My thing is, is that it isn’t so much about the things I use rather than what these platforms expect me to be which is a good capitalist doggy. One that feels the need to always CONSOOOM, at any given time. I’m not really about that, for I value what money I get. So I go out and thrift, I don’t subscribe to twenty different subscription services. I don’t just buy things for the sake of buying.

It’s all a big mental game.

Yeah it really depends where you are and who you’re with.

Friend circle? Yes.

Your boss writing your checks? No.

sigh Rule 5…

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The stupid karma scoring system doesn’t help matters. When Lemmy and the Fediverse began, I was hopeful that we’d be rid of such things. Sadly, people feel we need to still have them and look where that has gotten us. Are you trying to be Reddit or not trying to be Reddit? Because if you’re aiming for the latter, you’ve fundamentally failed.

I hear so many excuses why we have scoring systems, but none of them add up. People will upvote anything they feel fits their world view and downvote things they feel doesn’t. It creates artificial engagement. It does nothing for the ecosystem as a whole.

Red Pandas

You could have the most cuddlest creature with you.

With Linux, you can actually take out software you don’t truly need. With Windows, most of the time you’ll only just disable it and only remove a handful of software. Microsoft gives you the illusion of owning your PC.

It starts becoming an issue though because of what I mentioned about what Valve does with Steam. For the longest time, people used Windows XP out of protest because they didn’t like Vista or they’ll use 7 out of protest for 8.1 or even 10. Then Valve one day decided to axe Windows XP support for Steam. Then they did it for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.

We see this happen all of the time with browsers, there will eventually become a point where you have to force yourself to either upgrade or jump ship.

For me it’s not about whether it is more work or not. It is more along the lines of, tolerating microsoft’s bullshit for any longer. Windows 10 in more ways than one, has teetered me towards the edge of switching. Because I hate stupid mandatory updates, I hate how insultingly stupid it is to use a Windows system these days and every dumb decision Microsoft has made that has turned Windows into what it is and what it will be in the future.

I won’t mind a little work to use my machine, long as it frees me from all of that bullshit.

That’s why you don’t buy from them

Okay so the problem with space travel is numerous and I don’t believe we’ll see anything beyond reaching Mars and the Moon in our lifetime.

First thing, we need everyone on board to back NASA and be intelligent enough to figure out where exactly what we want to do. We keep finding these earth-like exoplanets, so why not start there?

The other thing is, to achieve the level of space travel we need, on the levels of where Voyager-1 and Voyager-2 is going in length of space, we’d need to spend significant time and resources building the materials and ships needed for that kind of travel.

Like I said, this won’t be done in our lifetime. We’re probably several lifetimes out.

Kia Seltos. I got it for its AWD and not-so big SUV size.

I actually want to drive a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am. Problem is, I can’t drive stick to save my life and it’s a vehicle I’d only love to drive during spring/summer/autumn but tuck it away from winters. In a better life, I’d have both vehicles to meet the demands.

Man you almost had it with the rhythm of technologic but you didn’t complete the end with another ‘it’.

You had one job.

There’s some irony in that you still think the Pirate Bay has some use in today’s way of pirating. Okay, grandpa, you’re out of nursing home curfew.

You are wasting your breath with someone who is dead set in whatever they believe. They won’t be convinced until you’re converted.

My GaiaOnline account, created in May 2007, still stands. I can’t log into it anymore, but its presence still lingers on the site.

Everything else I’ve known prior to that, is now lost to time.

Watching TV and movies.

I just simply do not do that anymore and I’m not counting YouTube as watching anything. I’ve squandered so many subscriptions to streaming services, bought so many DVDs from thrifting and all. All for it to never be watched.

I’ll add reading books too.

Parents may hate the idea of the public school system because everything is government-approved and streamlined. However, it isn’t like those same parents have a better idea in how to educate their children on their own, on top of everything else they have to do as a parent.

Also, 9 times out of 10, homeschooling involves lots and lots of religious brainwashing.

Okay, lets move on to alternatives.

Micro$lop
Micro$oft
Micro$hit
Micro$laver

Give this to the linux instances.