I like to think of them as artificial con men. They sound great. They have confidence and are complimentary and are very agreeable, but they will tell you what they think you want to hear. Whether or not what they are telling you is truthful isn’t even part of the equation.
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thegr8goldfish@startrek.websiteto Gaming@lemmy.world•Has Xbox Considered Laying One Person Off Instead Of ThousandsEnglish7·11 days agoThe author makes a pretty compelling case for letting Phil go. Can you imagine the owners of a sports team continuing to pay a Manager millions of dollars a year despite them getting their asses kicked every time they suit up?
thegr8goldfish@startrek.websiteto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Both District of Columbus and Colombia are named after Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) Does anyone know why they're spelled differently?4·17 days agoIt’s because people associate colons with butt holes.
thegr8goldfish@startrek.websiteto Progressive Politics@lemmy.world•Democratic establishment melts down over Mamdani's win in New York38·17 days agoOther Democrats see Mamdani — a state Assembly member with a history of controversial comments about Israel and policing — as politically toxic for a party whose national success depends on its ability to attract votes in less progressive places nationwide.
So, to the DNC, it’s better to see the winning Democratic candidate defeated in the general now because that will ensure victory in Alabama in a year or three? The propaganda machine will smear anyone who dares to run with a D next to their name. You might as well own it and embrace the positions your voters want.
thegr8goldfish@startrek.websiteto politics @lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani’s victory in NYC mayoral primary leaves Wall Street 'alarmed' and 'depressed'24·18 days agoI’m willing to swap my house with any of these poor depressed oligarchs that feel obliged to flee the city. It’s in a conservative run state if that sweetens the deal.
thegr8goldfish@startrek.websiteto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Can anyone recommend an extraordinarily comfortable reclining couch, in a mid-range price. It doesn't have to last me a lifetime but if I could get 10 years out of it, I think that would be fine0·22 days agoLay-z-boy might be worth a look. I don’t have a couch but I have several reclining chairs. They’ve all held up well for 10 years and then some.
I’m crazy. Mark My Words. In 20 years, we’ll have so many microbes capable of consuming plastic people will be bitching about their packages not being able to effectively protect their goods from spoiling. The goldfish has spoken.