genericitis

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dickhead, he/him

We get told to just say no Yet time & time again there is evidence as to why women try to be polite even if it is unwanted. Because we don’t want to be dead at the hands of someone we said no to

“Once a company knows its customers can't leave, it can switch from treating them well to abusing them in order to extract money from them. The same goes for companies whose workers can't leave” Nice explainer of recent dynamism study by @doctorow.pluralistic.net pluralistic.net/2026/09/06/h...

Pluralistic: How corporate America built a better Roach Motel (07 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Had a £1.5m contract to hand out, 1 of the final 2 prospective contractors had financial troubles our contract would have fixed. Saw one of their branded vans on the motorway being driven like a twat. Gave the contract to the other firm

It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.

The mayor’s office says that it does not pay the influencers. Still, their proximity and access to a figure as popular as Mr. Mamdani can help increase their own social media following and, by extension, potentially put them in a position to attract paid content sponsorships from commercial brands. Some influencers said that when they feature Mr. Mamdani, the videos get more likes and viewers watch longer.
Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · last wk.

"Mr. Mamdani is a master of new media... But as mayor, he has also been able to use taxpayer funds to create a sprawling network of hundreds of friendly influencers to boost his priorities, provide positive depictions of his administration and enhance his popularity."

A reflection on events this week. Yesterday I was walking past a young women who had earphones in, and an older dude was trying to get her attention. “I just wanted to tell you, you’re so pretty.” She looked obviously uncomfortable, said thank you (polite = safety), put her earphones back in…