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In the few short years since they took it, Ontario has already ruined this icon.

Ontario must never be forgiven for this

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  • To be clear, when I said "it isn't" I meant it's not the default.

    I dont really care enough to go dig up hard numbers.

    But the time I'm talking about is after WW2, when the new deal was still going strong, and the top marginal tax rates for people and companies inhibited accumulation of wealth, and incentivized reinvesting profits into the company and workers instead of into exec bonuses and stock buybacks.

    The era had lots of other issues, notably bigotry, and consumer protections, but worker protections were moving in the right direction.

    Heath and safety have kept improving, but employment security has gotten worse because the incentives we had for companies to treat employees well have gone, and put employees at a disadvantageous position when bargaining with their employer

  • I've got an OG Hotmail address with my actual name and without any garbage characters.

    I use it for so many things that I can't go change it now. But I've started to use aliases when signing up for online services

  • Since I'm getting downvotes, let me clarify.

    This is the first paragraph of a book, and is the first line of the first episode of the TV series based on the book.

    Y'all arent the aforementioned "real ones" 😒
    \ SOS brigade ✊

  • Okay, asking somebody how long they believed in Santa Claus is so stupid, you can't even consider the topic suitable for idle conversation. But if you still wanna know how long I believed in some old fat guy who wears a funky red suit, I can tell you this: I've never believed in him, ever. The Santa that showed up at my kindergarten Christmas festival, I knew he was fake. And I never saw mommy kissing Santa or anything. But I have to say, that even as a little kid, I knew better than to believe in some old man that only worked one day a year. Now, having said that, it wasn't until I got older that I realized that aliens, time travelers, ghosts, monsters, espers, the evil syndicates and the anime/manga/fantasy flick heroes that fight said evil syndicates, were also fake. Okay, I guess I always knew those things were bogus, I just didn't wanna admit it. All I ever wanted was for an alien, time traveler, ghost, monster, esper, evil syndicate, or the hero that fought them to just appear and say "Hey". Unfortunately, reality is a hard road indeed. Yep, you gotta admit, the laws of physics definitely puts a damper on things.

    Real ones know 😏

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    Mmmm spicy Kraft Dinner Mac&cheese

    And Jamaican patty

    Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    Ponchos are skirts for your top half

    Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    If there is one thing I know about the Stafford Gambit, it's that it's SO EVIL

    I can't stop listening to this.
    \ I feel like I need to go play chess now. Idk if it's AI generated or not, but it's so catchy

    Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    What is your favorite extinction event, and why?

    I'm probably going to judge you if you say Holocene, without an interesting non-trivial reason.

    Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    The OG super graphic ultra modern girl

    I remember everyone calling her androgynous at the time. Looking back, that was an absolutely wild thing for people to think.

    Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    WITH ads? Fuckin awesome coupon, thanks!

    What a sweet deal! Thanks Hello Fresh!

    They really said
    \ 🙅 "Disney+, with ads on us"
    \ 👉 "Disney+ with ads, on us"

    Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    Does anyone remember a Tiktok/short song about AI taking creative work, with a dancing yellow alien?

    I've been trying to find this video for a while with no luck, and idk what other community to ask.

    The video features this yellow dancing CG blob alien thing, and the lyrics go something like:

    We made AI to do the dumb stuff, so we could do the fun stuff
    \ But now it does the fun stuff, and we became the dumb stuff

    Does anyone remember it, or know where to find it?
    \ The little singing alien thing popped up a few times on my FYP but I feel like I'm taking crazy pills because I can't find any evidence that it ever existed.

    Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    Why is there a lukewarm but no lukecool?

    Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    Centrifuges answer the age old scientific question: "what'd happen if we spin this really fast?"

    Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    Step aside NAFTA, here comes CUMFART

    Canada
    \ United states
    \ Mexico
    \ Free-trade of
    \ Arts
    \ Research
    \ Technology

    memes @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    Propane as a Service

    Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    It's weird that we enjoy stimulating our fear response

    What would aliens think if they leaned we evolved fear as a survival mechanism, but we intentionally seek out situations that trigger our fear response, for fun?

    Horror movies, extreme sports, thrill-seeking, it's all weird.

    Edit
    \ Changed the title and added an extra line to make it clear I'm talking about the fear response, and not specifically about extreme sports

    Funny: Home of the Haha @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    Who was in charge of deciding where to put this?

    I know FNAF is a "kids game" but putting it next to the Care Bears seems a bit excessive lol

    Memes @lemmy.ml
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    A new trend sweeping the nation

    Slowpoke is my favorite jean meme

    Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    PeriodicallyPedantic @lemmy.ca

    English is such a peach.

    It's bullshit that the opposite of "impeachable" is "unimpeachable" instead of "peachable"

    Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
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    you're in luck, I'm already here!

    Memes @lemmy.ml
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    I'm right here!

    Memes @lemmy.ml
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    just something about that combination

    Science Memes @mander.xyz
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    all head, all the time

    Scientists couldn't find the head of the starfish. Turns out, the entire thing is head, it's the body that is missing.