how dare they allow that napkin to run free
― from the perspective of a gay man, i will post them now (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 16:13 (eight years ago) link
Also I get the impression that truly rich people don't take on that kind of hyper-consciousness when they eat in places like that, it's just another fucking dinner to them.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 16:19 (eight years ago) link
i'm also guessing that most real rich people are treated like friggin' gold when they go to those places.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 20 January 2016 16:33 (eight years ago) link
i've waited tables in two star restaurants, there's a degree of entitlement you've never imagined but it's just as often shrugged off as unnecessary
― from the perspective of a gay man, i will post them now (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 17:10 (eight years ago) link
http://justink.svbtle.com/open-letter-to-mayor-ed-lee-and-greg-suhr-police-chief
― gr8080, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:14 (eight years ago) link
lol I accidentally "kudos"ed that and I can't un"kudos" it
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:17 (eight years ago) link
LOL
[1] I want to apologize for using the term riff raff. It was insensitive and counterproductive.
― Hadrian VIII, Friday, 19 February 2016 13:05 (eight years ago) link
Hovering your cursor over the "Kudos" icon kudoses it? That seems like an abuse of internet convention.
― jmm, Friday, 19 February 2016 13:49 (eight years ago) link
I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, and despair of homeless people to and from my way to work every day.
quid/ag the sentence
― art, Friday, 19 February 2016 14:11 (eight years ago) link
http://www.businessinsider.com/im-a-self-made-millionaire-and-im-convinced-there-are-only-5-ways-to-get-rich-2016-2This is straight trolling but of particular shame worthiness
4. Only do wealthy activitiesThe number one wealth killer is when a person of promise hangs out in places of poverty. Many times, people put themselves in poor places, which surrounds them with poor people. Get away from poor places if you want to avoid poor people. Dwelling along with poor people in poor places will never make you rich.When I was a teenager, I used to play basketball with negative people in negative places. I constantly witnessed smoking, cursing, and other disrespectful behaviors every moment of the game. Even though I didn't partake in their antics, I was still a product of my environment, which deeply affected my general performance in life.Many people tolerate negative conditions like this. They don't realize how much the subtle influence of gossip, violence, and drama impacts them. Moreover, if you're not on prosperity, you're in poverty. Find out how you can partake in wealthy activities. For me, instead of playing basketball, I started visiting luxury homes and car dealerships. It changed my life.
― ulysses, Wednesday, 24 February 2016 16:19 (eight years ago) link
somebody really likes Trading Places
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 24 February 2016 16:37 (eight years ago) link
Hmmm....yes, I could play basketball....or I could VISIT LUXURY HOMES!
― Hadrian VIII, Thursday, 25 February 2016 11:23 (eight years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/fashion/millennials-mic-workplace.html
meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Mr. Altchek recalled a companywide meeting last September that coincided with the religious holidays Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha. An Anglo-Pakistani employee asked why management had announced a flexible time off policy for the Jewish holiday, but not for its Muslim counterpart.“So I told her, ‘Great point, being inclusive and respectful of all religious affiliations is incredibly important to Mic,’” Mr. Altchek said.Afterward, in front of a smaller group, he was approached by a younger, entry-level employee who said that there were two words missing from his reply. “I was a bit confused and said, ‘O.K., what were those?’” he recalled. “And she said: ‘I’m sorry. I didn’t hear an apology.’”Mr. Altchek did not think such a comment belonged in a workplace, especially his.“I was a little taken aback by the tone, but I told her I would address it and make sure the person who asked the question wasn’t offended by the answer,” he said. “You have to control your temper. It was in front of a bunch of people, which was probably better, because I was forced to be calm.”That employee is no longer with the company. (Mr. Altchek said she was let go for “performance-related issues.”)
“So I told her, ‘Great point, being inclusive and respectful of all religious affiliations is incredibly important to Mic,’” Mr. Altchek said.
Afterward, in front of a smaller group, he was approached by a younger, entry-level employee who said that there were two words missing from his reply. “I was a bit confused and said, ‘O.K., what were those?’” he recalled. “And she said: ‘I’m sorry. I didn’t hear an apology.’”
Mr. Altchek did not think such a comment belonged in a workplace, especially his.
“I was a little taken aback by the tone, but I told her I would address it and make sure the person who asked the question wasn’t offended by the answer,” he said. “You have to control your temper. It was in front of a bunch of people, which was probably better, because I was forced to be calm.”
