rockSlayer @ rockSlayer @lemmy.world

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I was curious since I'd never considered that, I became a member the old fashioned way. It doesn't look like you can donate directly, but CWA has a merch store full of reasonably priced, union-made clothing that you can buy to support them!

You sure he wasn't actually making lembas bread?

I think that it's a pretty reasonable assumption that intersection of people familiar with alternativeto and the people interested in seeking Facebook alternatives on the fediverse are also more than capable of spinning up a friendica instance on an rpi

Friendica is starting to seem like a fantastic option to serve as a hub account to the fediverse! There's a reason people liked Facebook at one point, and I think they're on the right track to advancing the idea with less corrupting influences

you'll also need to remember to interact with the platform like you were with them in public, for a few reasons. Plus the Internet could stand to be less harsh

if they weren't already organizing, I bet they are now. CWA has been receiving so many high quality leads for the last 2 years that they literally do not have enough dues-paying members to fund all of those campaigns. They're one of the largest unions in the US already.

welcome to fascism, where the only person is the one with power.

As a person who's organized petitions for widely felt issues, the impact isn't strictly from a raw percentage of participation (though it's a significant factor when that number is large). The impact comes from the number of people involved. Of the roughly 1 million doctors in the country, 1% were so against the concept that they chose to take direct action.

If that many people were moved to action, how many are against it but not ready or willing to fight? How many felt it wouldn't matter if they signed? How many more didn't hear about it?

Legollum looks like Chad decided to become a shut-in NEET

It didn't help that the problem was enforced publicly by companies though.

Fair, we didn't start seeing them as common until about 20 years ago in my area

It's probably regional, 20 years ago is when it started changing for my area

Tbf there was a point not too long ago where most men's rooms didn't have a diaper station

Thank you, every ounce of support I get is what keeps me fighting. It's fine if you disagree, I very well could be overconfident

I'm already fighting an unfair labor practice, I'm not interested in being sued for violating NDA.

I'm speaking with industry knowledge on the state of gaming. It's coming.

I don't think you understand the outsized influence a few hundred activists can be. I was 1 of about 30 people who helped organize AQAU, one of the biggest unions in the industry, 600 people encompassing all of publisher-side QA.

Correct, the reason I gave a 5 year window is because the investment into Linux support is tiny right now so they don't accidentally cut into the quarterlies.

I was illegally fired for organizing unions. The labor activist world is tiny. I'm able to make these statements with the confidence that I do, because I've talked to hundreds of people in several game companies.

You're right on all accounts, I oversimplified for humor. Server-side IS more expensive and does exist in limited ways. Rolling matches on dedi servers are highly profitable, unfortunately the old school days of matchmaking are over for everything except indie companies that want to replicate the nostalgia