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[–] A_Filthy_Weeaboo@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

...and a cool ass boulder.

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

This! You have any idea how much people pay for boulders to landscape their yards? A small one about the size of a nightstand can cost 300+.

Can we just put them all in submarines and promise it will be different this time?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yes, I suppose the boulder has some value as well.

[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It probably has some nice bouldering problems to try!

[–] osmn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 1 points 1 day ago

I'm glad you could grip the meaning of my comment!

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

The boulder will still be cool under the sea. And also, under the sea that ceo finally has some real value. As food.

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[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

so does this mean y'all guys are finally coming around on utilitarianism?

[–] caboose2006@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That's completely inappropriate. That boulder could be turned into a statue.

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[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Can't we do this another way? That's a waste of a perfectly good rock.

[–] xerazal@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago

Unfortunately the rock must be sacrificed for the good of us all. 😞

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Tie them all together with a floating rope at the wrists to waists. They will eventually tire out, when they do they will sink themselves, once they have provided value to the fishes and other sea life then the rope will float back to the top and you can start all over with another group of valuable market leaders.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

There's no shortage of rocks at our disposal. If it's the labor costs you're worried about, I suppose we could force the CEOs to quarry and carry their own rock.

[–] josefo@leminal.space 56 points 2 days ago (14 children)

What if we start killing board members instead of just CEOs, you know, the puppet masters along with the puppet.

While we are at it, also any billionaires to

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

There's no shortage of steel that I'm aware of, and chain production is entirely automated at this point. So why not?

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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

A drop of the guillotine is completely free. Just saying.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Sure. But it just doesn't have the same fire and brimstone "wrath of an angry God" feel to it. Guillotines are quick. But if you really hate someone, you'll go to the trouble of hauling an 800 lb boulder around just to off 'em. If you really want to show your displeasure with someone, you'll go to the trouble of loading a giant rock on a boat and hauling it an hour offshore. It's "I hate you so much I'm willing to go to this amount of effort!"

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[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Pipneers used to ride those babies for miles.

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Hey.... Boulders ain't cheap either.

[–] Murple_27@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought that this was gonna be a different joke, I'm not gonna lie.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now I'm morbidly curious what joke you were thinking...

[–] Murple_27@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

"It's an acceptable loss."

[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I guess this meme only applies to America?

In most European countries, you pay for your insurance by contributing a certain percentage of your wages to your insurance company and a retirement payout company. Of course, you don't have to bother with that, since your employer does this in most cases (if you're not a contractor). I think this is a better strategy than just paying from what you have.

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[–] pemptago@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even in death they'd be causing sea levels to rise.

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[–] coriza@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh my god, that scene in the beginning of Amistad just flashed back in my head. I had completely blocked it for like 25+ years and now it is back, oh god, I feel sick.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well, that's something I'll actually apologize for. This is meant to be a humorous vent, not PTSD inducing.

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[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why aren’t we seeing this type of energy towards politicians? They’re the ones making the laws that companies exploit.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

You think politicians are the ones who write the laws? You wouldn't happen to be a CEO would you? If so, I do believe you yearn for the Sea...

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[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Because in fine, it's the companies and lobbies that bribe them. You can have ethical politicians, but there are hardly any ethical CEOs/board members.

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[–] CetaceanNeeded@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Everybody wants a rock to wind their CEOs around.

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