dragonist

I’ve been feeling it too, and have been on the fence about jumping ship. My block list is growing so fast it’s just a touch obscene. So many pill pushers junk websites and… random and science are hit so hard it’s frustrating.

I’ll be cutting out my tubes asap, if he wins. I’m in a red state but have an IUD, bf is in blue state. I already intend no children but haven’t made it irreversible yet. I will as after November, to put an end to the risk.

Anecdotal but Liberty Mutual increased my rates annually, refused to lower cause I was at lowest rate possible (supposedly, even recalculating as a new customer). Went from 135 to 150 to 170 at last renewal. Then after contract renew I get hit for 205. Said they adjusted rates for everyone in my area and tough shit. And then had the audacity to demand 127 after I canceled my policy because it was a few days after a payment, and they claimed to have charged for the previous month. I remember paying the first month upon signing up with them, not as “accrued”, but a month and then being covered between them and the next payment.

Left them to State Farm and went from 156/month for 6 months DOWN to 125/month at renewal for 6 months. New Hyundai Venue (not one they refuse to insure due to theft), full coverage but the lowest possible.

I’m still mad about it but happy I left.

Shop around. Your loyalty means nothing to them.

Which is hilarious because people like Putin and Kim want the other guy.

Sure says something huh?

Wow my uh, preview image is rather explicit. I don’t even surf pork on Lemmy, the hell?

Especially considering he lost popular vote, twice.

Just saying, candid photos are never “great”, so should not be the photos you use to judge yourself or others.

Unfortunately, staged and controlled photos where you can account for angles, lighting, etc.

Also lenses play a big part.

Yeah that happened.

Law enforcement was also beaten, crushed, feces smeared on walls and property destroyed. SWAT larpers ran through the facility with restraint zipties and a literal gallows was erected outside chanting for the death of the VP.

Attacked.

Very normal, the game isn’t the leveling it’s the endgame content. There is so much to speed up leveling it’s a little ridiculous sometimes but it speeds you along to the current xpac and that’s where the meat is.

Gear is random but everything outside of a few items are able to be traded - ask if someone got something you can use, but you’ll very likely out level it quickly. Just soak up what you can as you can.

Heirlooms are best if you got them. They’re easy to get and upgrade and you’ll wear the same set until 50 or 60 or something.

Xpac enchanting is broken by xpac. You don’t have to level classic through current, just the bracket you want. You can go straight to Dragonflight enchanting if you want.

This xpac is some of the most fun I’ve had since wrath. It’s not perfect but it’s very good (IMO).

I hate the idea of inherited debt - which means that’d be an amazing driving source of discontent in a novel!

Are all humans tracked by said corps? Assuming they are, how would they react to untracked children? Surely some humans manage to get away and breed, and wander their way back into society. How is the debt tracked? Are we talking like tattoos of bar codes ala Idiocracy? A genetic marker? Retinal scans? What kind of market is out there to circumvent this tracker method? It seems like there’d be an underground trade that works against this inherited debt prospect, and assists in relocating people into new areas not overruled by the corps.

Who is in charge of said corps? Assuming there’s a managerial style network (President, ceo, admins, etc), would they have their own colony? One per corp? Or is it computer/AI driven? How is innovation handled? New companies are created all the time but in this scenario I’d think they’d stamp out any new prospects. Do the corps create at all? Or do they just become an “old guard” so to speak of entities that exist just to collect money due to their original role in the exodus, and thus stymying any new progress for humanity?

I’m very interested in learning more!