People losing their small businesses. Actually had a (former) friend say, "so what man, that's the way America is." Disgusting thought IMO. This country is built on the small business owner. And they're dying out.
I like the term “former friend.” That’s exactly the way one of my friendships is trending.
We were talking about the destruction of the economy and businesses and he said “If you can’t learn to adapt to a changing situation, you deserve to fail. Isn’t that what Capitalism is all about?”
He said this being a self described “socialist.” He thought he got me.
Then I said, “The Government forcing people into their homes isn’t a ‘changing’ situation. It’s wholesale destruction. Expecting restaurants to ‘adapt or die’ is childish. They’re built on people entering a building to eat food. You’ve now closed the buildings. Should they create drive-by restaurants, where they shoot the entrees at your face and hope for the best? The economy didn’t change organically. The government screwed with it. The blame is on them, not the business owners.”
I then told him “It’s very brave of you to expect others to ‘adapt or die’ when you didn’t miss a single paycheck from your government job during the pandemic. As far as I’m concerned, you’ve had an eight month paid vacation.”
I see it al the time online, these goverment employees, wealthy retired people, white collar work form home types DEMANDING a shutdown for 4-6 week or more. Meanwhile, small business, retail and even people looking for work are screwed as no one is hiring and if they are they have a huge pool to choose from making it very had for people trying to get on their feet again.
its worse with the wives on reddit. the worst is a sub called breakingmom. they bitch constantly how they are "doing all the things" and "no one is taking it seriously" "my inlaws watch fox news, orange cheeto this and that" want to be maytrs for home schooling their kids "keeping them safe" but then whine how "hard it is amirite?" all white, college educated, progressives. they are miserable and want you to be misreable and are completely ok with lockdowns and hoarding toilet paper, and shaming moms who have to work and put kids back in school.
Yup my brother's girlfriend constantly complaining about people not wearing masks. When I ask her how many people she's seen with out one on it is maybe 1 person.
You made a very good point. They are miserable people and demand you be as miserable in afraid as they are.
They are also likely the same people who demand a return to “normal” So please wear your mask, it’s not that hard etc. Yet any time The Kami governors in these blue states relax restrictions to say, allow more people to eat at a restaurant, etc. They screamed bloody murder that they were going to die. I really don’t know if these people will ever be Able to live a normal life again, I’m just not sure that’s possible anymore.
That “people aren’t taking it seriosuly” bullshit is just the absolute worst. Just as bad as the mask gestapo going around lynching the heretics.
First off, this ‘pandemic’ is a complete joke and people see through it, so no shit they don’t care.
Second, it’s been nine fucking months of this bullshit and people are growing restless listening to the same twat talking heads telling us how if we so much as breathe we’ll kill 1000 90yr olds.
Yuck...am in socal, first thing I was invited to here was a " wine mom" mid day drinking party ( they didn't know I loathe leftists) They are so full of themselves even though their kids are neglected and all in therapy .....
My wife is a lawyer and when she has to talk about cases my daughter and I have to leave the house. For the first 3 months that was go grab something at a drive thru for lunch and drive around for two hours because there was nothing else to do. Mall was closed, playgrounds were closed, stores had a 1 person per family limit. Hell I was glad when Six Flags opened in June as we had season passes we bought last year. Added the dining pass and we went 2 - 3 times a week in July and August just so she could go run around, ride rides, and do something for a couple hours.
Last couple of months been going out with my Dad for lunches and then going to a park and letting her play while Pop-pop gets to watch. He had moved into a Sr. living center and they've been locked down for the past 8 months. At least her pre-school isn't giving in and we still have in person classes there for her 3 days a week.
government employed in the family, the work from home has been great for them
but we oppose all this covid bullshit because it's destroyed so many things and other people's lives. what the fuck is the point of doing well if society is being destroyed? and on top of that its all based on overhyped nonsense
But, all of our kids are suffering from no in person school- lack of interest, failing, and for the littles, speech delays, breakdowns when seeing masks and having to wear one, no socialization from other little kids..
Why no one sees the hypocrisy of: voting in person if you test positive is ok, riots ok, wallmart ok, protests ok, fast food, trucking, etc ok but..teachers are scared for their lives, eating out is irresponsible, kids in school will kill them..
God, I have this coworker who was hella pissed at people operating their salons “illegally”.
I’m like, “Well, what do you expect them to do? They have to make a living right? They’re not like you and me, we’re lucky because we’re ‘essential employees’. We never missed a paycheck through this whole thing.”
“Oh, well, I never thought of it that way.”
Of course not. That’s because she never thinks, she just watch MSM and regurgitate everything she hears.
