Daily reminder, Jimmy Carter willingly sold his peanut farm because his morality told him of his own viewpoints that it may be seen as unfair for a President to own business interests while serving the most important role of government. Which in his mind may come off as corrupt.
Well, that and he was complying with the Emoluments Clause. You know, that thing that should've seen Trump impeached on Inauguration Day -- 2017, not even just 2025!
The obvious conclusion is that Windows 10 is not fit for purpose in your business environment and the person in charge of IT procurement dun goofed picking it in the first place.
I dunno, maybe $1000-$2000, give or take? However much it costs for a couple to, say, drive from Atlanta to a Florida panhandle beach town for a week, staying in a mid-priced hotel, eating mostly casual dining plus a few overpriced but not fancy seafood dinners, and budgeting for a few activities like mini golf or a dolphin tour or whatever.
(Even that is more modest than the example I gave about my parents: they were doing things like flying to Cancun and staying at all-inclusive resorts in their 20s and 30s.)
In contrast, the "vacations" I actually have taken have either been staycations, tagging along with my parents or the in-laws on their trips for free, traveling to attend somebody's wedding, or (if we're actually paying for it ourselves)... camping. Not "glamping," either -- in a tent at a National Forest backcountry campsite for $0/night.
To be clear, I'm not saying that I can't cover a $2000 expense if I have to. I'm just saying that I've never felt wealthy enough to be comfortable spending that much money on something that isn't a necessity or an investment.
All I know is that I'm allegedly "middle-class" and I've never felt like I've been able to "afford" a vacation in my entire adult life. Certainly nothing like what my Boomer parents talk about having done when they were my age.
Do real "middle-class" people have enough money to pay those exorbitant prices even for a few days, at this point? I mean, if the people being displaced by this stuff were themselves also going on vacation and inflicting the same issue on locals elsewhere that'd be one thing, but I'm not convinced that's the case.
I suppose you also have to be careful not to make your dirt roads too janky or else they become fun for the 4x4 folks and mountain bikers (and yes, I'm speaking for myself in both cases). It always sucks when a trail gets closed because too many users and/or inconsiderate users tore it up too much.
Having good wireless coverage (even cellular, let alone wi-fi) in national parks implies a level of development that such parks should not have. I mean, sure, they're not "wilderness" (in the US park taxonomy sense), but still...
I'm pretty sure it's current events and analysis of them from e.g. climate scientists, fascism experts and Legal Eagle on Youtube that are making it sound like the end is nigh to me. Lemmy is just where I discuss it.
It's not even that; it's just a symptom of wealth inequality. Think about it: who are all these tourists and landlords, and why are they able to afford to outcompete the locals for the properties in the first place?
Every non-Free Software will betray you eventually. It's only a matter of time.