I remember a bunch of people freaking out about this a few years ago and an equal number telling them they were paranoid.

You can talk about stuff and your phone will just magically start suggesting related items. Why would anyone be surprised the monitoring device in their pocket is monitoring them?

Kind of like how COVID reset our expectations on everything.

Like paying $17 for a burger, or stores rationing toilet paper.

I propose for every lie someone tells, we (we’ll vote on who) gets to punch them in the face.

I would believe StyroPro was the outlier on the graph, absolute peak human male without a doubt.

I’m as left-wing as they come but to imply that drummies are somehow superior to flats is wrong-headed and shows your own biases. I’ll concede that the little chicken legs are easier (and more fun) to eat, but the quality of the delicate meat between the two little wing bones in the flats ones makes them more of a delight to me.

She has a very sought after skillset. It might be rough for awhile but she’ll land on her feet. Her time at the Big 5 is done but they’re all evil anyway.

I have a strong dislike of centipedes as well. One time years ago I had a terrible dream that a large centipede (one of those big jungle ones) was crawling all over my body. As it raced down my arm I slapped at it, with a jolt of pain my arm went instantly numb as it bit me.

I startled myself awake to realize I was laying on my arm and it had gone completely asleep and was numb. Still one of the scariest dreams I’ve ever had haha.

Right? OS arguments over Thanksgiving dinner sounds like kind of a good time.

They were correct though, you weren’t.

Which makes your cockiness that much funnier.

The punishment for not being a profit producing indentured servant? Homelessness.

The punishment for homelessness? Jail.

The punishment in jail? Slavery.

It’s so stupid, if you actually need a small truck your options are to buy used basically.

We just need a couple small (easy to navigate in cities, good on gas) 4wd trucks on the market. You’re basically stuck in Ford Transitsright now, which they’ve just stopped making, or buying 20yr old Mazdas and Rangers. Or being forced into the same F150s every other fleet operator has. I know the market for these vehicles exists (though demand is low) why does no manufacturer try to fill it?

I like a nice drip coffee but a well made Americano is definitely a tastier drink.

But yeah to each their own coffee and tea are like sex everyone has their own preferred style and it’s so subjective that we can all be right.

A small piece of metal applied at 2500ft per second works wonders.

This is actually the beauty of the fediverse to me.

Anyone with the know-how (or will to learn) can fork some code and start implementing changes they want from their service. It’s always been one of the biggest draws of *nix for me (and FOSS in general). I love the really granular control of being able to configure pretty much every setting or feature to the users liking.

They have a timeline they want to work with.

0-6M signatures is just organizing/coalition building and figuring out skillsets.

6-10M signatures create demands and plan events, work on strike dates, keep organizing, more outreach.

11M signatures strike on the chosen day, mutual aid networks work to support strikers, educate new strikers and volunteers.

Cut social security and Medicare now.

It’ll suck for a lot of people. Parents will have to move in with their kids. It’ll collapse entire sectors of Healthcare, housing, even basic stuff like utilities and grocers will be decimated by the loss.

The worst thing would be for them to be able to kick the can down the road long enough that their policies have time to solidify. Once the institutional knowledge is gone for good we won’t just be able to repair the damage.

Why?

What’s “is ought” bro? You can’t just say random stuff and expect us to finish your thought, elucidate.

You organize and push policies you want. Push for RCV, push for candidates that’ll support what you want, show up to protest with your peers. You organize petition drives and collect signatures. Community organizing is a field all it’s own and there are a dozen ways to engage but engaging is the critical part. There are other steps to take that organization will be important for but I’m not going to start fedposting. Being organized is the only path forward.

Organizing and acting is how you accomplish goals.

That you see organizing and establishing community as “dismissal” and “prepping” speaks volumes.

We’ve made great strides locally, what used to be a “queer hiking group” is now talking about secure communications and organizing a range day soon. We’re making actual progress and forming a support network for our friends and families. But yeah I’m not doing anything and your demoralizing progressive voters online is going to accomplish a lot.

Edit: I can give you more concrete steps if you’d like. If you’re willing to give me a rough geographic location I can probably even locate existing group(s) around you that would likely be receptive to help

Organize offline, meet people in your community, shitposting online isn’t going to do anything. Reference my previous comment, organize locally with like minded people and start preparing for things to get really bad.

ORGANIZE IN REAL LIFE AND STOP NAYSAYING ANY ATTEMPTS AT PROGRESS.