That is precisely the reason for the existential dread this has brought to my life as I ponder what kind of world will be left to my kids when I die.

I can’t even rest assured that people in power after Trump will not be Trumpists, and even if I could be assured of that, I’m not at all sure we’re going to get all this shit fixed before whatever the next catastrophe is.

I expect to die of old age in a world where we have not yet returned to at least as good as where things were when Trump took over. (and there was already a lot of fucked up shit then.)

And as someone who has spent nearly six decades rooting for humanity in most ways, I’m pretty fucking disappointed that we dropped the ball this hard on this one.

Or his views on seemingly eating toe nails right off of his feet in public.

I feel that’s a personal matter though. Stallman can have whatever opinion he wants on that one.

Have we ever lived in a more stallmanwasright.jpg time?

Trump will make sure he gets what he needs anyhow, no worries.

Huh.

Seems like there’s a weekly article about how it’s dead or an echo chamber because there’s less tolerance for hatred.

Guess not.

Windows: The top choice when you want someone else to control your computer.

Probably for being a tongue in cheek answer to a serious question. I accept my fate. It’s only fucking Tuesday we all need to get our joy where we can. 😁

It was exceptionally tongue in cheek, but I acknowledge the US-centric nature of my drivel.

They’re the same picture.

I gotchu fam.

• If you think Kamala was a good choice (vs the expedient one) you are a Liberal.

• If you think Bernie would be ideal you are a Democratic Socialist.

• If you agree with people like Charlie Kirk, you are Conservative.

• If you think one single thing Trump is doing is anything other than to serve the interests of himself, Putin, and various oligarchs, you’re a Maga.

(Sorry, best I can do on short notice.)

Me either, but on desktop it doesn’t care. (unless it’s thanks to Linux/ff/ublock but I doubt that) I didn’t realize it forced you on phone on until recently. Sorry!

Here is essentially the same thing with less detail. I haven’t decided where I like uploading things these days yet.

I recently started using Qobuz also. I was impressed that there are Linux apps, including a (3rd party) downloader that lets me download FLAC. (Otherwise I think you need to use their app in Windows or Mac to download FLAC - the web downloader only let me grab MP3.)

However, although I have loved it, my use case is different than yours, so not really apples to apples. I have a media server running in a VPS, so ethical downloads are my primary requirement. For Download --> Self-host --> Self-stream they are a perfect fit, IMO, though I’m sure there are others.

I like it because I’m not buying music from Amazon, or Spotify, and that it’s DRM free, primarily. I will also buy from Bandcamp sometimes. (To be fair, some amazon music can also be downloaded DRM free, but I think anyone reading this probably already knows that. I can’t remember if FLACs were available to me never or rarely, because I didn’t use Amazon music much.)

Despite that, I’m watching this thread with interest, because I’m certainly open to other options.

Fair, will do!

I love fall. I mostly dress the same as I did in summer, but greatly enjoy the cool morning air and generally nice days. Fall and spring are my favorites.

I like to imagine we are witnessing malicious compliance from the model.

I love that the only AI goal the oligarchy can focus on is making sure we can all use it to work more.

Wow, this is very uplifting news!

Proprietary. If we’re part of a simulation, it’s being run by a fucking oligarch.

You might have replied to the wrong guy. I really didn’t touch on that.

I used to feel this way but I need more nuance now.

If I had a global (or national, or statewide, or even citywide) platform of any kind, and there were momentous things happening in the world that I felt were wrong, and that I felt needed more awareness, how could I not use my platform?

I used to be so sick of celebrities with their political statements until one day that hit me. How could you, in good conscience (and this is true even of opinions I don’t agree with) find yourself with millions of people willing to listen to you, how could you not use your platform if you feel strongly enough that there is a moral or ethical obligation to speak up?