#you're literally saving money

[floweryrkive]

honestly, i think cancelling yunjin is so stupid. it's one cup of starbucks.. and buying/drinking starbucks or mcdonalds or anything does not necessarily mean that the person who bought it supports israel. You call her ignorant when ur literally cancelling people over food and other stupid stuff."oh but they support israel!" let me ask you something, is boycotting actually doing something? Theres little evidence on how boycotting has affected anything, and the only thing thats happening is annoying people. I feel bad for the people, and i dont support israel, but its so fucking annoying seeing this happen. Grow up. ive literally seen ppl who supported palestine start hating this whole thing bc of the countless petty and annoying things.

i was thinking about whether i should answer this or delete this because i knew there was going to be someone who would say this exact stuff at one point after i would say i won't be writing for yunjin for now.

let's break it down :

I am NOT cancelling her, nor have i mentioned anywhere that she should be cancelled ( i think cancel culture is a whole lot of toxicity which is another topic) I am merely disappointed in her actions because she has faced this situation before and tell me one thing, if she had faced this same thing before and that time she responded accordingly ( which was deleting the post and apologising actually) would she not know how this would affect her/look abt her viewpoints? Also the fact that Jake from Enhypen ( her co-worker mind you.) apologised immediately after being called out for consuming st@rbucks on live is saying a lot too isn't it?

One starbucks...i can't even think of how stupid this statement is. She's a CELEBRITY. Her influence matters! Why do you think they do advertisements and shit with them?!

It's not just food! It's multinational companies directly funding these terrorist groups that commit genocides! st@rbucks and mcdon@lds are apart of these MNCS! And before you come and say the SK starbucks is not associated with the American one, they are still paying for using the brand name.

No one's claiming she's a zi0nist, but considering the fact that there's literally a hybe boycott going on rn due to them working with 🛵( a very raging zion!st who has literal proof of his support of isr@el as well as messaging pro-palestine armys is very telling) her still buying is obviously going to be showing a lot about her ignorance ???

and don't get me started on boycotting not working because if you lookup on twitter there's enough proof that these companies are pulling strings to literally gain sales that are dropping drastically!

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the main issue comes when this is turned into a fuckass fanwar instead of simply calling these idols out for consuming these products. stop defending her actions when clearly she is aware of everything going on ( she's literally the most online member in lesserafim, she has a coworker who apologised for consuming st@rbucks, there's trucks that are in front of that damn hybe building to urge them to stop working with 🛵) and the people you're talking abt hating this thing are hating it because fans like you are being so tone deaf and blindly defending these idols, turning this into fanwars!

all you had to do was search abt this instead of blindly accepting her actions but instead you choose to come into my inbox telling me to grow up.

i don't mean any malice or hate towards you, but please, look into why exactly people are calling her out, don't lose your moral sense over this. i hope you are able to see the issue soon enough. have a good day.

#[ mail 📬 ! ] #i knew this would happen #i don't care if you don't support this stance #feel free to block/unfollow #but i just have one thing to tell you #don't lose your morals #not buying is so easy #you're literally saving money #just yeah #that's all #thank you

[somecunttookmyurl]

insurance makes sense on a conceptual level but in reality insurance companies turn decently huge profits by a) relying on things not happening, which they mostly don't b) ensuring things mostly don't happen by exluding anything that might make "things happening" more likely and stacking it in their favour and then c) finding any excuse and loophole possible to not cover you if anything ever does happen

like. insurance would be good if it wasn't managed by insurance companies

#insurance is quite literally a bet #the company is betting that nothing will happen to you (or your house/car/stuff/pet) #except it's a very one-sided bet because you give them money either way and they're cheating about it #not having insurance is ALSO a bet #except YOU'RE betting nothing will happen to you #on the basis that (by keeping money in savings instead) you could reasonaby afford it if it did #rather than give that money to someone else and trusting that the thing which might happen IS something they will have to pay for #and can't wriggle out of #(obv american health insurance is an outlier and should not be counted you will always need medical care of some kind and all of it is so #expensive you guys are just so fucked i'm sorry) #insurance companies would still ultimately profit even if they paid out without whining and even if they covered the slightly more likely #bc the chance of it NOT happening is still greater than it happening & across all their clients Not Being Giant Cunts wouldnt bankrupt them #but here we are #something something capitalism

