Some of you haven't read the Wasp v Weird Al comic event and it shows 😤

Under capitalism it's always been the case of"what is this worth to you". The difference is in the past if a company overcharges then a competitor could come along and undercut them (so long as the gap was big enough that it made financial sense).

Unfortunately, monopolies, regulatory/government capture, vertical integration, marketing and cartels have gotten so far out of control that consumers are left with little choice but to suck it up. And most governments in the Anglosphere don't really care.

That's the beauty of public transport

Yes, the health secretary, it literally says so in the headline.

I'm sure the wet lettuce is being prepared as we speak.

Everyone in Australia has one, so that's one more country.

Unless he fucks up completely and repeatedly crashes out, Sargeant will keep his seat. James Vowles said that the plan was always to have Sargeant racing in 2024 and the reason he's racing this season is they had an opening and thought it was better to give him a "practice" year in F1 than another year in F2

That's why they don't get fired specifically for that, they just get fired.

Especially on a relatively new/small space like lemmy. If people start agonising over whether they should reply or not then lemmy won't get a chance to grow.

Pretty much bang on, the RBA has essentially one tool at their disposal. Even if their decisions are perfect, poor fiscal policy will damage the economy and the RBA can at most put a bandaid on those wounds.

Yep. Most of the time online you won't convince the person you're arguing against, BUT to convince people reading the thread. For the most part, arguing online is performative, for the purpose of the audience rather than the participants.

So witches know when to perform rituals?

This is what happens when you try too hard to minimise costs, because extra signal staff aren't need 99% of the time, they don't have any to save costs, but the 1% where they are needed everything fucked up

Because most right wing memes are created by professionals. Left wing memes are genuine grass root creations.

The best grass root memes the right can come with is "let's go Brandon", which while catchy is about as meaningful as farting into a microphone.

That will probably be similar to a lot of top teams with all the IPL players in the ODI squads.

I haven't been a massive fan of ODI bilaterals lately, but I've been looking forward to this world cup, should be a good comp.

Yeah, thats what I mean. That's why it's unlikely he'll be replaced, even if he hasn't formally re-signed yet.

True, but sometimes it's about harassing and arguing in bad faith, so I totally understand why sometimes the default answer is "google it"

This is what annoys me, a lot of these replies act like there's a hidden agenda to everything. Saying things like, "They must support white supremacy! It's a racist dog whistle! They're a Trump supporter". Their assessments never have any nuance whatsoever: if you put that on your car, you're all of the above.

That's the whole point of a dog whistle, to hide the true meaning behind innocuous symbols and phrases. And if you're someone who would be targeted by the hate groups using these dog whistles, it pays to be aware of them.

You're right, there should be nuance, because there are people who use these symbols without it being a dog whistle. But to dismiss any concerns is dangerous, and exactly what the hate groups want.

Interesting article, thanks for sharing. I always associated the change with the adoption of T20 batting styles into longer form cricket. So it's cool to hear about its evolution in the Shield

No, not everything in that list applies to every industry. The car market isn't a monopoly, but it definitely has issues with government and regulatory capture (and perhaps others, I'm not expert in auto manufacturing). But even without those issues the nature of car making today gives it a high barrier of entry for new comers.

And as others pointed out, the fact it's not a monopoly leads to more unpopular ideas being scrapped.