So how do they make extra money in THIS economy without these gig apps? It’s not like the job market is good enough to get a second job.

Ways like what? Cuz I’ve tried looking on Craigslist and I either get scams or I never get responses.

If I could be a DoorDash driver with a website instead of an app, I would absolutely do that.

Yeah, exactly. What do they do to get around this? How do they make extra money without gig apps? How do they find gigs?

How do you know what gigs are available? The whole thing with gigs is that you can make quick money, have a flexible schedule, and you don’t have to wait long periods of time just to get hired, despite not making much money.

How do you see what gigs are available without those slaver apps?

Funny thing is, I’m actually banned from Reddit. And I’m used to having to argue with shills to the point where I couldn’t trust anyone.

It’s so cathartic that Lemmy isn’t nearly as stupid as Reddit is. Perhaps I shouldn’t have lashed out like I did.

I know. It seems you can’t even ask QUESTIONS without lying! What is it with you and your compulsive need for lying CONSTANTLY?! I don’t get it.

You just lied again!

But if I go too easy on people, it tells them “It’s okay to support evil, fun-hating bad guys who love to bully their fans and ruin the industry.” And it’s bad enough that people are willing to fund this. But it’s also SO FRUSTRATING when people DEFEND Nintendo like they’re unpaid PR. What would they have to gain from this if Nintendo WASN’T paying them to lie?! Seriously, the mental gymnastics people use to defend Nintendo with is insane!

“Erm- akchewally, Nintendo charging $80 for worse versions of better games that you can’t even own is morally correct. I studied economics PURELY for the reason of defending $80 games! Being against any evil thing Nintendo does is entitled. You should be more grateful for unlikeable villains.”

And they way they PRETEND that we’re the “quit having fun” people, when it’s actually Nintendo and their SHILLS who are anti-fun, not us!

Trick Question: I don’t think you’re lying… you ARE lying!

What are you talking about? I didn’t harass anyone. But I guess defending myself against evil shills/bullies is harassment, now.

I mean, I can tell the difference between allies and opponents quite easily. Allies are against Nintendo. Opponents support Nintendo. It’s as simple as that.

Dick, if your lies haven’t fooled me ever since your first comment, why do you think your lies will fool me now?

You know what I’m talking about, dick. Why do you keep lying and being a dick?

Keep lying, dick! The more of a dick you act like (and you can’t deny the fact that you’re a bigger dick than me without lying), the more you lose the argument!

And you’ve already lost to begin with, dick!

You just admitted to lying again, dick!

Nice job, you just admitted that Nintendo is paying you to lie, and you lost the argument the moment it started.

If you pay for a modern Kirby game (or modern Nintendo game in general), it tells the evildoers, "I like being treated like shit! I like getting sued for stupid reasons! I like it when you bully your fans and fan-game developers! I like how you’re against media preservation and want to make it more difficult if not impossible for everyone else! I like getting charged more for objetively worse games on an objectively worse console! I like how you want to take away my right to repair! I LOVE HOW EVIL YOU ARE! PLEASE BULLY US MORE! PLEASE BE MORE EVIL!"

Enjoying a Kirby game is COMPLETELY different than paying for one, you know.

If you PAY for a game that you know is DESIGNED to suck (and I’m not just talking about the game itself being terrible, I mean the game is actively harmful to the industry), you are part of the problem. ESPECIALLY if you shut down any legitamite criticism for the game or warnings of how obviously problematic the game is to the economy/planet. At that point, you’re just acting like unpaid PR.