Yes, words have impact. I hope that words like “no more elections” inspire people to action against what is happening. I don’t see it as defeatist at all.

I’m tech literate - I’ve been on the internet since I connected the university I was working at in the early '90s. I was a system/network engineer until around '15. Choosing an instance is a hurdle that can’t be overlooked. Now that I’m “in” it seems trivial, but it delayed my joining Lemmy for quite a while. No other social media has it, and it just felt wrong. And now that I’ve been here for 2 years I still don’t understand a lot about how it works - like, if I decide I don’t like the instance I’m on now, I assume I’ll lose my history of posts and comments if I move? Again, it’s probably trivial for me to go find out, but we’re just not used to putting any effort into our social media platform. It’s a good thing for that to change, but we can’t ignore the fact that we are asking people to change when they come here.

The way I read it, the entrepreneur is Bezos - he has his own planes etc. and does not need USPS. You have to buy Chinese stuff from him now. (I have not researched the subject in depth - this is just my take on the headline)

I’m in Nova Scotia and only drink Just Us - it’s roasted here and both Sobeys and Superstore carry it.

I’m using Jerboa and it wasn’t annoying at all - just tapped on the thumbnail in my feed then scrolled down the images - they almost appeared as one long image.

I’ve seen multiple videos of people walking around interviewing people that voted for him and asking why. Lots of them stated that Biden arming Israel against Gaza was a major concern for them. None of the interviewers dug into what they hoped would change but it was clear they expected Trump to improve the situation for the people of Gaza. Now I’ve got no idea why they thought that - I certainly never saw anything to make me think that - but lots of people seemed have got that message.

It’s not just that he’s much worse it’s that some people somehow expected him to be better?!?

Well that’s a bit disappointing.

I wouldn’t say he admitted it either. I’d say he’s bragging about it.

I’m assuming Linage does not cripple the battery? I’m nervous about my banking apps… I have Linage on an old Sony Xperia - I should test them on that I guess.

Yes, I do. I opted for the cash. I didn’t intend to - I was just clicking through the “find out if you’re eligible” links and found that by exploring the cash option, I had committed to it. It’s probably what I want anyway - this experience has put me off getting another pixel and I don’t have anywhere I can get it replaced nearby.

This is me too. I’m still on Facebook for some family contacts and a couple of useful groups. Years ago I could spend hours a day there. Now I spend maybe 15-30 minutes each morning scrolling for friend/family updates and group content - and hitting “Hide all from …” on every single bit of unsolicited content. I was reporting and blocking them, but I’ve decided it probably doesn’t achieve anything and it was too many taps/clicks.

Instagram is similar - I used to spend hours there too but now I only go to check if there’s progress on one car build I’m following and scroll for maybe 5-10 minutes and I’m out for the day.

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Which is really really sad. When I was younger I used to think we just need these old people to age out of the system and my generation can do things better. We seem to be doing significantly worse.

This isn’t a generational thing. For a start, he’s technically Gen X, not a boomer. And secondly, I’m older than him and I’m just as happy about that as everyone else.

I was thinking that the only disappointing thing about this situation is that it won’t cause his family(*) the hardship it would cause yours or mine.

• by family I mean anyone close to him that has been happy to live off his money.

I understand the downvotes you’re getting, but this take isn’t far off the level of cynicism I’m feeling now.

Exactly - I’m still very happy with my 4a. A used 5, 6 or 7a would be very cheap and very usable.

I’d be curious to know what the people downvoting this don’t agree with?

It might be expensive, but still worth a short visit. I’ve got a shockingly bad memory, but I’ll never forget the awe I felt waking up to a view of the Alps.