I think Brave New World is really a cut above most of the other dystopian novels. The themes of conditioning and being overwhelmed with work, games, drugs and sex so much you don’t care about anything else are incredibly relevant in the current era.

I’m in the process of getting certified to be a nurse in New Zealand. Fuck this country.

Myself. No one is looking out for me.

Dammit, Spider-Man, you got me. Guess I’ll just wait it out.

Enjoy it. As long as you aren’t busting out laughing at a funeral this sounds like a gift.

I’m not being dismissive of their view, I understand the need for self-preservation. I think the crux of it is how do I get folks who agree things are going wrong to move from that space into one of more action? Almost everyone I’m talking to at work agrees with me, but no one is interested in organizing or preparing, and that’s what baffles me most.

I don’t know myself - I don’t have some grand plan or idea. Im a regular person (albeit one with a better historical understanding of history due to education). I’m just scared about what’s coming next, and I’m completely isolated at the end of the day. Rather than buy a bunch of guns and ammo, I would prefer to connect with folks to build mutual support, or to prepare to strike/protest/boycott (or whatever seems most effective at the time).

Thank you.

I’m not lecturing, I’m asking for help on how to approach this. This is closer to frustrated bitching than lecturing.

Most of the folks I talk to hear agree with me that things are going wrong, or that x,y, or z is a problem, but not enough to do anything about it. I have heard a few times that, " I want to do something, but I have to protect myself."

I used that term to show that they are privileged folks who likely won’t be directly targeted by the administration, at least at first.

Austin, we won.

America - where you can get any kind of fast food you want, as long as it’s a hamburger.

-Neil Gaimen

I don’t use Linux, but I love penguins, and I want to chill with this Lil guy

Bradley Nowell. Sublime was so good, and none of the bands that have followed in their style have had the same lyricism that Nowell had, or have been able to really blend genres like they did to make something completely unique.

Such a unique talent. Knowing he died of a heart attack on stage adds a whole other dimension to “Do not go quietly unto your grave”

I agree completely. I have a 2009 that I got second hand, just passed 7 years and I’ve only had minor repairs in addition to regular maintenance.

One caveat - if you have to park on the street, invest in a cage for your catalytic converter. Mine and literally everyone else I know who has a Prius had theirs stolen. That’s the biggest expense I’ve had with mine.

I definitely wasn’t clear enough, and the question is phrased too broadly. It was intended to ask about content suggesting algorithms, like YouTube or TikTok, so people would have a better idea of why they are seeing the content that appears, if that makes sense.

a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.