MacNCheezus

joined 11 months ago
[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

Didn't Democrats literally just take him to court over fleecing those bankers by overvaluing his own properties in order to qualify for a lower interest rate? What exactly makes you think he's in bed with them?

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

I mean that's certainly a possibility but if it helps some people get out of debt, I won't be mad about it.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

Technically, the cashback they pay you likely comes directly out of the transaction fees they collect, which means that after expenses (for running the infrastructure etc.), they make little to no profit on swipes. Which means they have to make profit somewhere else, which, you guessed it, is fleecing those who don't pay their balance off every month for as much as they can get away with.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 8 points 3 days ago

Classic mistake

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You’re both right. The rewards are indeed mostly covered by the processing fees, but that means after covering infrastructure expenses etc., the banks are operating at a net loss (or breakeven at best), meaning they still have to fleece someone on their interest payments.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 70 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I guess we'll see, but I think we can all appreciate his willingness to go straight to brass tacks and hold Trump's feet to the flame while the entire Democrat Party leadership is still busy clutching their pearls.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 18 points 3 days ago

FYI, Black Mesa is currently on sale for $4.99, absolute steal at that price.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago

Yes, Black Mesa costs money but it's absolutely worth it, they put a LOT of effort into restoring the original as faithful as possible but with more modern graphics (Source engine based). I played the original Half-Life when it came out and Black Mesa definitely gave me the same amount of awe and wonder. One of the best fan remakes of any game I've ever seen.

Also, I see that it's currently on sale for only $5 (75% off), at that price it's a steal and absolutely worth it.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You can use a third party launcher like Heroic to avoid having to install that bloated crapfest of an app.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Why is it shortsighted? A service like this costs money to run, and if you won't pay for it, someone else has to.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 5 points 4 days ago

So did Facebook. It's the old drug dealer gambit: first hit is on the house, after that, you gotta pay.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 9 points 5 days ago

Hey kids, do you like violence?

Wanna see me stick nine inch nails through each one of my eyelids?

Wanna copy me and do exactly like I did?

Try 'cid and get fucked up worse than my life is?

 
 
 
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