ApostleO

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[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 9 points 2 years ago

I have used warranties many times, but rarely bothered to register at time of purchase. In my experience, if you go to use a warranty, they'll just ask for proof of purchase (if they ask for anything at all). I think the point of warranty registration is in case you need to use the warranty later, but you lose your receipt.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

Nah, I think that's Mason Verger.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I don't know much about advertising, but paying nearly $900 for just under 700 clicks seems like a bad return on investment to me. But I guess that depends on what you're advertising, how much it costs, and how many of those clicks actually resulted in purchases.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago

I think the problem is inflation and stagnant wages. When you get paid a living wage, but a teacher is making peanuts, it feels wrong.

It's not that you are getting paid too much. It's that most people are being paid too little.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

I'm here to collect.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

"Service guarantees citizenship."

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 11 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that's pretty true.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 17 points 2 years ago

It's a candle, but I suppose if you're real determined...

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I used the lottery for the same reason for a long time. Then they raised the price and lowered your chances to win even further.

Also, seeing people win a "$1Billion jackpot" and take home less than $400M after taxes, meanwhile multiple billionaires can be shown to pay $0 on taxes... It's pretty disillusioning.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Those are Mormons.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What about Timmy Turner?

I feel like having fairy god parents would make pope duties a lot easier. Make his blessings a bit more potent.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago

That is the problem with representative democracy when each rep accounts for nearly a million citizens. You're at the whims of such a massive voting base. Name recognition is pretty much the only thing that matters at that scale.

It's like modern marketing and advertising. Half the time, they don't even say anything about their service. They just want you to remember the name and recognize the logo if you see it in a store.

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