this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2024
629 points (98.9% liked)

Not The Onion

11929 readers
1 users here now

Welcome

We're not The Onion! Not affiliated with them in any way! Not operated by them in any way! All the news here is real!

The Rules

Posts must be:

  1. Links to news stories from...
  2. ...credible sources, with...
  3. ...their original headlines, that...
  4. ...would make people who see the headline think, “That has got to be a story from The Onion, America’s Finest News Source.”

Comments must abide by the server rules for Lemmy.world and generally abstain from trollish, bigoted, or otherwise disruptive behavior that makes this community less fun for everyone.

And that’s basically it!

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
all 36 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 238 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 60 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Technically OP is off topic, if one happens to be a pedantic asshole. Which I am.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

if one happens to be a pedantic asshole. Which I am.

It felt very good to upvote this one comment, for some strange reason. :p

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Any other circumstances I'd be like screw that guy, but it scans so well right here....

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago

I’ll try striking! That’s a good trick!

[–] sirdorius 115 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] MajorHavoc 68 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But I'm guessing we will have to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

In solidarity.

[–] [email protected] 106 points 9 months 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 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Well, have you considered switching to solid state?

... I'll show myself out.

[–] [email protected] 96 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months 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 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Which makes it the most onion-y.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

(wormhole opens up)

[–] [email protected] 59 points 9 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I'm assuming that's just revenue from The Onion, although the wording on it leaves much to be desired.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months 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 9 months 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 9 months 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?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

their tiktok videos are pretty good as it makes fun of the typical tiktok videos, but peak onion may never be reached again

[–] Tja 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Onion Union. Say it 5 times fast.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Tja 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

ititititit!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago

Literally the Onion

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

Their picket signs are going to be next level

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

They should negotiate bonuses for writers who predict the future.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

jokes onyou

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

January 29, 2024 @ 9:06 AM

a bit late, eh?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Well the world got so crazy they realized their material can't keep up anymore