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  • My first car did this rattle thing when you drove it past 15 miles. The windows would shake. Sometimes, the lock would stick and I had to “shake” the door to exit. One time, I turned the car on with the wrong key. The brakes were loose, where I had to slam on it to get it to stop. The backseat chairs were filled with stains. There were multiple dents on the side - I lived in a bad neighborhood so random dings all the time from other drivers.

    When I finally upgraded, I really felt like I had to pay THEM to take it. So when they made me an offer like $400, I said yes immediately. It was their problem now.



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    2 months ago

    Damn the downvotes. Where is OP wrong?

    1. Wikipedia CEO literally said that’s what he wants. He wants people to debate. He’s done interviews where he doesn’t want a single person to be the source of truth. The chaos is what brings consensus.

    2. You have to be stupid if you don’t think companies don’t pay people for this. It’s really not difficult to hire a “Reputation Management” team to sprinkle positive information or at least control it. Im in team meetings about it, where we have staff members who moderate major social groups and lie about endorsements.






  • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.nettoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldIt's real.
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    2 months ago

    Fun story coming up.

    My coworker and I were building a silly web animation because the CEO gives us money and I do whatever I’m told. It involved mystical creatures flying from under a giant’s leg, all while you’re scrolling. It’s a ridiculous premise.

    While staring at this wacky project, I said out loud, “I have a bachelor’s in Computer Science.” And my coworker said, “I’m a college dropout. And here we are at the same place.”