njordomir @ njordomir @lemmy.world

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I left it open ended specifically so they could target their time how they wish. I know several disabled people who all contribute to my communities in various impactful ways, some without ever leaving the home. Having said that, my question could have been phrased better.

I think this is mostly because people who know about it have a mental block that it's only for nerds. Millions have been using Android on their phones for years, though we'll limit ourselves to desktop GNU/Linux type distributions for this discussion.

Actual usage of Linux has gotten much easier since 2006ish when I first tried it out. With all the popups and ads in Windows nowadays, its rapidly becoming harder to use than Linux, something I did not expect. I don't see a combined Linux User Group/ Bingo Club/ Bridge Group forming anytime soon, but Linux Mint isn't any harder to use than Windows, even for normies with an average level of tech skills.

I would like to avoid shorts entirely. If I never have to hear that ear grating robot voice ever again I will celebrate like you wouldn't believe. Also, hearing everything 2 times because a video is designed to loop unnoticed is causing my blood to boil with unmatched hatred. Also, stop up-talking every time you speak you brainless degenerates. >:-( (not any of you here on Lemmy, ya'll are cool)

If this stuff could stop polluting our ears and our eyes, I would love that.

Having said that, I think they're banning it because of all the people talking shit about them on there. I can't imagine an American politician doing a good thing for good reasons.

Consequently, I find myself in the position of being a pro-TikTok TikTok hater.

That would be awesome. I don't know where you live, but in the US, with everything being so car-centric, there are few activities that are accessible to kids without money and begging parents for a ride.

Talked to someone close to me about the internet thing for 2-3 hours just the other day. We can't legislate something like this, it has to be taught.

Great answer. I hope you win the lotto and can do this while living a comfortable life!

I'm with you on the 40% thing. If I didn't need to put in 40hrs to get my health insurance, I would absolutely work on several smaller tasks instead of 1 big job, just to avoid the burnout that comes with doing the same thing for those long stretches of time. It also gives us context and allows us to make connections that we may not otherwise make.

One of the unsung heros... no sarcasm. I chose not to imagine my dentist drilling around or my surgeon slicing me up without all their fancy tools and software. Why, because it's horrifying. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm with you, from the urban design perspective. Our cities should be fitting into nature as best they can, not steamrolling thousands of acres of ecosystems. You'd also free up the labor of all the people who will have to fix this mismanagement down the road.

Let's stack the trash on the lawns of the billionaires who own the companies that made it. My city council meetings are often at noon or one. Guess what I'm doing that time of day?

I think that's reasonable. If your motivation is not to get some corporate chump to pay you enough to avoid starvation, I think its a good answer. Authentic culture is a "good" thing for the world and art is culture.

Once the work is done, it's time to party! Seriously though. With 40 hours and no fatigue from corporate drudgery, I bet you could go far. I want to be more involved in bike/transit advocacy in my city, but many of the meetings are during work, or during the hour I need to unwind afterwards.

Chaotic good handyman. I like it.

I'd join you and strap a broom to the bottom of my bike to sweep gutters and sidewalks!

That would be awesome. I know many of those projects need the help and some are more widely used than many proprietary corporate products.

I wish the system gave you more space to easily do this. I know people who are pinched between recovery and work and it's inhumane not to let them take a break. The system doesn't recognize that we have to take care of our own health and basic needs before we can maximize our helpfulness to others.

Nice! I imagine this would do a lot to break down some of the ways intellectual property slows down progress. If we could freely borrow and build on other peoples designs with credit given, we'd be driving repairable, eco-friendly, car-planes by now.

Hell yeah! I wish you could do that instead of going to work.

I believe that people are naturally industrious and my goal in asking was to hear how peoples priorities would change without the threat of starvation and the like being weaponized by corporations to extract value from the working class. I know many of us would probably sleep for 2 months straight before starting anything. :-D

Perhaps the better question would have been:

If you had your basic needs guaranteed, how would you spend your time?

I was outside the path of totality, but saw one during my childhood. Today I made a pinhole camera and took a quick look before my meeting started and was able to see the shadow of the moon maybe 50%-60% over the sun. When I came back out after my meeting it was cloudy.

Sorry you had clouds :-(

What does upset mean? Its a bit different if she's concerned for you vs if she can't be alone. My wife was concerned for me when I was playing Minecraft until 4am every night during a stressful time in my life. She can't be alone when she's in my office during the middle of the workday telling me ten different YouTuber's life stories. :D

I hope you find the balance that you're looking for. If your girlfriend feels more social than you, its not necessarily bad to have her call her friends or something. I regularly tell my wife to "call Susan" or something like that when she wants to talk about something that I don't have any bandwidth for or interest in. As long as you make an effort to connect when you can and don't neglect her, I think it's a fair ask.

I'm a person who needs a lot of alone time. It took me a while to learn how to set boundaries with partners. That balance wasn't easy for me to find. Do you feel like it would benefit you if you got more alone time in your existing relationships?