inherits the powers of an older kevin, there's ninjas and priests, there's a small town out west full of cowboy larpers who are this comic artists biggest fan club, a secret agent Smith with a heart of gold (one hopes), a teenager named jackie whos seeing visions, there's a good and evil fake "mickey mouse" bat but frankly theyre probqbly both evil cause either way they lie and manipulate to get people to do what they want, judas cameos not only in his jesus arc but as a little kiddo, and like. Im not even halfway done. Einstein JUST showed up.

#rant #billy bat #its. an experience ill say that. its wild and im kind of floored it got published #it makes a lot of good points but its also ultimately a long winding Batshit Wild Bat Cartoon-as-God MYSTERY thriller #so its like. oh you learn about the pains of cowardice. the cruelties of corporations. #the way society doesnt value a whores life as you cry for her because she was wondetful. the way being just is hard #its hard to be brave and dangerous but it uas to be done. the vile dangers of advertizing and capitalism and profit over human life. #but then also. theres a fucking bat talking to a girl in her college class lol #its an interesting perspective in a way also cause like... #1 a lot of comic artists just full on would not touch these elements in their plots at all. and while ive seen these topics in stories #before. tjis is the most Pointed Disney/governments/corporations critique ive seen in comics. since like. its literally fake disney #ajd real ass historical figures and govts getting critiqued. #then 2 in japanese manga i havent seen foreign events covered much. and its interesting to see the perspective of #world events and america from this author. and his choice to make the protagonists who he did: a japanese american whos born american #and was in the allies as a translator. part of the US occupation when he initially visits japan. #the japanese mangaka whos older than ww2. the white upper class (truly upper class) coca cola #dynasty equivalent inheritor. a lower class black woman factory worker from florida whos outspoken and a leader and #braver than her husband. their kiddo kevin whos the most important person in the world worth saving. jackie the japanese american teen girl #eho grew up Loving fake disney and is in college. her dad the taxi driver who through other people #eventhally got the courage to go reunite with his wife and daughter jackie who left him. #(oh also a european priest and JUDAS and a ninja) #its just like. the author worked hard to put what feels like a japanese and american perspective and the Many ways those overlap and Dont #into this. as well as a variety of upper class and lower class characters. the rich fake walt disney and the poor bat town mayor and elder #who get killed for standing in the way of a corporations dreams. #jackie kennedy and the sweet girl who saved cartoonist Kevin and worked the street. #the rich dynasty inheritor of golden cola and his working class wife. how it all falls away in the deep soutj with pther lines #society draws. the poor student jackie versus the other protagonists witj a job #how kevin yamagata has not much connection to japan except a fondness for his parents. while jackie is even more #culturally removed (having never even visited japan) but her family still has their heritage of stories and places they miss and #want to visit and traditions her dad still regulalry discusses.

[motziedapul]

There's an anarchist anticapitalist cafe near where I live and it gets criticism for charging for middle to high priced coffee/food and selling works by indie artists (since it's also an artists collective)

It really does stink of faux activism where they just don't want to pay people for labour in a society where you need money to live

The place serves pay what you want drip coffee and it's the only for profit establishment that doesn't chase away homeless people in the area, lets them sit and have coffee.

If your metric for what's good anticapitalism is things being cheap, your "activism" is cheaper.

It might seem counterintuitive that the most ethical way you can engage in capitalism often means you gotta pay a little more, but the companies with the cheapest items and services are often the ones least concerned about the well-being of their underpaid workers.

#also ppl are complaining there's merch that reads People Over Profit being sold for profit and I'm like #i see you enjoy the aesthetic of social justice without understanding anything about social justice #motzie life

[llycaons]

so they do address the gambling den thing (kind of) and this is a really shitty justification, hc! betting years of other people's lives isn't something you can defend like this! the idea is that hc has been disenfranchised in the past and is determined to maintain his power to...avoid that happening again I guess but who gives a shit. any institution that lets a father treat his daughter like he literally owns her is disgusting

#FUCK YOU HUA CHENG!!! #see lan wangji was guilty of. several things but at least he grew as a person and worked towards addressing the harm he was part of... #there's nothing to indicate hc even stops doing this postcanon L M A O #I have major issues w lwj's writing too but at least he doesn't profit from and encourage what I can only describe as slavery #what else gives one person executive rights over the life of another person. like parents literally owning their children #tgcf donghua lb