Pika

I can definitely understand that as well. I rely on someone replying to the comment if I say something that is unclear or misinterpreted. It allows me to have better feedback anyway then trying to figure out where I went wrong on my own, plus it avoids being able to dismiss it as "well maybe it was just a unpopular opinion so it was downvoted". I also find effort a huge factor as well, meaning that if someone went through the hassle/effort of responding to my comment then chances are it's not an opinion type deal and more of either I wasn't clear or there was a misunderstanding. (when the reply is opposing of course)

I just take my phone out and look at it. Most establishments won't give a shit as long as you are still able to be productive. Being said, if its to the point where you are being called out for it, high chance it is impacting work performance. That or you have a really shit manager. I've gone through like 6 managers and none of them have ever cared if we occasionally looked at our phone as long as it wasn't impacting the work environment. The only time they ever address it is when some idiot abuses it or lets it impact work performance. Then they do a workwide broadcast saying "hey remember headphones and phones during work are not allowed" but they then only punish the ones actually failing to get the job done/are actually a problem.

You could probably start taking more bathroom breaks but, that defo won't gain you any brownie points if anyone else on the team is reliant on you and if noticed you'll end up higher on the chopping block next time they are looking to hire someone else on, technically this is illegal in the US but, they just find another reason to terminate. If its a manager issue, then I guess just ride it out, those types of managers generally don't last too long anyway. That or look elsewhere for employment because it sounds like you are in micromanagement hell

I hadent heard of him until BL4 was released, but man does he seem like a real big piece of work lol

I'm not the person you responded to but, I also run with down-votes disabled. I found that paying attention to them was negatively impacting the platform and creating an echo chamber based off populous opinion. Since turning them off, my experience on the platform has been quite a bit more enjoyable. It's not that I really have a mentality that is different than what the populous opinion is but, I much prefer not seeing them as it removes the potential of "oh this post has been downvoted" because that makes you go into reading it with an already poisoned mindset.

I got "VPN banned" despite not using a VPN lmao

Granted I haden't used the service since the API changes anyway, so no loss there, but I did get a pretty big chuckle when i finally found that out.

I'm glad it worked out! Good on them for replacing the unit as a whole, customer service goes a long way in the industry. I know I likely would have still been with razer if I had the same experiences.

For me, it depends on the context, and how the person responded to the comment.

If the reply had little to no contribution to my comment, that's whatever I can ignore and move on, but if the reply is a clear "I'm trying to siderail this/ignoring what was actually said" or "I'm attacking you directly instead of the topic at hand" then I'm pretty firm in blocking. I don't block for disagreement period, it's when it moves into the unproductive field that I start to ignore or I block.

This is what makes me block usually, a personal attack. Fallacies are hit or miss, I usually use them as an indicator to just disengage cause its not worth the effort, but personal attacks are an immediate yea this isn't worth it and block

I don't tend to block unless there was clear malice or it is being done in bad faith. Prime examples of this would be accounts that when I look at their history is almost exclusively argumentative posts(this is generally prompted by another reason), people who do personal attacks instead of standard discussion, and people whom it's clear that they aren't trying to add to the conversation, and are trying to derail or push an agenda.

Best of luck, I know razers policy used to be "lol get fucked buy a new one" when it came to replacing dongles, because they use the excuse that each dongle is individually paired to the unit. Hopefully you have better luck than I did.

man shit like this makes me glad that my state has a forced warranty on purchases. If my fridge failed after 2 years if I didn't have that protection I would be livid.

I use that coupon every once and awhile(when my family decides they want McD), but that still makes it 3$ more than what it used to be, and requires me to use a coupon when I could redeem for points or use something else. And thats also forcing me to use their app. Which the app itself is actual trash now. They removed the search bar for items, they added point expiration(ok this was awhile ago) they now charge you immediately upon placing the order, despite not actually starting the order until your GPS detects you are at the establishment. Theres no ability to cancel and order once placed, regardless if its started being made. Their FAQ page intentionally lies to you telling you that every purchase is final, despite the fact that if they haven't started making the order, it will eventually refund the purchase. They added a waiver for class actions to the apps TOS meaning if you want to sue you must use third party attribution. It massively harvests data. All for the benefit of paying more for something that I used to be able to spend 12$ not even 10 years ago on.

For context on why the no ability to cancel and lying annoys me: I worked closing shift for years, but it was a 50/50 chance that if I went to mcdonalds (which was the only food joint open when I got out cause everywhere else closed at like 10/1030) it would be packed. What I would do is place the order when I got out, and then look at the establishment on the way through and if it was packed I would cancel the order in the app and just not go there. Due to this change in mechanics, I'm now charged immediately when i place, and not given the ability to cancel. Which would be fine if they actually made the food when they took my money, but they still don't start making the food until you are there, so the only thing it did was force me to go to a slammed fast food joint, wait 40 minutes instead of my normal 15 for my food(mcdonalds takes forever to cook late at night cause nothing is prepped), and overall make the entire experience less enjoyable from a consumer POV. The screwed up part is, they didn't tell anyone they were switching to that system. I placed my order like I always did, skipped the restaurant because it was slammed like I sometimes did, and then found I no longer had a cancel button when I got home. So I had to find the FAQ section that moreorless said "all purchases final no refunds". To which I called the restaurant and they said "oh just wait like 3 or 4 days it'll refund" and it did.

The end result was the same though regardless. since then they opened a dominos that is open until like 2 AM, and as long as your order is placed by like 8 or 9 PM you can schedule in advance for when i got out. Which made my nightly cost 10$ for a large pizza, or 20 for 2 pizzas and a thing of sticks, which was significantly less than I was paying mcdonalds for a meal that only lasted me that one meal. It's not worth the money regardless of their deal program anymore.