• regul [any]
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    2 years ago

    I definitely feel like this is a parody but I really can't tell.

    The bit about work paying for uber and how it would be pricey if they didn't when the DC Metro is right fucking there seems like bait? Idk.

    On the other hand she looks exactly like she works at Deloitte in DC.

    Hate this.

    • The_Walkening [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      The bit about work paying for uber and how it would be pricey if they didn’t when the DC Metro is right fucking there seems like bait? Idk.

      I mean they're a company dedicated to privatizing everything so the idea of using something funded with tax dollars is totally alien, if not anathema to them.

      • regul [any]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah but they also worship at the altar of cost efficiency.

        • The_Walkening [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          Nahh I feel like that's just their kayfabe. "The market is more efficient" seems to be their justification rather than an actual belief, IMO.

          • TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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            2 years ago

            I'm not able to find it, but I swear I remember hearing economists and consultants when asked about the 2008 collapse saying "well, everything we did led to this but it was still the right thing to do."

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      2 years ago

      tiktok breaks my parody-sensing abilities because literally everything someone shows me from that app looks like they're doing a bit