That employee is no longer with the company. (Mr. Altchek said she was let go for “performance-related issues.”)
meet the new employee, same as the old employee
“People are here from morning to night, and we don’t want to leave,” said Elizabeth Plank, 28, a high-energy reporter who lives in the East Village and hosted a video series called “Flip the Script,” which seeks to challenge assumptions like, “What Happens When a Lady ‘Manspreads.’”Ms. Plank contrasted her freedoms at Mic to her previous job at a feminist nonprofit organization, which she regarded as exemplifying the outdated work practices of older people.“We called people on phones and we — I don’t know — we faxed people,” Ms. Plank said, sounding exasperated. “And we had to mail things. And no one really took my opinion into consideration.”At Mic, she was able to dabble in different jobs and negotiate grandiose titles like “executive social editor.” Often, she prefers the theater of tweeting back and forth with the editor she sits next to rather than speaking face to face.“If you can be young at heart, I think it makes your personal, and not only your work life, better,” added Ms. Plank, who left for Vox last month after two and a half years at Mic.
Ms. Plank contrasted her freedoms at Mic to her previous job at a feminist nonprofit organization, which she regarded as exemplifying the outdated work practices of older people.
“We called people on phones and we — I don’t know — we faxed people,” Ms. Plank said, sounding exasperated. “And we had to mail things. And no one really took my opinion into consideration.”
At Mic, she was able to dabble in different jobs and negotiate grandiose titles like “executive social editor.” Often, she prefers the theater of tweeting back and forth with the editor she sits next to rather than speaking face to face.
“If you can be young at heart, I think it makes your personal, and not only your work life, better,” added Ms. Plank, who left for Vox last month after two and a half years at Mic.
― ulysses, Sunday, 20 March 2016 23:01 (eight years ago) link
the graf directly following ulysses' first quoted section has the reporter saying "A sense of entitlement is not the only stereotype attached to millennials in the workplace." lol so asking for an apology for religious discrimination is 'entitlement', in the opinion of this reporter? ceo fella actually sounds p reasonable about it
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 20 March 2016 23:31 (eight years ago) link
that article is horrible, it's like two anecdotes surrounded with random fluffy assertions that seem either obviously dumb and wrong or pointless and unprovable.
― intheblanks, Monday, 21 March 2016 00:03 (eight years ago) link
yep
― ulysses, Monday, 21 March 2016 06:28 (eight years ago) link
― ulysses, Monday, 21 March 2016 06:30 (eight years ago) link
the "young at heart" quote is worse, at least the "we faxed people" one makes sense. Either way, both smack of cherry-picking quotes to make someone look like an idiot. Which is fair game, I guess.
― intheblanks, Monday, 21 March 2016 22:52 (eight years ago) link
http://fusion.net/story/283080/nyt-millennial-trend-story/
― ulysses, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 21:20 (eight years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/fashion/rat-pack-brat-pack-snapchat.html
*farts*
― marcos, Friday, 8 April 2016 14:42 (eight years ago) link
http://fair.org/home/when-nyt-real-estate-stories-read-like-19th-century-colonial-dispatches/
― sisterhood of the baggering vance (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 23:12 (eight years ago) link
(maybe one for the gentrification thread, but it's NYT specific, so...)
― sisterhood of the baggering vance (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 23:15 (eight years ago) link
I read that link at first as "WHY nyt real estate stories..." and was intrigued.
Life is a series of disappointments.
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 03:04 (eight years ago) link
http://www.elle.com/beauty/health-fitness/a28600/amanda-chantal-bacon-moon-juice-food-diary/
clickhole getting predictable these days tbh
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 20 May 2016 23:17 (eight years ago) link
a rare edition of "the hunt" that feels like what hunting for an apartment in new york feels like for most peoplehttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/realestate/a-bed-stuy-apartment-well-known-terrain.html
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Friday, 22 July 2016 15:05 (eight years ago) link
my "NY Today" email opens:
Good morning on this meh Friday.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Friday, 19 August 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link
"Meh Friday" is traditionally observed in the Hamptons. Tinged with melancholy, it is the 2nd-to-last Friday before Labor Day, and therefore the final weekend before you have to start thinking about packing things up for the summer.
― Mike Pence shakes his head and mouths the word ‘no’ (tipsy mothra), Friday, 19 August 2016 17:20 (eight years ago) link
Mom and Dad's $400k plus a program meant for people who can't afford homes in NY = successhttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/realestate/an-unexpected-route-to-williamsburg.html?_r=0
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 19 August 2016 17:25 (eight years ago) link
v good tipsy
― le Histoire du Edgy Miley (difficult listening hour), Friday, 19 August 2016 18:15 (eight years ago) link
“Throwing my money away in rent was making me nauseous.”
i have heard this tone deaf mess in conversations w other 20 somethings and in every case it was in a convo about acquisition of real estate via mom & dad, either outright or via "help with a downpayment" a la this profile. not sure if it's meant to be a justification/guilt-driven rationalization for accepting a gift of this size or what.
