this is the gordion knot that the “let’s respect the nazi’s viewpoint instead of mocking and ridiculing them” people have allowed us all to become tangled up in. fascists have been allowed to take over education, mass media, social media, news media, and every other possible channel of communication, making avoidance of their propaganda almost impossible, let alone keeping kids away. they’ve pretty much defeated public libraries, and next will be academic libraries and higher ed altogether. they don’t want anyone exploring any ideas that didn’t originate with the fascist regime

cult programming and mind control, after it’s already happened, is extremely difficult to reverse. used to be a team of people would have to involuntarily abduct a person and perform intense deprogramming methods over a course of days or weeks to get someone out of the cult mindset. and that was just for one single person. btw anyone who tries to tell you maga is not a full-blown textbook definition of cult is either part of the cult, or in denial of reality. same as the maga cult.

now we have millions of people simultaneously believing that they’re perpetual victims and also invincible and superior to their supposed “oppressors”-- anyone woke, women, mexicans, lgbtq…pretty much anyone who isn’t straight, white, male, evangelical, republican, nth generation citizens.

i wish i had a feasible answer, but the outlook is grim

calling it “midweek” on a tuesday makes it even more traumatizing. good job OP

it says “record adapter” right on the thing

i also briefly dated an italian girl, and had a legit straight-off-the-plane italian roommate.

i wouldn’t mess with them

i thought this wouldn’t go over too well with a lot of people, but it’s a private club in NJ presumably run by italians, so yea. no one’s going to argue

i like tortles

try a low profile keychron. make sure it’s with red switches–no clicking. it can be corded or wireless. it’s not “laptop flat” but about as close as you’ll get. everything you need, nothing you don’t. i loved mine so much i bought another for work

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welcome! again!

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the advice i’ve heard is pick one that isn’t too big but not too small either. spend some time looking at the local communities to see if they align with what you want. .zip is focused on gaming and tech which is me. others are politics heavy. some are widely defederated, which may be the only thing that really matters-- you don’t want one that everyone can’t stand (.ml, etc)

also from wnc, thank you, and same to you

they will keep pushing people and pushing them and pushing them, until there is an actual uprising (not these protests that trump is calling “rebellion,” but real sustained violence), which is what the fascists want: an excuse to switch to live ammunition. then it will be curfews, “papers please” checkpoints, and massacres

if you’re skeptical, just look at some history, and try to find a reason why this won’t be the case

keep yourself and your family safe

interesting, i also used to enjoy making poor people feel ‘less than,’ but then i graduated high school

doubleplusungood; refs unpersons; rectify

real nObOdY wAnTs To WoRk vibes…

also, if a candidate is having to ask what you’re bringing to the table as an employer at their own job interview because you couldn’t be up-front enough about it to post it on the hiring page, then that’s already enough of a red flag that i already closed the tab

mindfulness costs nothing, doesn’t require any external “equipment,” and can be practiced literally any time. yes, even at your 3rd job.

but it sounds like you’re dead set on rejecting it outright without a second thought. ironic. woe is you, i guess?

yea. it is what it is. good luck

he gave a great workshop at a google retreat, back before they went complete scumlord, that i still refer people to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlIrME_R8uA

i always recommend mindfulness in plain english by by Bhante Gunaratana as a start. not sure what you mean by “nonsense,” but this book is just method: how to let go of things and find peace, where before we wouldn’t even realize we just spent the whole day dwelling on something that irked us that morning, and can’t figure out why we’re so pissed off at bedtime. we’re not paying enough attention to realize we’re not paying enough attention. it sounds like a simple thing to fix but it’s not remotely easy–people spend lifetimes working on this.

because psychology and mental processes are so subjective, it’s different for everyone–the “facts” you’ll find will be personal testimonies (thousands of years’ worth). but there are studies if that makes it more “valid” for you.

as a dude, my observation is women want to date as much as ever–just not redhat douchebag morons

people hate this concept

we’re conditioned to hate this concept by capitalism. “you cannot just be happy don’t be ridiculous. you need to BUY STUFF in order to be happy, otherwise you’re doomed to misery 100% forever.” it’s deeply woven into the fabric of our whole culture, where we’re comparing ourselves to everyone else all day every day.

so yea. we’re taught to hate the idea that peace, happiness, contentment, etc can come from within, rather than having to “obtain” it externally (usually involving cash exchange). once this notion is thrown out the window, life becomes much simpler, smoother, less stressful