[mwagneto]

got my first shift at my first Real Job tmrw night ending at 1am wml😔😔😔

#i love how flexible the shifts are and they're all really short it's like ideal for me but also. omfg. scary 😭 #gritting my teeth. i need money to leave this shithole country and i need a job to get money it's fine. this is fine #it's literally so discouraging to know ppl in the west have minimum wages of like 15 euros meanwhile it's literally 3 eur here #like even if you work hard you're only earning a fraction of what you could be if you were doing the same shit out there😭 #just like. the inherent agony of knowing im earning money that's gonna be way less valuable out there #but im not on minimum wage and it's flexible but shoulddd be around 5 - 15 euros an hour #it's the only reason i even applied at least this way i can tell myself im actually making a positive dent in my savings #idek how much i have saved rn coz i never spend on anything and I've been saving since i knew what money was #but forint is literally not worth the paper it's printed on anymore like man i remember when #a euro was worth 200 forint.... i literally have the same coins i did when i was 10 but they're worth less than half as much now. crazy #man I should've gone into economics or global politics for real i love this shit. whatever that's a whole different spiral #barking

[gachaparadise]

WE GOT ENGAGED?!?!

#It's been a long time since i last played and i'm not caught up with the main story at ALL #i got Marius's new kitty ssr so i was doing the card story and wuh. huh? married? #fuck yeah due thats awesome. when did he propose though 😭 #hoping its in his character stories (maybe this blossom chapter thing?) and not in a card i dont have... #i got so excited about being married i realized the Artem card probably also has an engagement so in a fit of lust i spent all my chips lol #i only had enough for 2 ten rolls left so hopes were low #I did get an SSR tho- another copy of Marius #boy really said you're engaged to me and nobody else #i gotta save up my chips now (i have literally none left) i need a newer Artem ssr so i can enjoy being married to him as well #i like them both i cant pick a favourite. this is why i never have any money in this game #post: misc #game: tears of themis

[advestager]

A/I STAN IN THE DASH. I REPEAT A/I STAN GOT THROUGH MY FILTERS INTO THE FUCKIN DASH THIS IS NOT A DRILL

#unfollowed immediately but good FUCKIN grief will i ever be free #i don't care if you find it pretty i don't care if it saves you time it is literally built upon #abusing the work of others and fucking over their mental health or livelihoods #for the sake of commodifying what was meant as GENUINE COMMUNICATION with our fellow human beings #i'm not even talking abt like. what it might do to artists or writers #i'm talking abt the people (usually in the global south) who get fucked over by (usually usamerican or western) companies #who don't care about what it does to their mental health to process a fuckton of data that contains graphic fucking atrocities #and pay them pennies by the hour when they DO remember to pay them #it's scummy practices at EVERY level and i'm sorry if you think you're an ~anarchist~ #but unless YOU are the one sifting through the bulk of the internet to make a functional prediction machine #(which isn't even SAPIENT the name is just fucking false advertisement) #you can fuck off with your 'nyah nyah you're a crybaby who can't accept progress ppl hated photography too' bullshit #(also like. i Do care abt artists and writers and translators. obviously. but that stupid argument abt how all intellectual property is #the work of satan and that's why ai is Okay Actually drives me up the fucking WALL #tell that to the brother of that artist who has soulless fucking ARSEHOLES making money #off his dead sister's art through ai) #ok. ok ok i'm shutting up now i have no chill when it comes to this subject #ai wank #theftware tag #joji.txt

[nukenai]

Today was so stupid and difficult just like yesterday that when I saw a lady in my area reptile group asking for help getting food for her bearded dragons until she gets paid on friday, I decided to go to the store and buy tons of collared and mustard greens (totaling $5...) and drive 30 minutes away to give them to her. Never seen a more thankful woman in my life. I’m a firm believer in not having animals if you can’t take care of them but like, hey, sometimes people just run into a rough spot. I looked on her FB and saw the beardies and they looked in perfect health and very loved.

honestly I am struggling here and there with everything going on and I have concerns for future finances. but then I see there are people who have like, literally 0 dollars until their next paycheck. i have never been in that position in my life and I can never not spare $5 and a 30 minute drive to help someone out. I don’t buy greens like that so I had no idea how much they cost, and planned to spend like $20. But uh turns out they’re cheap. But also, maybe not available somewhere near where that woman lived, where she could get to easily.

It’s just nice to do shit for people sometimes, when you can.

Also I messaged someone about something on Craigslist, and she eventually replied, “You know, I still have you in my phone as ‘Frog Girl’, I think I bought a misting system from you last year when I found a frog in my produce”.

And now it’s my destiny to live up to still being in this lady’s phone as Frog Girl.

#im not trying to be like Look At Me Do Nice Thing #it's just like. man idk it feels nice to be nice and generous when you're able #also i had to deliver my friend's present from disney in the same town... so i was like why not #a lot of times $5 means so much more to someone than it does to me. #i'd say most of the time it does honestly #Oma would always tell me not to do things like that and to save my money bc i worked for it #but i don't think i work harder than most people #and most people are struggling more than me. #i can spare the $5. maybe $10 together with gas. #i can literally always spare it to someone who can't. #just trying to spread positivity in these rough times for me i guess.

[sheerioswifties]

I am seeing so many Tumblr swifties who got tix to Seattle maybe that one did actually sell out oof you are in for a magical show please stomp and make even louder noise for her in that stadium this time!!!! It's what it's made for so do it

#I'm gonna have to buy from scalpers next year #I've resigned myself to it #got a whole post I'm gonna write but #i can't now money wise freaking just got hit with 3 big things that just gzozgkkgzkgzgkxkxgkxglxhlxhkhx #i had saved up for this but now #eras tour #eras tour Seattle #go hard be the 12th man #stomp and scream and all the things for Taylor #send her my love too be EXTRA extra EXTRA loud someone #Seattle #lumen field #seriously one of the best stadiums for so many reasons! !!! #i rank it up there with Wembley Gillette and The Mercedes Benz one with the kickass center circular screen thingy #lumen previously century link field even if ur behind the stage you will have an incredible experience and nosebleeds too etc #the top is open so u see sunset over Seattle and you're right downtown with the skyscrapers #and it's literally designed to amplify the noise of fans so make some noise for Taylor!!!!!!

[nacrelysis]

how are you a billionaire and you still don't pay your fucking bills. god.

this is a level of incompetence i've never fucking SEEN before. and I'M the person who ends up carrying the group projects.

#yeah this is about twitter potentially being down bc elon musk didn't pay for the google servers he was using #elon musk #twitter #twitter outage #i'm really mad over this not least because of all the artists who're gonna be massacred #but this is just. pure incompetence. #it is literally just ONE MAN thinking that he can do ~anything~ even if he's not qualified #and firing the actual qualified people #and thinking ooooo it's so smart of me to force engineers to overwork themselves fixing problems //i// pulled out of my ass to create #the whole disaster of edited code? the promotion of blue checks and systemic fucking around with of people's engagement abilities?? #twitter being evicted because rent wasn't paid? the site apparently ddosing itself because elon musk created a stupid feedback loop?? #musk getting sued? cutting the twitter crew from like 8000 to 1500 individuals?? #NONE OF THESE WERE PROBLEMS UNTIL MUSK BOUGHT TWITTER. BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T //EXIST//. #from an user's perspective it's infuriating. #from a technical perspective it's infuriating. #you could have just DONE YOUR GODDAMN JOB and PAID YOUR GODDAMN BILLS. #INSTEAD. YOU CUT CORNERS AND FAILED TO AVOID FINANCIAL ISSUES LIKE THE WORST CONTORTIONIST ACT I'VE EVER SEE. TO 'MAKE A PROFIT' OR WHATEVE #AND GUESS FUCKING WHAT?? YOU'RE LOSING WAY MORE GODDAMN MONEY THAN YOU WOULD'VE SAVED. #that's the one thing i ain't mad about at least #man dug his own grave #sighs #i just feel really bad for all the creators and journalists etc etc #independent or contracted or otherwise twitter was a huge source of audience engagement/direct info #and now it's basically unusable #like tumblr is passable for consumers but it's not good for advertisement At All #and it's literally entombing YEARS of archived fandom interactions and history that can't be recreated even if you have a new platform #can't believe i'm saying this but zuckerberg better hurry up w that twitter 2.0

