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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Every controversy with that woman continues to be basically this meme.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 91 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Is this the person whose big "scandal" was being photographed at a club?

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 62 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I think that was the one where she was unreachable by the government (this was still the covid times, 2021) which is a no-no and was seen as dancing with/maybe kissing another man (a celebrity) while her husband was at home with their daughter. (They separated some time after) That soured a lot of people's view on her. Of course her being a young woman was further incrimination to many of her opponents.

Another similar scandal was the house party video where she was allegedly doing coke. I don't think anything was proven there. Someone on the video was yelling "powder gang" which is weird but not exactly solid evidence, but it became a huge meme and just solidified her reputation as a "party girl", something beneath the position of a PM.

I think those were the bigger non-politics scandals.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 62 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I wish my leader were only an adulterer and cocaine user.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 47 points 4 days ago

At least her extramarital affairs are with adults.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

We have a different sort of bar here I suppose hah. Then again, she was judged extra hard for being a young woman in that position.

But it also genuinely wasn't appropriate behaviour (to be videotaped doing) for a PM.

[–] greenbit@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago (11 children)

Nah the appropriateness or lack of it was invented. Worst she's done is join the Tony Blair Institute, just another capitalist

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[–] manuremy@sopuli.xyz 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

"powder gang" I would like to add that it's very likely they were not yelling this, "jauhojengi", at all but "jallujengi" which would be about drinking Jaloviina, Finnish cut brandy. Link to a wikipedia page. I fucking love Jallu and will always spread the Gospel of Jaloviina.

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[–] el_twitto@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

I bet she probably even had an alcoholic beverage too!

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

My entire working life (multiple decades) it's been a pretty common thing to hear co-workers say some variation of

"I feel like my life is on fast forward"

Because they aren't absorbing their own lives because they spend most of it away from the things that matter, solving problems for other people, in order to benefit a small percentage of people more than they benefit from their own labor.

Everyone has different beliefs. I don't believe we're going anywhere after this. This is it. One shot. One blip in a vast universe, then nothing.

That makes me very tired of this bullshit.

I understand the value of work. I understand we wouldn't have roads or homes or grocery stores without it. But I've always advocated for exactly what's being advocated for here. 4 days. 6 hours a piece. 4 days is still the majority of your week and 6 hours is perfect because studies show productivity tanks after that anyways and those extra 2 hours means actually having dinner with your family or helping them with homework, or mowing the lawn, or whatever.

It's a solid balance and we should be demanding it, not asking for it.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 32 points 3 days ago (20 children)

FORMER...always nice when they come up with great ideas AFTER they've left office.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Achually she had this idea before she was PM.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Had this idea before, has this idea after, it seems the "during" part is the problem somehow.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You do realize that outside of a literal dictatorship, a prime minister can't enact such a change on her own, right?

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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 43 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is what we should be fighting for. That and 25 dollars minimum wage. Even fucking Bernie Sanders misses the boat on this. He fights for the minimum wage but 40 hour work week and the "return of overtime " fucking hate it when mentions that. No one should have to or want to work longer hours. Bullshit!

6 hour 4 day work week is the way and the fight that unfortunately America will never adopt.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

$25/hr is not a livable wage if you're only gonna get 24 hours a week.

One would still need to work 40-50 hrs a week, it would just be more livable due to getting OT sooner.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Why I believe in the work 6 hours 4 days a week but get paid as working 40 hours.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (5 children)
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[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

This is what I did at my company. Just better. Come and go as you please, no matter what. As long as the agreed upon work is somehow done. Come at 3am leave at 4am? Whatever. That plus profit-sharing made fucking happy employees who actually enjoyed working.

Why should anyone care if you're here 8hrs? Most people just waste probably half of it with procrastination or just strategic incompetence.

That rule was for everyone of course, janitor "upwards".

Also everyone got double market-average, free food and beverages.

Could've made a lot more money, but who needs that? Why me 99% and everyone else shares the 1%? That is an unsustainable model (for people, not for companies though), extremely unfair and unjust. How could I look into a mirror with dignity when ripping off everyone else?

Sadly I seems to be the exception, not the rule 😐

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[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So uh...what is the citizenship application process? Finland is worth dying for rn.

[–] markz@suppo.fi 26 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Former pm, this wouldn't actually happen.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why is it that the right ideas only happen before or after holding useful positions?

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Former PM and future wifey for lifey

[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Is there, like, Grindr for PMs?

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[–] solidus@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Im sorry but how will this increase shareholder value? hmm? Will anybody think of the shareholders?

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 16 points 4 days ago (10 children)

GOP: she's basically Stalin.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah right, and how many trillionaires does Finland have? How can I ever become a trillionaire if we waste money on things like work-life balance? Get that woke dei stuff out of here.

/s since you can never be sure

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[–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I'm literally unable to focus on code for a full workday anyway. If everyone was honest, work times could just half without any actual productivity loss.

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[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (4 children)

That's cool but, what is she doing as a former politician to further this goal?

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 39 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

Using the power of celebrity which is probably the most useful thing to do in that situation.

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[–] Impractical_Island@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

She is the type of woman I would have liked to have as my cool aunt that snuck me my first beer and then destroy the very foundations of our family via accidental conception.

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[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Curious question, did she push for this when she was PM?

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

former

The People Have Spoken

Double their hours, halve the pay, murder their parents, and castrate them before they have any kids.

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