Budgiesaurus
Budgiesaurus t1_j6hzl1m wrote
Reply to comment by frakc in ELI5 - Why do criminals get sentenced to Life without Parole PLUS ten years for example? by sir_cas
It does not always mean that. In some countries a life sentence is literal and without parole. So unless pardoned you remain imprisoned for the rest of your life.
Budgiesaurus t1_j03gsj4 wrote
Reply to comment by acewavelink in ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Season 2 Wraps Filming by MarvelsGrantMan136
Wasn't Elon buying Twitter already the corporate version of that?
Budgiesaurus t1_iy2urdo wrote
Reply to comment by HardlineMike in Ronin(1998) by LoneWolfInCyberia
You never watched Californication? It was pretty big at the time.
She starred opposite David Duchovny.
Budgiesaurus t1_ixd8uvj wrote
Reply to comment by tidho in Did Someone Save Disney’s Life Last Night? Behind Bob Iger’s Stunning CEO Return by HumanOrAlien
I'm not sure what strawman you are fighting here. I'm not advocating for communism, as I don't see it working at all.
I'm just saying capitalism has a lot of issues, and you're seriously delusional if you don't see any.
But I'm not advocating for any alternative here, as I don't know a better system. Doesn't mean I can't have criticism or suggest it can be improved.
Budgiesaurus t1_ixbyd2d wrote
Reply to comment by tmoney144 in Did Someone Save Disney’s Life Last Night? Behind Bob Iger’s Stunning CEO Return by HumanOrAlien
I agree, corporates should lose a lot of power and influence, and I don't know a proper alternative for capitalism. I don't see communism working. But I also don't see a capitalist system that won't lead to corporations.
But proper taxation of corporations and stronger anti trust legislation might be a good start.
Budgiesaurus t1_ixbu6i6 wrote
Reply to comment by tidho in Did Someone Save Disney’s Life Last Night? Behind Bob Iger’s Stunning CEO Return by HumanOrAlien
Up to a point. Countries that counteract the worst tendancies of capitalism with limits, taxation and social policies tend to have a higher standard of living than those that are more laissez-faire.
And just because we haven't found a working system that's better than capitalism doesn't mean there isn't a lot of issues with it. But the attempts at communism and the like broke down when humans were introduced, so far.
Capitalism raises a lot of wealth, but tends to concentrate it for a very very small group.
Budgiesaurus t1_ixbpebd wrote
Reply to comment by tmoney144 in Did Someone Save Disney’s Life Last Night? Behind Bob Iger’s Stunning CEO Return by HumanOrAlien
Maybe not need, but they make sense in capitalism.
If the system is set up to maximise profits, accumulate capital, market competition etc. pretty soon someone will come up with a corporation or something very similar as the most effective way to squeeze every penny out of the market.
Budgiesaurus t1_iwu08dq wrote
Reply to comment by MotorFly71 in David Beckham claims Qatar World Cup a platform for inclusivity and tolerance by loldonkimo
That's a bald faced lie!
He is going to get paid 150 million, but it's spread over 10 years. So it's more like a salary, just like a regular joe!
^^^/s
Budgiesaurus t1_is9ptjv wrote
Reply to comment by Somerandomdickhead in Channel 4 buys painting by Hitler – and may let Jimmy Carr destroy it by kianworld
It's not though, it's in investment for a show that is supposed to earn them more money.
This is like saying building a set to film a show only to destroy it later is a waste of money.
Budgiesaurus t1_jb91n2z wrote
Reply to comment by igby1 in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
How do you expect anyone to proof this when NASA and the like are still at the stage where they think it likely has more water than the earth's surface. There are strong indications for it, but a random redditor doesn't have a space telescope lying around to verify the Hubble's findings, do they?