[rattusn0rvegicus]

People buying massive quantities of clothes from thrift shops, especially plus-sized clothes to "cut down to fit them" or warm jackets come wintertime, solely to resell for a higher price or just wear once in a YouTube haul video, who also never donate to thrift stores, therefore driving the price up so poor people can't afford clothes anymore: Bad! Cut it out!

Telling people that Only poor people should ever shop at thrift shops, despite the fact that thrift shop workers are constantly saying they have a surplus of clothes that are thrown away and BEGGING people to buy from them, and clothes from thrift shops are the most environmentally friendly way to go, but ignoring all that and in the process making poor people feel like they're "not poor enough" to shop at a thrift store because no one ever feels Poor Enough: Also bad!!! Cut it out!

#Im going to bite someone I swear to God #If you seriously think some middle class person who occasionally gets some jeans from a thrift store so they can afford to like #go on a weekend vacation instead of buying new clothes from Target #is the problem #I literally want to kick your ass so bad #You guys hate frugality so much it's insane to me #There's nothing wrong with wanting to save a little money so you can afford more food or have some cash in savings or whatever #You don't have to be The Poorest Person Ever to Deserve to shop at a thrift store #IDC if some multi millionaire goes to a fucking thrift store on occasion as long as they donate their old clothes. Give back u know #And don't take the high demand items #Like warm coats in a cold climate right before winter. Or good tennis shoes #Like my god use some common fucking sense #There's nothing wrong with supporting a small local business that helps poor people and is eco friendly #As long as you're not being a dick about it

[godofsmallthings]

how do i tell my roommate that the speaker of the cd player she just bought is so terrible

#obviously i won't telk her that's mean #but i needed to put it somewhere #its sooo bad guys #if you're thinking of buying that tiktok cd player that's a square that goes on your wall where the cd is exposed #as it spins #DON'T #its literally all aesthetics the speaker isnt that good pls save ur money #😭😭😭 #vi is typing...

[zoepumpkinhead]

my infection isn't getting better so i am trying to get a physical examination (the other doctors didn't examine me because they weren't the right kind of doctors to give me an examination, so i was just describing my symptoms and they were giving their best guess lol).

the only place that's really affordable to me, since i don't have insurance, is too political for my parents... but at this point idgaf

#i literally dont care at this point their politics shouldn't get in the way of my healthcare and if i can save money i am going there #it's not like they're helping me pay for it anyways #if you're wondering i had yeast infection and i thought i had it again but after a while the discharge became different so i want to have #it checked out by a gyno #sorry if this is TMI #let me know if i need to tag this as something

[there-goes-trouble]

I wish you guys would stop ceding ground to militant wh¡te vegans / veggi and actually ask us how we vegs of color are doing the work--while poor, on WIC, or some kind of fin-aid. I swear to God most of you think that the only veg-friendly food can be found in a Major Overpriced Store Chain and u drive me nuts. "Ah so where are the poor veg(an/getarians)!?" is not the gotcha u think it is we're literally right here & you keep ignoring us lol

#I've been literally a poor vegetarian on wic since i was 10 #I hate when you people get on here and lie about how difficult or inaccessible or expensive it is #It literally saves me and my family money I don't know where you're fucking getting this bullshit from #White people do not fucking touch this post #I don't share community with you

[finding-flight]

tfw you put off doing your taxes until the last minute bc you owe tax and it's been a hella expensive year so far so you're trying to spread out expenses

and you end up owing 2.1k

ow

#dw i can cover it #but I was so happy at the end of last year bc I finally got to my savings goal in my emergency account (3 mos expenses) #and now I have like two weeks' expenses in there #can't have nice things if you're disabled in america #what I would give to be able to work 40 hrs a week... #like i literally should not want that no one should want that but oh to not have to worry about money...

