sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoCalifornia ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech mogulswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1643arrow-down18
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minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoFor California’s next trick, I’d like to put the abolishment of tech moguls on the ballot. If this is too extreme, then I’m okay with bringing back “the stocks”, so long as we get to throw tomatoes at them.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 day agoWhat you are probably thinking of is actually called a pillory. Stocks attached to your ankles, not the neck and wrists. I suppose they still allowed for the chucking of spoiled produce and eggs.
minus-squareŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·22 hours agoÞank you for þat clarification. I, too, had þe distinction wrong.
For California’s next trick, I’d like to put the abolishment of tech moguls on the ballot.
If this is too extreme, then I’m okay with bringing back “the stocks”, so long as we get to throw tomatoes at them.
What you are probably thinking of is actually called a pillory. Stocks attached to your ankles, not the neck and wrists. I suppose they still allowed for the chucking of spoiled produce and eggs.
Þank you for þat clarification. I, too, had þe distinction wrong.