― geometry-stabilized craft (art), Friday, 19 August 2016 18:18 (eight years ago) link
also, i mean, come on...
She decided to find out what $400,000 would buy elsewhere in Brooklyn. “I am a person who can make a lot out of nothing,”
― geometry-stabilized craft (art), Friday, 19 August 2016 18:25 (eight years ago) link
makin' love makin' love(out of nothing at all)
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 19 August 2016 18:25 (eight years ago) link
bwahahaha xp
― mh, Friday, 19 August 2016 18:27 (eight years ago) link
feel like you may not be joking tipsy
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Friday, 19 August 2016 18:32 (eight years ago) link
400k in nyc might feel like nothing if you grew up scion of the owner of an 8 mil brownstonebut in that hypothetical, said scion is of course fooling themselves.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Friday, 19 August 2016 18:34 (eight years ago) link
mixed feelings herehttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/realestate/when-the-dog-decides-where-you-live.html
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Monday, 22 August 2016 15:48 (eight years ago) link
the human protags of this article are literally named the Funds.
― geometry-stabilized craft (art), Monday, 22 August 2016 15:54 (eight years ago) link
candid photo of mr fund:http://i.imgur.com/kB4QVmj.gif
― geometry-stabilized craft (art), Monday, 22 August 2016 15:55 (eight years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/movies/nitehawk-to-open-a-second-cinema-in-brooklyn.htmlI am the prime demo for this place and even so:
“We had to decide, do we build condos or do we save Brooklyn?” said Mr. Hidary, who is from Midwood. “So we saved Brooklyn.”
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Thursday, 8 September 2016 06:22 (eight years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/upshot/i-paid-2500-for-a-hamilton-ticket-im-happy-about-it.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-3&action=click&contentCollection=Your%20Money®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article
― remy bean, Saturday, 22 October 2016 16:07 (seven years ago) link
lol at the punchline. "N. GREGORY MANKIW is a professor of economics at Harvard."
― yolo mostly (sleepingbag), Saturday, 22 October 2016 16:14 (seven years ago) link
"That is indeed lamentable."
― jmm, Saturday, 22 October 2016 16:21 (seven years ago) link
In 2009, while the economy was suffering through the Great Recession, Mr. Leno, a car enthusiast, generously performed two free “Comedy Stimulus” shows for unemployed workers near Detroit.Yet zero is not, as economists put it, the equilibrium price to see a live performance by Jay Leno. Some of the unemployed who received free tickets tried to turn around and sell them on eBay for about $800. When Mr. Leno learned about this, he objected, and eBay agreed to take down offers to resell the tickets.
Yet zero is not, as economists put it, the equilibrium price to see a live performance by Jay Leno. Some of the unemployed who received free tickets tried to turn around and sell them on eBay for about $800. When Mr. Leno learned about this, he objected, and eBay agreed to take down offers to resell the tickets.
well this doesn't seem like Leno at all
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 22 October 2016 16:43 (seven years ago) link
paying $800 to see Jay Leno makes me think some people are from the alternate universe where that seems like a good idea
― mh 😏, Saturday, 22 October 2016 16:55 (seven years ago) link
there are many punchlines in that article
― rip my mensches (s.clover), Monday, 24 October 2016 08:07 (seven years ago) link
His entire career is based on saying "The price is the right price because it's the price someone paid which is good" over and over again.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 24 October 2016 14:55 (seven years ago) link
"It sucks that you can't afford these tickets. Yet there is another way to view the situation, which is that I can afford them!"
― jmm, Monday, 24 October 2016 15:04 (seven years ago) link
He has previously written a paper called "Defending the One Percent" and was an adviser to Romney and to Dubya.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 24 October 2016 15:40 (seven years ago) link
yeah he's a big name in apologetics for the wealthy
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 24 October 2016 15:41 (seven years ago) link
That article points out the astonishing fact that when there's a limited supply of something that lots of people find desirable, then the wealthiest people hog it all for themselves. Which is an extremely fair system, because some people having lots of money when other people have very little money is just the way it is, so like it or lump it.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Monday, 24 October 2016 17:23 (seven years ago) link