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[–] [email protected] 113 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't wait for the Onion article covering this news!

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But I'm guessing we will have to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

In solidarity.

[–] [email protected] 105 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The guild is seeking contracts that include staffer protections in the event of the sale of the company, improved severance offerings, and basic protections from AI.

In other words they've noticed that a bunch of greedy venture capitalists bought them and aren't gonna let 'em just liquidate/automate their jobs for a quick buck.

They're also probably feeling a bit paranoid after watching Hard-Drive have the same thing happen.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn, I didn't know Hard-Drive died. Anyone know good alternatives?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Well, have you considered switching to solid state?

... I'll show myself out.

[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Is this the onion? Or not the onion? Or not not the onion?

On r/nottheonion this would be removed as "not oniony".

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

(wormhole opens up)

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago

Wait. Is it a joke or… I feel trapped into the Opposite Day loop here.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, what? $44 milion in revenue? Thats peanuts for company this size, isn't it?

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to love The Onion so much. Then the state of affairs got so bad that The crap coming out of the government was worse than the stuff they made up. I get PTSD tics now wearing that someone in the government is going to take notes.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Onion also got bought out a couple times. The new videos are low effort crap; nothing like the superb clips from 10-15 years ago, which is probably the best satire ever created.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I'm honestly kind of shocked they survived the Trump administration. Could you imagine trying to outbid the government for crazy during those years?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Onion Union. Say it 5 times fast.

[–] iknowitwheniseeit 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

Literally the Onion

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Their picket signs are going to be next level

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

They should negotiate bonuses for writers who predict the future.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They turned boomer and make jokes about wokeness now, so who cares.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago (36 children)

I haven't seen that... linky?

[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 year ago

it's not really true, they just want to pretend to hate everything

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (7 children)

You uh… you realize they’re all satirists… right?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Well someone has to make fun of the wokeness. Otherwise we won't evolve as a species.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Man the onion has always had some bad boomery takes. They get some good jabs in time to time but they are enlightened centrist epitomized.

Edit: stay mad losers https://www.theonion.com/marxists-apartment-a-microcosm-of-why-marxism-doesnt-wo-1819566655

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Now that I think about it, you're right. I remember when The Onion movie came out, and they had that whole "cock puncher" joke... I guess it was trying Idiocracy's type of comedy, but it felt a bit too like it was just doing the thing it was complaining about.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Oh no! Anyway

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