I hate these morons. I have no skin in the immediate financial game for this, I'm military and the wife was still working during this, but it still pisses me off because it is obviously horrible for the country (Canada). My wife is a 50/50 covidiot ie. thinks its just masks who cares wear it, cites cases and stuff, didn't think business shutdowns were a huge deal. However when I bring up counter points (I almost never suffer foolishness and will happily tell people why I think their ideas are wrong, I like debating) she usually is forced to admit that none of it makes any sense, and they are at best horribly overreacting.
One example I gave her was about our dogs. No kids, not gonna have kids but a few dogs and cats, and animals are her life. We were arguing about the covid bullshit, shutdowns of businesses came up. The general points were that I said its absolutely terrible, she thought it was not as big a deal. All i had to say was "it's easy for you to not really care or see how big a deal this is, but I bet you would change your tune if neither of us were getting paid and my choice was whats got to go, us eating or the animals eating. And a ton of people are going to be dealing with a lot harder choices then that due to this." Instantly a flash of understanding in her eyes.
It's really easy to see something as not a big deal, when it doesn't effect you.
More should be made of the fact that pets are a repository for the 'virus'. They had to cull 3 million minks in Denmark because they were carrying COVID. Cats have shown to be able to carry it too. I would love to see the about-turn from all these super-privileged WFH women when the prospect of culling their fur-kids is on the agenda.
I had a similar conversation with a friend a few months back. She was totally for the shutdown where people were not allowed to operate their businesses. She chose to shut down her own business because it’s for the greater good and it was necessary. She thought of herself as being selfless, but it was not like she was even really sacrificing anything because she had been trying to get get out of her business for a year already, this was just her excuse.
She freaking still lives with her boyfriend in his parents home, and they have no kids, so no extra mouths to feed. She don’t have to worry about bills and mortgage like the rest of the “selfish” business owners who wanted to work.
I’m hating all these pompous people using this covid thing as virtual signaling when there are real people struggling. It definitely to opens your eyes up when some of these people turns out to be to your “friends”.
That's really the worst part of all of this IMO. Entrepreneurship isn't easy. You have to bust your ass to be successful. And they're getting punished for no reason. These are the people that create jobs, make money, spend money, deliver a service. Just taken on a whim by a politician because they're either 1) a liberal nutjob or 2) worried about the left attacking them and blaming every death on them.
The coronavirus shit is morbidly humorous but it's also fucking disgusting. It pisses me off. I'm still waiting on a fine for not wearing a mask. They'll never get me out of the courtroom.
Some douchebag took a picture of my 16-year old brother when he was working, he works at a fast food place for his first job and the whole inside is very tiny sqft wide while the kitchen is open concept. None of the employees can breathe with the cooking in such a small shop and they’re forced to wear masks.
The Uber driver loser comes in, with no mask himself, takes photos of him because his mask was only down his nose just by a bit, then posted his picture additionally on the reviews to hurt him and other employees.
Entrepreneurship isn't easy. You have to bust your ass to be successful.
And even when you do, you have a better than average shot at still not being successful.
Entrepreneurship is a contest to see how much shit you can eat every day without vomiting. He who keeps it down the longest and asks for more each day MIGHT have a CHANCE at POSSIBLY having success. Gotta work for it every single day and night. Nothing's guaranteed except a higher mountain of work than you thought you could climb, though you can, and many unexpected obstacles, though they can be overcome.
Covfefe's Law: When you say you want to achieve something, all the universe conspires against you to prevent you from having it—to find out if you really want it, and to multiply and magnify your satisfaction upon its attainment.
Hats off to all the entrepreneurs out there making it happen every day in the USA! o7
"all of the universe conspires" - not the universe, just the cucked finance industry. any business of value gets raped by vulture capital, then private equity, rinse - repeat. gone are the days when we could set up a shop and make enough profit to support our families.
I don't even know why anyone would want to start a business, at least one that requires leasing a building, after the covid hysteria. On top of all the risks you already take, now you can just be shut down by the gov't at any time because of a health scare?
Thanks, but no fucking thanks.
Sweden feels like a freer country than many parts of the US right now. Sad.
I spent last fall working on a client management system that could do billing, notes, book appointments online, handle gift cards, etc. for a friend's massage businesses. We had 20 other massage therapy studios signed up with plans to launch the service to others back in June...that didn't happened.
People losing their small businesses. Actually had a (former) friend say, "so what man, that's the way America is." Disgusting thought IMO. This country is built on the small business owner. And they're dying out.
I like the term “former friend.” That’s exactly the way one of my friendships is trending.
