Did you guys know the “Sickos” artist made a Sicko thats a WGA screenwriter on strike (said comic artist is a The Onion satirist comic artist and his name is Stan Kelly)
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And honestly? What a mood. Haha YES indeed.
[image ID: comic that shows multiple people holding picket signs that say “ON STRIKE.” In the front right of the image is the “Sickos” meme guy also holding an ON STRIKE picket sign, as well as wearing a T-shirt that says “SICKO SCREENWRITERS.” end ID]
you ever listen to a playlist and all of the sudden a song that has incredible blorbo energy comes on you’re you’re just like this
[image Description: a simply drawn person is wearing headphones and looking bored. Then their eyes dilate in amazement and they think “blorbo”. End ID]
My contempt towards a brand is directly proportional to how often they interrupt my playlists.
My late father was the one who taught me to be cynical about advertising, for all that putting up ads was literally his whole job. He taught me from a very young age that advertising is expensive, and they tack that cost onto the price. That if something is heavily advertised, you can count on the fact that there’s an identical product out there, usually even manufactured in the same factory, that’s cheaper because they don’t spend all that money on advertising.
A German friend walked me through Lidl, turning over items to show the factories where the items were manufactured and what expensive brands they correspond to, we did taste tests on some of the more pricey food things later and they were the same product. learning about food manufacturing was a hobby for her.
European glasses and sunglasses are made in the same Italian factories that make the luxury ones, they have the same quality control and warranty. You are paying €100 for a logo.
Some things cost more because they are actually made with better quality materials and where the workers are properly compensated, others are the same product as the off brand version with the brand name markup. It takes a lifetime to learn the intricacies which is why consumer advocacy associations and legal protection by (truly) independent agencies is crucial.
ok for real, why is there a weird fixation on ‘tax fraud in moominvalley’ like how did this start, where does it come from??? and WHY am I being dragged into it
edit; wait I should clarify that it’s the fandom that has this fixation, not the media itself.
HUH.. ok you can’t just say this and not show me that comic strip
Taken from x . Tysm Amber for making these comics available to us.
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