I heard some of those puppeteers might also have kompromat involving a different appendage of a different person going into a different orifice of puppet trump!

That strategy works when you uninstall Windows too. :D

Is there anything those damn media companies won't screw up? Even my frozen Mt Dew, man.

y = mx + b

It's algebra. It's linear. 😬

Hol up though...

Is that the Arch flavor or the Fedora flavor? I think that's important information to have on hand.

I say we shouldn't take any platforms "seriously."

This platform is small and open and hosted by volunteer individuals. That is what makes it nice for most of us, but it also means there will always be a variety in who you interact with and it will never be a consistent homogenous branded product.

The huge corporate platforms kind of flip that - you get a massive user base and a very intentionally designed user experience, but everything else about it is a nightmare.

I think interacting with the natural world is good for us, almost regardless of the state of the environment.

My back yard is a complete disaster right now because it's essentially an active construction zone where my kid and multiple dogs play every day.

But if I wander outside, play some fetch, stare at some trees and clouds, listen to the birds, and feel the sun on my skin, it does some subtle subconscious stuff for the better for sure. It's even a little bit of exercise.

the idea of unifying to fight against a common enemy hits me

Organized cooperation is basically one of the human superpowers though, so it's hard to hold that against you.

That miata concept sounds fun. But would it be more fun than one that has revs and gears, even though it would be way faster?

Honestly the ideal in my case might be like 2500lbs and 300hp but only like 100 miles of range to keep the battery size down. But I don't think that's gonna happen.

Given the quality of this timeline I expect something superficially exciting will happen, and then President Vance will call for a time of unification and healing, and of respect for the separation of powers. After ending the war he disbands ICE and starts rolling back some of the most bigoted trump shit while keeping his "race: political" wife front and center. He does all that opportunistic shit to build his wholesome public image, and it works with many people who barely pay attention or just want things to look normal.

And then in the background the transfer of wealth continues to accelerate in the wrong direction while the surveillance state grows unchecked and the Supreme Court helps it along as planned.

You are correct, but that does not absolve the companies or the government of any responsibility. It should not be "anything goes" as far as intentionally addictive designs on anything with a screen for the same reason they can't just put cocaine in Doritos. They still engineer in what they can, but with some guardrails. And even in that case the regulations here in the US leave a lot to be desired.

Maybe there should be some amount of accountability for these goons BEFORE their boss has consumed their usefulness and tossed them aside?