So. They’re fucking monsters.

I really have no idea. I’m with you, I have little tolerance for video and just want to read.

Same. My pet peeve: Who are your real parents? My mom and my dad, dumbass. 

I hear you. Silver lining, I guess, is he’s away from these influencers and their toxic lifestyle. All positive thoughts right now for little Huxley.

These assholes are assholes and will probably always remain assholes as long as they have subscribers. But maybe not? The world right now is way too fucking dark to live in and my comment is probably more about me trying to find one goddamn sliver of anything good than about those YT douches.

Dude, these two Heaven’s Gate-looking MFers tossed him out like yesterday’s newspaper because he inconvenienced their lifestyle and “developmentally disabled” doesn’t fit their brand. They were OK when he was just a little autistic - aesthetically pleasing and suitable for display on camera - but not when he was full…

This ‘family as performance’ shit is angering in ways I cannot reasonably put into words using my mushy quarantine brain.

A few things to add color to the discussion:

That ring should cost a tenth of what’s being charged. This isn’t Bulgari or Boucheron. It’s some l.ocal jeweler with a good rep in the community, that’s it. The price quoted is some bullshit and they didn’t pay a dime for it because it’ll be written off to marketing by the jeweler for that full amount as a off-set…

Wasn’t this one of the rings from Pretty, Pretty Princess?

I’d rather have the Cracker Jacks this POS came in. 

Generally my thought on wedding rings is that people should do what works for them but good grief that is hideous.

Can we get a literal Kickstarter on this?

Now this is what I call an entrepreneur...

Yeah, I don’t understand this either. If they are actually laid off, then they legally have to be paid out for any accrued wages, including PTO. It’s nice that the full-time workers will have health insurance for another six months, but once again, part-time and contract workers are screwed.

“it would be impossible to for them to cash-in on any accrued paid time off or unused sick days, since doing so would indicate that the employee had quit...”

rude of the email of the week to make me cry tbh.

I’m 100 percent in support of the entire Giz family resigning and creating their own independent publication free from Great Hill’s bullshit, and would do everything I could to help out. And a paywall would totally be worth it if it keeps everyone safe from vulture capitalists.

...and their worst dogs bought Gizmodo.

Those are Very Good Boys and Girls. This is excellent Content, but I think it might be better with less sports?