DarkMatterStyx

Forgetting everything that’s happened so far, and taking that statement at face value… That is exactly how things should have always worked…

Make *****, get eXpOsUrE. How in the hell did the internet turn into we pay for access; we use it to socialize, share art, ideas, answers, make connections. And now they are not only making money selling our data, but we’re expected to pay for their crap content they scraped from our own data?

I think you forgot a crucial step… Bots steal actual content, then direct other bots to down vote and report said original content, and then direct said bots to upvote the stolen content.

I keep one of my desktop monitors in portrait position at all times now, very rarely do I find myself needing to drag a browser window to the horizontal one. Everything is being designed for portrait mode now.

Servers are paid a sub-minimum wage, as tips are supposed to round out their wages. When I wanted tables my paycheck barely covered the taxes on my cash and credit card tips.

You will want to tip 15-25%wheb you are dining at a sit down restaurant. If you are at a counter service buisness or café, you should only tip of they went out of their way to make your experience amazing. If you will be staying at hotels, you should tip bellmen $3-$5 per bag, concierge 5-10% of what they have procured for you. Cab’s, Ubers, or any car service 10-20% (I usually do a minimum of $5 here.) if you get asked for a tip on any self-service screen, just deny it, that’s a cash grab for the business owner. You can offer a tip to any employee you want if they go out of their way for you, however outside the service industry, employers will direct the staff to politely refuse.

I literally Lol’d at this, being a server at a restaurant in a Downtown area for years, parades were so much worse than protests. I get the point you were making, and I agree, I just found it funny when I read it.