[butimjustaliar]

i still dont know whether guilt tripping people into donating to those in need is completely the wrong course of action or the only right one

#like it just seems wrong to blame people for israel commiting a genocide? but at the same time i understand that officials arent taking much #action making private donations the only option #but in my mind this shouldn't be up to single people but like idk the fucking government??? like they were providing shitload of stuff for #ukrainien people. why not also donate to those in need in gaza? but then also i know that depersonalising everything and saying “that's not #my fault or my business but the government's job“ is exactly the way NO change at all ever happens. just waiting for someone else to take #action and save the day #anyways #what do i know #it just feels like to much for me #i know people say it's cruel and an asshole move to say you're tired of people dying but it's the truth #i'm fucking 18 and all i ever hear is that people are dying and NOBODY cares #being fifteen and feeling like the weight of the world is on my shoulders is what made me want to literally kill myself and the only way i #somewhat got my shit together again was to tell myself that it's not my fault except is it really not? shouldn't i be donating shit to those #in need? but i dont even make money? #yet i definitely have more than they do? #pls just make it stop im BEGGING i cant do this anymore #just give me a lobotomy and send me off to the sea or drown me in a river for all i care but for the love of god pls just make it stop #hostmblr

[cryptotheism]

It is 1880s America, you are about to spawn as a Historically Significant White Guy. Choose a class:

TROUBLEMAKING FRONTIER PREACHER

Special Power: Good Christian. Your vague adherence to American protestantism will ensure that law enforcement does not bother you whatsoever.

Victory condition: Fuck enough of your followers wives to start an inbred theofascist micronation.

MANICALLY AMBITIOUS CON ARTIST

Special Power: Basic Literacy. You're poor, but you know how to read. They'll never expect it. You may forge literally any document and it will be believed 100% of the time.

Victory Condition: Steal enough money to fuck off to Latin America. A Spanish speaking nation might as well be the moon to your debtors.

EUROPEAN NOBLE FAILSON

Special Power: Colonial Wealth. Your funny accent, foppish dress, and noble title, will make any American think you are totally good to buy it on credit.

Victory Condition: Become the boytoy to the wife of some borderline-gangster politician and save up enough political capital to run for office and get addicted to opium.

DOOMED FRONTIER EXPLORER

Special Power: How The Fuck Are You Alive. Your freakish diet of pork, whiskey, and maple syrup, makes you entirely immune to all physical injury and disease. Somehow.

Victory Condition: You have one mission, and one mission only. You need to piss off some completely friendly natives. You need to piss them off so bad they leave your stupid ass to starve in a food forest they've been cultivating for literally thousands of years.

[reasonsforhope]

Sorry I'm kind of dissociated and my vocab crashes during that can you explain the Biden drug thing in just. Shorter simple sentences.

Sure! You're not the only one who's mentioned being unclear on what it means either, and I'm happy to help

(Context for anyone else: US Sets Policy to Seize Patents of Government-Funded Drugs if Price Deemed Too High, via Good News Network, December 11, 2023)

From the very basics:

When drug companies create new drugs, they get a legal protection called a "patent." The patent means no one else can make or sell the same drug for whatever number of years.

Usually, this is about 10 years after the drug starts being sold to the public.

So, for those years, that one drug company is the only source of whatever medication. And since people need their medication, drug companies can charge however much money they want.

Meaning a lot of drugs that people need to live cost way too much money to buy.

So, with this, Biden told drug companies "Fuck you, if you keep making medicine too $$$ for people to afford, I'm giving your competition the right to make and sell those drugs too."

The US has never done anything like this before.

This is a huge threat to the whole (awful) drug industry in the US. It will save people thousands of dollars. If he does this, it will save lives.

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Edit 12/17/23: Quick note, as people have said in the notes, this only applies to drugs made in part using taxpayer money. Which is! Literally all of them!

#Anonymous #prescription drugs #medicine #public health #biden #biden administration #united states #us politics #ask #me #good news #hope