You’re misinterpreting what I said. Why would I think the government and corporations aren’t in cahoots at least a little? But if it were that black-and-white, we’d have no regulations, recalls, lawsuits, or OSHA. This is getting off-topic though.

Either way, your attitude is stupid and I’m blocking you.

The Architect lacks morals, but I will take an intelligent and not-specifically-malicious (nor greedy) being like that over Zuckerberg. Because of who he was and his aims, the Architect could be reasoned with.

You’re a good parent.

They are among the top five richest corporations in the world and the leading employer in the world, last I checked. You going to dissolve that power? No? They have money and power, they will make the rules. You have to either find a way to dissolve them (good luck with that!), or you have to have another big power structure to keep them in check. That’s how it works.

I mean, regardless of semantics about whether it’s new to us or not, that’s still news.

Wow the comments and upvotes/downvotes here are stupid.

It’s news. That’s all that matters. Duh. Sheesh.

Also this is actually a pretty unique and interesting scenario. You ever seen a digital embargo of software from a single country imposed on citizens? Not to mention the dignity and rights violations on both sides…

Money doesn’t corrupt, money just allows people to let loose on a lot of the stuff they weren’t able to do. As the saying now goes: “money doesn’t corrupt, money reveals”.

I don’t know who the fuck “Nadela” is, and I’m too dignified for this “simping” talk bullshit. Whether you’re a troll or just a dumbass, I don’t care. Blocking your ass

Why do you think I love Microsoft? At what point did I say that? Y’all are trying so damned hard with your “if you don’t hate them, you love them” bullshit. The concept of objectivity is lost on so many people.

Man, you sure are getting messages that I didn’t say out of what I said.

This argument is so disingenuous and/or dumb that it’s not even worth addressing.

Why did I say what when what’s false?

I didn’t say I wasn’t calling Microsoft out. I just said I didn’t want to be proselytized with Linux, that Windows is still a more viable OS. It’s not zero sum— Microsoft can be shitty while still being more viable than Linux.

It’s literally less viable than Windows. That’s an effing fact. Yeah, I’m an idealist too and I want a good FOSS operating system for everyone. But Linux isn’t a good FOSS operating system for everyone. It’s a slapped-together kernel with slapped-together software for tinkering nerds who hopefully can get the necessities and everything they care about actually working. And for people who want more-specific software, well, eff them, right?

And forget about normal people. Y’all say you want every year to be the year of Linux on desktop, with the implication of it going mainstream. But you also don’t want it to become mainstream, because “if you’re not a tinkering nerd, eff you, and we’re not going to do anything about it. Linux isn’t for everyone, except we also want everyone on it”. Most Linux fans are dumb cult members who do not want to consider these things.

If you want to solve the Linux problems, first thing you need is to go against the common Linux mentality. Get a big, well-organized group like Mozilla to produce an accessibility-ready, normie-ready, mainstream, FOSS version of Linux. And then they pay the devs to do things they don’t want to do, such as focusing on specific issues instead of doing whatever they feel like at the time, and on QA-testing. Hardware compatibility and hardware efficiency first.

TL;DR: One more reason to switch to Linux

“WINDOWS DID A BAD. EVERYONE JUMP SHIP, PRETTY PLEASE? No, we didn’t put into consideration any of the many reasons why one would use Windows over Linux. Linux good, Windows bad, black-and-white!”

Completely irrelevant. Eff off with the Linux proselytizing, mate.

Not regularly; but when I’m overwhelmed, I sit in that position and practice breathing until my breathing and heart rate regulates and my mind is cleared, and then I self-validate until I am in control enough to see the problem clearly and either work through it or continue on with my day. Mindfulness, baby! Works for anger, shame, sensory meltdowns, etc. 💙

Anger is bad for me, too autistic. Honestly though, I don’t feel hopeless for very long. Actually I’m channeling what I can into a novel.

Still, all your advice is good and appreciated!

Sometimes I feel really fucking hopeless about the world, because anytime we want to solve a problem, we get shot down by those in power.

This is a good post. Don’t forget emulsion stabilizers though, like chongli said!