The current SE 3rd gen utilizes an A15 chip, same as used in the iPhone 13 and 14, for $429. Yeah, it’s smaller (which I like, fits in my pocket easily) but the whole idea is to recommennd a mid-range phone that’s not an Android.

“To the capitalist, every luxury of the worker seems to be reprehensible, and everything that goes beyond the most abstract need - be it in the realm of passive enjoyment, or a manifestation of activity - seems to him a luxury.” - Karl Marx

LOL, the fact that you are land lord does not surprise me in the least.

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Policing other people’s poverty is rarely helpful, and in this case is a manufactured distraction. While some portion of the 57% that can’t afford an emergency are in some way responsible for their plight, in no way is their iPhone or used truck the overall root cause. Your complaint is anecdotal at best, and entirely…

I get what you’re saying, but no need to rag on iPhones. The iPhone SE is a perfectly nice phone at a mid-range price if you like iOS better than Android. It’s what I have and I could afford any Apple model, I just choose to not over-buy for my needs.

I don’t agree with that re: effort.

The title of this article has real “The Onion making fun of Lifehacker” vibes.

People who work in the fast food industry do not work hard and are not successful and make bad life choices?

I am going to guess you live in a low cost of living area, have no kids, are single, and your healthcare is paid (or heavily subsidized) by your employer? Seems like a good candidate for FIRE.

Surprised this wasn’t mentioned in the article, but IMO the most insidious component of lifestyle creep is the company you keep. I suppose for most (it is the case for me) that their circle of friends have people that vary in terms of wealth and how they choose to spend their money. Coming into more money can open the…

Representation means having both good and bad characters and outcomes for them.  You can’t ask for it and then be mad when they die.

My biggest issue was that they just kind of ... let him walk to godswood? Dude in big shiny white armor and cloak, just murdered someone, and absolutely nobody’s around as he wanders around the Red Keep? I know their security is bad, but this is starting to feel ridiculous.

Sure, it’s definitely a more straightforward set of facts, although it does seem a bit odd that the kid could pull out a sword in the presence of the crown princess, and nobody (including her guards) would bat an eyelash. One would have thought that all petitioners would be disarmed before being allowed into…

Plot armor. This review is framed in a way that insists certain people should have plot armor. Bold choice. But when Joffery Lonmouth, in one episode, immediately shows more personality than Leanor, I guess I get it. I’m sorry, but the grown up version of this character is a dud. His sister had maybe 3 lines and even…

As a gay man myself, I can’t believe this episode gets deduced to the death of a minor gay character on the show. The man got killed by Cole in the source material. Material which has consistently painted a clear picture of the position of women and LGBTQ+ people in its fictional universe - something that is at the…

(Maybe, just maybe, absolute monarchy is a bad system!)

I would love it if humans stopped enjoying brutality so much.

Good break down of my least favorite episode so far. I will take issue with one thing in your review. I don’t think Ser Criston’s murder of Laenor’s lover really makes any sense in terms of the plot. I could see him snapping under pressure in terms of blurting out the truth to Alicent or maybe giving punch, but we’ve…

I will say, Sir Criston murdering a friend of the future king, in front of the current king, and everyone else at his princess’s betrothal and it’s fine, doesn’t make a lot of sense.