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The Discount Circus: Why Big Sales Feel Like a Year-Round Mug Tax

Everywhere you look right now it’s another “BIGGEST SALE EVER!” and honestly… I’m over it. When a business can suddenly slice 30–50% off the price, it’s hard not to think that the discounted price is the real price and the rest of the year we’re just paying the mug tax. A small 5–10% discount makes sense — but the rest of this circus feels like marketing theatre. Why devalue your own product just to join a made-up shopping holiday? Curious

November 26, 2025 No Comments

Rant

When Google Stops Searching and Starts Answering

Google’s biggest shift in decades is underway — from search engine to answer engine. Instead of linking out, Google’s AI now summarises and serves information directly to users. It’s fast, slick, and convenient — but it’s also quietly rewriting how creators, publishers, and businesses survive online.

October 9, 2025 No Comments

Just Me

Why Does Capital Love Fossil Fuels?

Why does capital love fossil fuels? It’s not hard to explain. They exist in a small number of discrete locations, where the right to exploit them can be owned and monopolised. Most can be extracted commercially only at scale, excluding small competitors. They can be stored and traded all over the world, allowing prices to be optimised across time and space. Renewable energy, by contrast, can be generated almost anywhere, by almost anyone with a small amount of money to

August 28, 2025 No Comments

Rant

Are You Kidding Me… 22 times over?

In total the richest 1% of the global population has gained “enough to end annual global poverty 22 times over” since 2015, according to new Oxfam analysis.

June 26, 2025 No Comments

Lifestyle

ChatGPT Burnout: Why AI Dependency Feels a Lot Like Manager Meltdown

Is ChatGPT becoming your invisible co-worker, therapist, or even your best mate? You’re not alone. A growing number of people are showing signs of dependency on the AI chatbot, according to new research from OpenAI and MIT. This article dives into the surprising emotional and behavioral impacts of prolonged ChatGPT use, comparing it to something eerily familiar: the managerial spiral of over-delegating to staff. When does useful become harmful? And what does it say about our need for connection, productivity

April 9, 2025 No Comments

Idealogy

Australia vs. USA: Which Country Is Safer on the Roads? Shocking 2025 Fatality Stats Revealed!

Is America’s Road Safety a National Crisis? Australia recorded 117 road deaths in January 2025, while the U.S. likely saw over 3,200 fatalities—a staggering 27 times higher! With lax DUI laws, distracted driving, and massive SUVs, American roads are becoming deadlier than ever. Meanwhile, Australia enforces strict speed limits, harsh drink-driving penalties, and safer road designs. Why is the U.S. ignoring its soaring traffic fatalities? Is it time to adopt Australia’s life-saving road safety measures? Read more to uncover the

February 19, 2025 No Comments

Marketing

Be Warned- Big Brother Is Not Just Watching But Listening Too

Hmmmmm the power of…. FYI I don’t watch American Football, never have since living in SF but now… nothing, nada. In a video it was mentioned… the video host did, not me… but the very next ad break from YT was an NFL ad…. the very next ad!!!! 30secs later Not only are they watching what I watch, but what I am watching is saying…. so if I get more football ads, its all the video creators fault! Big Brother

December 1, 2024 2 Comments

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Your Amazon Account Is At Risk

I Freaked out! For about 30secs, then a relative calm settled in. I’ve had a number of Accounts been removed, cancelled, hacked or declined in my time as an affiliate marketer that it would fill many pages, in fact I’ve had both an Amazon account and a Facebook account removed. Luckily I’ve managed to survive…

November 20, 2024 No Comments

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