I hate to be that person that's like "omg what kids like these days is poisoning them!" Especially because I come from the Mortal Kombat generation, but between Mr Beast, social media and shit like Roblox turning every hobby into a hussle I have to wonder what effect this will have on them.

Capitalism preying on kids was bad enough when I was a kid in the 90s and 00s (and from what I've seen from 80s cartoons, the generation before mine was pretty bad too), but it's a whole other level now.

Collapse is hitting hard and is only going to get worse though, so it is possible they'll go left.

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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

and they need to work 14 hours a day driving for Uber

What if those Uber drivers have "complimentary" slop constantly flowing into their maybe-rented-at-that-economic-point from influencers that have partnership deals with Uber, as a sort of "LinkedIn" with even more grifting? mr-beast lathe-of-heaven

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The slop isn't for Uber drivers, it's for the people sending ride requests. The drivers get to go home to their single bedroom apartment with six room-mates and try to catch some sleep between their other job at Amazon.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That's what I was getting at because I already see it happening on some Lyft rides that I've taken: some deal where the driver is compelled to feel it is a bargain to stream mr-beast trash to the passenger during the ride from a screen affixed to the rear of the front seat.

Well it wasn't specifically mr-beast yet but it was a lot of bazinga brainworms I didn't ask for and didn't want.

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lyft rides that I've taken

Aha! Checkmate, fake liberal! You've participated in society, and can't critique it any longer! very-intelligent

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

oooaaaaaaauhhh