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Does that mean gas prices will go down now?

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I remember when Amazon said that A/C for warehouses was too expensive until the warehouse robots needed A/C to work better then those warehouses with robots got A/C. The warehouses with only humans did not get A/C.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

sounds like the perfect environment for a fire to spontaneously start.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 32 points 1 month ago

No one was injured in the early morning fire, but Justice wants to make a point: Chamel Abdulkarim’s target was the system of capitalism itself.

Huh, I didn't see him calling for the workers to open the means of production. He very specifically was asking to be paid more money by a company for his services. Oh, is the US attorney saying that starvation wages are inherent to capitalism? Kind of giving it all away, eh?

[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 25 points 1 month ago

Half a billion dollars in assets gone. Absolutely phenomenal work. A+

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

“Look, America is founded on free enterprise and capitalism.”

Sir, America was found by tax cheats on the principle of cheating on your taxes. You'd do well to remember that tomorrow, April 15th.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 11 points 1 month ago

That's kind of the point, isn't it? Our way of life sucks.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Uh, no, they’re enabling the way of life I want to have

[–] obvs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

(Insert Donald Glover GIF here.)

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

Im not to worried, but you gotta be firm. Give him a good dressing down and make him promise to never do it again.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago