minus-squarecollagenial@lemmy.max-p.metoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why do the vast majority of romantic comedies depict people who are wealthy?linkfedilinkarrow-up38·4 months agoNote that (some, not all) rom coms also involve a Cinderella story - a poor or middle class woman falls in love with a wealthy man and she is plucked from obscurity into wealth, where she “belongs”. Money is part of the fantasy. linkfedilink
minus-squarecollagenial@lemmy.max-p.metoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•To the HR and recruiting professionals or anyone familiar, do background checks of potential employees usually rely on profiles data brokers have compiled on them?linkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoThat is absolutely wild. linkfedilink
minus-squarecollagenial@lemmy.max-p.metoLinux@lemmy.ml•IRC ClientslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSeconding this. Among all the web IRC clients I have tried, The Lounge is the best, and the experience on mobile is pretty good. linkfedilink
Note that (some, not all) rom coms also involve a Cinderella story - a poor or middle class woman falls in love with a wealthy man and she is plucked from obscurity into wealth, where she “belongs”. Money is part of the fantasy.