We were talking about the destruction of the economy and businesses and he said “If you can’t learn to adapt to a changing situation, you deserve to fail. Isn’t that what Capitalism is all about?” He said this being a self described “socialist.” He thought he got me.
Then I said, “The Government forcing people into their homes isn’t a ‘changing’ situation. It’s wholesale destruction. Expecting restaurants to ‘adapt or die’ is childish. They’re built on people entering a building to eat food. You’ve now closed the buildings. Should they create drive-by restaurants, where they shoot the entrees at your face and hope for the best? The economy didn’t change organically. The government screwed with it. The blame is on them, not the business owners.”
I then told him “It’s very brave of you to expect others to ‘adapt or die’ when you didn’t miss a single paycheck from your government job during the pandemic. As far as I’m concerned, you’ve had an eight month paid vacation.”
Former friend is looking more likely each day.
I see it al the time online, these goverment employees, wealthy retired people, white collar work form home types DEMANDING a shutdown for 4-6 week or more. Meanwhile, small business, retail and even people looking for work are screwed as no one is hiring and if they are they have a huge pool to choose from making it very had for people trying to get on their feet again.
its worse with the wives on reddit. the worst is a sub called breakingmom. they bitch constantly how they are "doing all the things" and "no one is taking it seriously" "my inlaws watch fox news, orange cheeto this and that" want to be maytrs for home schooling their kids "keeping them safe" but then whine how "hard it is amirite?" all white, college educated, progressives. they are miserable and want you to be misreable and are completely ok with lockdowns and hoarding toilet paper, and shaming moms who have to work and put kids back in school.
"just wear a fucking mask!"
Yup my brother's girlfriend constantly complaining about people not wearing masks. When I ask her how many people she's seen with out one on it is maybe 1 person.
You made a very good point. They are miserable people and demand you be as miserable in afraid as they are.
They are also likely the same people who demand a return to “normal” So please wear your mask, it’s not that hard etc. Yet any time The Kami governors in these blue states relax restrictions to say, allow more people to eat at a restaurant, etc. They screamed bloody murder that they were going to die. I really don’t know if these people will ever be Able to live a normal life again, I’m just not sure that’s possible anymore.
That “people aren’t taking it seriosuly” bullshit is just the absolute worst. Just as bad as the mask gestapo going around lynching the heretics.
First off, this ‘pandemic’ is a complete joke and people see through it, so no shit they don’t care.
Second, it’s been nine fucking months of this bullshit and people are growing restless listening to the same twat talking heads telling us how if we so much as breathe we’ll kill 1000 90yr olds.
Yuck...am in socal, first thing I was invited to here was a " wine mom" mid day drinking party ( they didn't know I loathe leftists) They are so full of themselves even though their kids are neglected and all in therapy .....
My wife is a lawyer and when she has to talk about cases my daughter and I have to leave the house. For the first 3 months that was go grab something at a drive thru for lunch and drive around for two hours because there was nothing else to do. Mall was closed, playgrounds were closed, stores had a 1 person per family limit. Hell I was glad when Six Flags opened in June as we had season passes we bought last year. Added the dining pass and we went 2 - 3 times a week in July and August just so she could go run around, ride rides, and do something for a couple hours.
Last couple of months been going out with my Dad for lunches and then going to a park and letting her play while Pop-pop gets to watch. He had moved into a Sr. living center and they've been locked down for the past 8 months. At least her pre-school isn't giving in and we still have in person classes there for her 3 days a week.
government employed in the family, the work from home has been great for them
but we oppose all this covid bullshit because it's destroyed so many things and other people's lives. what the fuck is the point of doing well if society is being destroyed? and on top of that its all based on overhyped nonsense
my husband is govt, can confirm its a plum deal.
But, all of our kids are suffering from no in person school- lack of interest, failing, and for the littles, speech delays, breakdowns when seeing masks and having to wear one, no socialization from other little kids..
Why no one sees the hypocrisy of: voting in person if you test positive is ok, riots ok, wallmart ok, protests ok, fast food, trucking, etc ok but..teachers are scared for their lives, eating out is irresponsible, kids in school will kill them..
why are people ok with this. why.
God, I have this coworker who was hella pissed at people operating their salons “illegally”.
I’m like, “Well, what do you expect them to do? They have to make a living right? They’re not like you and me, we’re lucky because we’re ‘essential employees’. We never missed a paycheck through this whole thing.”
“Oh, well, I never thought of it that way.”
Of course not. That’s because she never thinks, she just watch MSM and regurgitate everything she hears.
I'm now "former friends" with several people thanks to this plandemic and better off for it.
