valek879

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[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I also recommend Ullr when you want to take that Mint Cinnamon out into the real world. You'll schapp it right up!

[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 months ago

I'd go so far as to say it's bad that it is unusual

[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Windows 10. I've since moved on to 11 but haven't tried it since then.

[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I am also interested in the Lemmy opinion of windscribe. My wife really likes them but their app used to brick my computer requiring a hard reset so I don't use them.

[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

I'm an American but the $1 burgers from Maccas were a life saver down there. I used to get 2 a day while I hitchhiked. But y'all also have canned tuna with some great flavors!

I was told going down there that it was outrageously expensive. And I found that true when talking about non-essentials, headphones and quality clothes. But groceries were shockingly cheap the entire time I was down there. I could spend $30 on a burger and fries, or I could get a weeks worth of food from woolies or coles.

Even better, the corner store, the gas station really, was owned by coles and I could get milk and eggs (things I want fresh, in small batches) and a small selection of anything else I wanted for the exact same price as the larger stores! This freed me up to get veggies and fruit at the market and always have enough food unlike at home.

While in Australia, I had higher quality food for less money with more convenience. All while getting told by people back home how expensive it was when they visited. Maybe I had a different experience since I went for a year but I live in Seattle now and I miss having a corner store within a 5 minute walk that sold all my essentials.

Also Woolies has their mini stores in the big cities and those things are fire.

[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 29 points 8 months ago

But I'd rather look at what modern people are doing and saying.

We would too but unfortunately fascists pretend that they're not fascist by claiming their political party freed the slaves.

This obviously ignores their bigotry and hate for people of color and distaste for women.... And well, I digress. Suffice to say that these assholes try to claim they're not racist despite all the racist bullshit and hate they spread, and they use this claim as proof.

We would love to ignore it but we can't. Best we can do is inform ourselves.

[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It seems as though you underestimate the appeal of billions of dollars. It's not just the ability to never have to work again. Or power, prestige or any other nonsense. Or even just having tons of money. It's not greed that makes it appealing.

It's the security. The safety if knowing you'll never have to worry about food or housing. That your parents and family will be well taken care of. Your children will be able to have it all, that you've set them up for success and they won't have to struggle. It's knowing that your best friend who was diagnosed with cancer will have the best care available, wherever that may be in the world, and won't have to worry about food or housing or anything else while getting better.

You're either too young to understand or are lacking in empathy.

I'm not saying being a billionaire isn't inherently immoral. But the reason people take payouts like that are not solely down to greed.

[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I mean that's cool but also not really a rebuttal to the user above. Now the person above is not correct. Kids absolutely know when they're getting the short end of a deal or at least when it comes to stuff they care about. And Congress didn't give a flying fuck about the good of the children or we'd have a food guarantee for all children and single prayer health care already.