Some people need floaties to stay afloat. Some people need a life jacket. Some people need a solid platform to dip their feet in. Some people fucking melt when they touch water. Whatever accommodation they need or whatever their situation, it's all perfectly acceptable in my book.
We can help them to thrive without breaking a sweat with our empathy, technology, and ingenuity.
Does anybody think that Mozilla will attempt to win their community back and start being good stewards of the money they are given?
They've had ample time to wash themselves of Google's money. They have been too busy justifying their salaries with useless initiatives and acquisitions, when all people care about is Firefox.
When can we directly donate to Firefox's development?
Social skills is another way of saying the abilities required to function in a society. You might as well ask why do you need to learn to swim to get in the pool.
Even if one is uninhibited socially, it's unrealistic to expect them to be able to function how society often dictates or requires.
Last I checked, this world is pretty cruel, especially to those who are vulnerable.
Why do you need to be forced by society to develop social skills? Why isn't putting your best forward enough? For various real reasons, some people just aren't able to meet the standard forced upon them.
Trauma plays a big role in some that have trouble communicating. Instead of blaming people for being "raised by a screen", practice kindness and compassion. Do your part to make this world more inclusive, accessible, and less traumatizing for all individuals, or don't - up to you.
I'm glad that the SLRPNK community loosely resonates with the ideology that I have argued in support of, for many years. Thanks for providing this space and instance. Libertarian socialist perspectives are underrepresented in online discourse and are often silenced or smeared.
In my experience, whenever I have been able to beat the censorship and shadowbanning and successfully cut through the propaganda, my personal perspectives have strongly resonated with many people.
In my opinion, it is the only path forward for the human species to move past barbarism, to move towards establishing human rights, to move past exploitation. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm naïve. I'm open-minded, though. Regardless of ideology, let's make the world a kinder and more free place to live in!
“Someone stole my laptop and has physical access to state secrets that Hegseth has yet to blurt on Twitch chat”.
Thanks for making me laugh. It's been a while.
Damn, here you are with all the gotchas. That's it, I concede the debate. You win. Congratulations to FreedomAdvocate for successfully arguing for the involuntary commitment of individuals accused of no crime.
The article doesn't specify, it only specifies additional training for law enforcement officers, but I highly doubt it will be the case that educated professionals go on the scene. The various mentions of first responders reads as first responders to me.
Democratic officials nationwide have increasingly embraced civil commitments in recent years as a way to address the colliding crises of homelessness, mental illness and crime in their communities.
You can't solve homelessness and crime with involuntary commitment. This is woefully ineffective policy, no matter how you cut it.
Are they getting a Masters? That's what a therapist needs. A bachelors? An associate degree?
None of the above? Then, they are not mental health professionals, and they are not qualified to identify mental illness.
Asking for our country's government to stop meddling in the Middle East and funneling a very large chunk of our money paid into it by taxpayers for war and offense isn't asking the world. We aren't barbarians, we can effortlessly provide for human needs with our technology and organization as a society.
Helping individuals live a basic life is a not an "expense". It's a misnomer to call it that. There would be many who would create more value to the economy than what is spent on them if they received the proper support and weren't put under so much pressure.
I have lived in the United States and I am privy to what our cops do. Qualified immunity is pretty all-encompassing.
I was nothing but polite...? Feeling strongly about Microsoft's behavior and the enshittification of Windows is not the same as "pushing a cult-like mentality" as I was accused of or as you accused me of - being an asshole. Disagreeing and providing reasoning for the disagreement is not being an asshole. I am not a Linux cultist, I switched in January of this year. I am happy if other people are happy, and I respect their personal choices.
In every response, I merely responded with my reasoning and ways that they could use Linux without sacrificing anything (VFIO setups are viable albeit hard to setup). I did not resort to name-calling or insisting the person switch. In the last response, I reiterated that they were free to feel the way they do (accusing me of mental gymnastics) and to disagree. Re-read my responses with a helpful tone and I'm sure you'd see - tone is often not conveyed well online.
The only thing that I said that could be implied as being an asshole to somebody is saying Windows sucks or calling people in a regular office "tech-illiterate". I'm not insulting anybody or being an elitist, I'm sorry that came across as harsh or unfair - I'll be more careful with my language moving forward. I love it when things simply work for people and they are not struggling. I feel bad when people have issues. I don't take any pleasure in others having problems or think lesser than them. Technology should be easy and accessible to use for all.
Arch Linux is not a beginner distribution, I started using it myself this year and I know with even using
archinstallsome things do not work out of the box even when selecting a desktop environment. Like bluetooth. CachyOS would've gotten you setup much quicker if you need the AUR. Bazzite or Nobara (or simply Fedora) would've been much easier if you don't mind the Fedora ecosystem. PopOS is shaping up with COSMIC and will be a wonderful option for creators, gamers, and regular users when it is fully released. ZorinOS is great for beginners. Ubuntu is great and so is Debian. Linux Mint is used by a lot of people, and even though it doesn't support Wayland yet, it's a good option for new users. Almost every option is great for Steam and also Lutris and Heroic Games Launcher, which both help you to run various games.Wanting a so-called minimal or vanilla setup (which is something I also desire) is hard if you are picky like me. Most people aren't so picky, a couple extra packages or a little distribution-specific customization isn't any sweat off their back. There are times when just getting your foot in the door and getting comfortable is much easier on yourself. If there weren't great options for beginners, I wouldn't be suggesting Linux to anyone.
If you were to have posted for support, I would've gladly helped you out if I saw your post.
And I don't think we're fucked. I know the news cycle and current state of the world is a lot to handle. I think we need to continue pushing awareness and other positive action. I'm sorry you are stressed and are seemingly feeling bad and overwhelmed. I would do anything I could to help you - we're all in this together.