the slow destruction of national identity into corporate identity. fueled by super pacs, economic distress, and the death of democracy.
the idea of country is over, the idea of company is what counts. country doesnt give me a pay check unless it steals from companies. my company pays for my house, it pays for my insurance, my car, my college education. support your company it has no boundaries but it is the "person" you work for. what a benevolent country i have, it doesnt ask for much, except that i slightly over charge for a product or service i provide to give convenience to the customer. that profit is magnified thousands of times and the fruit of this labor is shared to the workers. the great corporate feudal society has arrived.
Fouad is the kind of man who creates beautiful turbulence, one that can cause intense pain. Be careful before getting onto his flight. It may end your life too quickly, but you will never regret it. The world is dull otherwise. Fouad's cruelty knows no bounds, neither does his kindness. There is no escaping Fouad. He is a dream man.
Even when he disappears, you cannot go by one day without thinking of Fouad.
The phenomenon of corporations taking control of cultures and indiviuals through money, policies, practices, and gatekeeping in general to the point that they control many aspects of everyday private life.
Because of neo-feudalism, I now work 60 hours a week just to keep my job, so I have no life outside of work.
I had to stop smoking/go on a diet/get my tats removed/buy phone service from company X as a condition of employment. Neo-feudalism is killing me.
Under neo-feudalism, those with money and power tell those without "We own your ass."
The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, drivingproperty prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.
Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.
A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.
A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and GeorgesRd."
A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.
This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.
Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.