I hate these morons. I have no skin in the immediate financial game for this, I'm military and the wife was still working during this, but it still pisses me off because it is obviously horrible for the country (Canada). My wife is a 50/50 covidiot ie. thinks its just masks who cares wear it, cites cases and stuff, didn't think business shutdowns were a huge deal. However when I bring up counter points (I almost never suffer foolishness and will happily tell people why I think their ideas are wrong, I like debating) she usually is forced to admit that none of it makes any sense, and they are at best horribly overreacting.
One example I gave her was about our dogs. No kids, not gonna have kids but a few dogs and cats, and animals are her life. We were arguing about the covid bullshit, shutdowns of businesses came up. The general points were that I said its absolutely terrible, she thought it was not as big a deal. All i had to say was "it's easy for you to not really care or see how big a deal this is, but I bet you would change your tune if neither of us were getting paid and my choice was whats got to go, us eating or the animals eating. And a ton of people are going to be dealing with a lot harder choices then that due to this." Instantly a flash of understanding in her eyes.
It's really easy to see something as not a big deal, when it doesn't effect you.
More should be made of the fact that pets are a repository for the 'virus'. They had to cull 3 million minks in Denmark because they were carrying COVID. Cats have shown to be able to carry it too. I would love to see the about-turn from all these super-privileged WFH women when the prospect of culling their fur-kids is on the agenda.
Spot on. What’s worst is villifying people for not wanting to comply with arbitrary rules that doesn’t affect you.
I had a similar conversation with a friend a few months back. She was totally for the shutdown where people were not allowed to operate their businesses. She chose to shut down her own business because it’s for the greater good and it was necessary. She thought of herself as being selfless, but it was not like she was even really sacrificing anything because she had been trying to get get out of her business for a year already, this was just her excuse.
She freaking still lives with her boyfriend in his parents home, and they have no kids, so no extra mouths to feed. She don’t have to worry about bills and mortgage like the rest of the “selfish” business owners who wanted to work.
I’m hating all these pompous people using this covid thing as virtual signaling when there are real people struggling. It definitely to opens your eyes up when some of these people turns out to be to your “friends”.
A friend just closed her massage business for good
That's really the worst part of all of this IMO. Entrepreneurship isn't easy. You have to bust your ass to be successful. And they're getting punished for no reason. These are the people that create jobs, make money, spend money, deliver a service. Just taken on a whim by a politician because they're either 1) a liberal nutjob or 2) worried about the left attacking them and blaming every death on them.
The coronavirus shit is morbidly humorous but it's also fucking disgusting. It pisses me off. I'm still waiting on a fine for not wearing a mask. They'll never get me out of the courtroom.
Threaten to call the cops on the Karen's /mask Nazi's for practicing medicine without a license
Some douchebag took a picture of my 16-year old brother when he was working, he works at a fast food place for his first job and the whole inside is very tiny sqft wide while the kitchen is open concept. None of the employees can breathe with the cooking in such a small shop and they’re forced to wear masks.
The Uber driver loser comes in, with no mask himself, takes photos of him because his mask was only down his nose just by a bit, then posted his picture additionally on the reviews to hurt him and other employees.
Like it’s ridiculous.
And even when you do, you have a better than average shot at still not being successful.
Entrepreneurship is a contest to see how much shit you can eat every day without vomiting. He who keeps it down the longest and asks for more each day MIGHT have a CHANCE at POSSIBLY having success. Gotta work for it every single day and night. Nothing's guaranteed except a higher mountain of work than you thought you could climb, though you can, and many unexpected obstacles, though they can be overcome.
Covfefe's Law: When you say you want to achieve something, all the universe conspires against you to prevent you from having it—to find out if you really want it, and to multiply and magnify your satisfaction upon its attainment.
Hats off to all the entrepreneurs out there making it happen every day in the USA! o7
"all of the universe conspires" - not the universe, just the cucked finance industry. any business of value gets raped by vulture capital, then private equity, rinse - repeat. gone are the days when we could set up a shop and make enough profit to support our families.
You forgot policy makers who are invested in billion dollar multinationals that are considered essential business by government diktat.
I don't even know why anyone would want to start a business, at least one that requires leasing a building, after the covid hysteria. On top of all the risks you already take, now you can just be shut down by the gov't at any time because of a health scare?
Thanks, but no fucking thanks.
Sweden feels like a freer country than many parts of the US right now. Sad.
Sweden has been infiltrated by Islamic extremists brother. Trust me, they have worse things to worry about than Kung Flu.
"massage" business, you say...?
I spent last fall working on a client management system that could do billing, notes, book appointments online, handle gift cards, etc. for a friend's massage businesses. We had 20 other massage therapy studios signed up with plans to launch the service to others back in June...that didn't happened.