I’m all for setting a precedent if it’s about banning chinese spyware and propaganda weapons.

https://xkcd.com/1810/

Thanks for the heads up, I had no cracking issues yet, but after years of daily use the screen protector got worn out and the kickstand broke loose. Now I’m on the second one of the same model, but it’s still going strong with no real issues.

These are the things I’m glad I got back then and would get again if they broke, that fit the price category:

• an onion comb for dicing
• shoehorn with a long handle
• 3 stage knife sharpening station
• wireless phone charger (no more fiddling in the dark with the cable)
• magnetic keychain holder (from AntPocket tools)
• Unicorn Beetle Pro phone case and belt holster (if you’re on board with the aesthetic)
• a pair of Klim earbuds (wired, with foam tips)

This is not about a single coworker and a door, but intended as a generic light-hearted roast for everybody who keep ignoring simple signs such as which waste bin is for paper, how to leave a room, etc. Petty? Sure as hell. Being a dick? Wouldn’t say so.

Yes, that’s my conclusion as well. What job doesn’t require any of these?

Shouldn’t a dishwasher or cook be able to read and follow instructions, like regarding water temperature, food safety, etc?

I guess it’s not about actually not being able to read, just either not caring to read or ignoring what’s written.

The source is in the lower right corner. Population was in the high one-digit million scale. But none of this matters when one can clearly see how the economy skyrocketed after the soviets left.

What relevance does it have? A country in Europe that was under soviet oppression between WW2 and the fall of the soviet union. There are several like it and it matters little which one did I happen to born in - all suffered a similar fate.

You said yourself that a penny is too much. What’s lower than a penny and not free?

Then the problem is not that the practice of renting exists, but wealth inequality. Which we fully agree on, especially since several mechanisms are at work that further the gap between the rich and the poor. These all should be addressed.

What’s holding you back from taking a loan and paying mortgage instead of rent? Risk aversion?

I don’t see what I could do to increase the chances of you believing me - thankfully nothing at all depends on it happening.

Oh wait, for the last one I can actually cite some sources:

Now you got me interested: how exactly could this be anything but serious?

Fuck the soviet union - harder than how the soviet troops fucked both my grandmothers when they “liberated” my birth country, and harder than how the soviet rule fucked the economy afterwards.

To use it later when his children would need it.

None of these points have applied to them. I get the feeling it might be a case of culture differences, maybe the toxic landlording mentioned in the meme is more prevalent in the US?

Sure he did, but he provided me with a place to live at, which otherwise I couldn’t have afforded. Just like any other service or goods provider.

I’d say it depends on the scale and the intentions.