I have cochlear implants and I can only buy parts to fix them or upgrade then from 1 corporation bc of tech exclusivity. upgrades to get new processors for both ears cost $23k & insurance only covers 90% (and it’s “good” insurance)
cyberpunk dystopia is already here for the disabled. fight for universal healthcare, fight against capitalism NOW.
I want all the abled people reading this to go price check a power wheel chair.
The future people fear with subscription fees for body parts is already here. The plot of Repo! The Genetic Opera is already here. Disabled people are already facing impossible prices for aids and treatments they need to live.
*looks at my CPAP machine* oh no
Hell insulin pumps/continuous glucose monitors are the same, let alone the actual insulin to keep ya alive
ERCOT is preparing for a potential statewide grid blackout with regions being added back one by over a period of time to control load on the grid. Please prepare to be without power for several hours if you have not already done so, or have been only experiencing BROWNOUTS throughout the day. A full BLACKOUT means that power will take much longer to be restored.
Please stay safe, y'all. Tonight will be life-threatening for many of our fellow Texans.
Aries: It weighs you down. With weight comes momentum. Be an emotional sumo wrestler.
Taurus: Fear the improperly constructed ikea bookshelf. Those who can make working furniture with no instruction are not to be trifled with. Who knows what they could do.
Gemini: A pestilence of violins.
Cancer: The modern world has given birth to a new breed of arcane. You must be careful.
Leo: A common metal wastebasket worn as a helmet makes excellent defense against slashing weapons. This information will be critical.
Virgo: I asked a star for your fortune but all they did was recite the entire script of the godfather II really really fast.
Libra: Death is a gift. A shit gift, but a gift.
Scorpio: Hyperawareness will only show you things you really shouldn’t see, things you cant really comprehend. Not many last long like that.
Ophiuchus: The familiar is safe, comfortable. There is kindness to perfectionism. There is greater adventure still in failure. Do another shot.
Sagittarius: What? Are you just gonna lie there and wait for another steamroller?
Capricorn: Get up early, get donuts for breakfast, watch a hardware store burn down while you finish your coffee. Who knows what the day has for you.
Aquarius: You are there, ever fleeting.
Pisces: Your guardian may be a twisted broken thing, but it protects you all the same. Do it a favor and dont look directly at it. Its shy.
cashier: I’m sorry it’s going to be a 5 minute wait for your food
old people: let me speak to your manager. This never would have happened in my day. And yet you all want the minimum wage raised. I’m going to kill you.
cashier: I’m sorry it’s going to be a 5 minute wait for your food
millennials: okay, my apologies. I apologize for the inconvenience. I’m sorry I’m here.
me, walking into a store: are you guys busy? i can come back later. please don’t push yourselves on my account. things happen
Had a baby boomer in front of me at the Dairy Queen. She INSISTED she was a Blizzard EXPERT and there was simply NOT ENOUGH chocolate pieces in her blizzard and she wanted to complain to “whoever is in charge”. She’s going on and on with this teenager. The teenager is calmly explaining they make them all the same etc etc procedure etc etc. But this woman is now yelling at the teen.
So I walk past the woman and put money in teen’s tip jar. Haven’t even gotten ice cream yet.
Woman looks at me. Turns back and yells some more with the teen. I put more money in the tip jar.
The teen smiles at me. The woman can’t think of what to say to me and stops yelling, because I’m looking at her dead in the eye like “atm is over there, I can go all night. The more you yell at her, the more money she makes.”
Aggressive generosity to combat boomer selfishness is so punk