Big scene in Sweden still with our own subgenre called Trallpunk (basically singalong punk). Lastkaj 14, Småjävlafötter, KSMB, Björnarna, Troublemakers, Just to name a few who are still active. Most bands are connected to a music label which was started in the early 00s to give more swedish punks an opportunity to reach out with their music SecondClassKids

Yeah, but they are generally banned over here in the EU so it's good rhat there's alternatives that does the same but are also energy efficient.

Mint is good for gaming and simple for most people but there are other distros which run newer versions of software or/and has more access to software. I generally use distros based on arch, such as EndeavourOS with the caveat that they sometimes break.

Yeah it is a proven tech but requires quite a lot of space/weight and usually when satellites get the most energy from solar panels they also "generate" the most heat.

Energy is the least of their concerns, getting rid of the heat is a much bigger problem.

Thank you so much for your insightful reply, the last part hits quite hard and gives me atleast a good idea of how it is on the other side of the pond. I really hope for all of yours sake that it gets better one way or the other.

I just want to know, how are you feeling non Trump US citizens with eveything that has happened so far? I can't even think of how I would react if my prime minister started spewing out even a quarter of the things Trump says or does. (not that the current government of Sweden is great)

Damn, didn't even know about those. Starting to sound like the US is just majorily fucked up with how they perceive the neverending chase for more profits (and money in the owners pockets). The problem still with government involvement is that it can then just as easily be removed and you're back on square one. I'm not well informed enough about the US to actually give any valid input on how you would actually solve this.

Was a bit tired when writing the comment, should have been adjusted to minimal involvement as the main procedures should still be between workers and companies with the state just guaranteeing that these procedures can take place at all.

True, that we can agree on is necessary to not get into the same situation that happened here. What I'm saying is that it is not necessary for something to be mandatory for it to still be almost universal.

By not getting the state involved at all. All negotiations happens between the workers and the companies with about 88% of workers in Sweden having a collective agreement. All workers also have the right legally to join or start a union and unionbusting is illegal. If the company doesn't want a collective agreement it usually results in strikes such as the ongoing one against Tesla that has been going on since 2023.

I get where you're coming from but unions should not be mandated, they need to be formed for the actual workers that want things to change for the better. Just look at Sweden for a good example of how to implement unions at almost all workspaces without the need for the state to be involved.