Re-educate who you can, help the lost the best you can, educate the young as if humanity depends on it. Ignorance isn't a lack of ability, but often due to lack of some resource. You'll never sit in the shade of the trees you plant, and that's also something we all need to accept
I'm close to 40, and actually have a memory that goes uncommonly far back... like, I've considered looking up anyone researching memory about it.
According to what I've read, I shouldn't really remember things too much before 5 (other than episodic and false memories?). But I can still draw the layouts of the first two houses I lived in (first one I moved before 3, the second one I moved shortly after 3). And I can verify that the layouts I remember are pretty accurate. I can remember where furniture was, who's room was what, and other little memories like putting salt on a bunch of slugs, crying about not being allowed to trick-or-treat, being afraid of my own shadow once?... strangely far back and more vivid than just flashes of pictures
I also am highly suspicious that I'm somewhere on the spectrum (maybe mixed with ADHD, hard to parse that out). I used to toe-walk as a kid, audio processing issues, below-average facial recognition; it kinda all started adding up the more I considered it
I'm supposed to start therapy again soon and will probably need to see psych about my ADHD meds when I go — so I guess we'll see what they think. But figured I'd throw my experience into the bag here as well, cause it's intrigued me for a while
TL;DR - my childhood memory seems to be a little uncommon
And some of us weren't old enough to understand the history of what has already been sown. Ripping weeds by their root is tedious, sometimes tiresome, work
I appreciate the reminder, and understand it's not just a "U.S." problem. But thank you nonetheless. I can't truly apologize for something that I didn't understand I was already a part of... but I'm sorry
I'm trying more than just "angry comments", I promise. It's strange to me; writing a comment and thinking about how it may be used against me, because of things. But here we are, and I refuse to give up my love for people. Sue me. Shoot me. Piss in my cheerios. I'll remain as I can
I used to joke that my goal was to just make it to 65. Good enough for me... but I have new goals now. I'ma live till I'm 92, and godspeed. I hate living in interesting times, but I guess it's what we're doing right now, so fuck it. I'll keep myself and remain kind for others, because hopeless doesn't equal helpless
And Heyyy friends, if you're reading my shit... good
Or make the CEO's liable, as they are responsible for overseeing the company. Fine the corporation, fine the CEO, and jail them... it seems they can't prevent their corporation from causing harm, and need to be held personally accountable
If their job is so high paying, I figure that's an acceptable risk of being a CEO. I'd take that offer—making damn sure I'm not having my assets seized and going to prison because someone else is corrupt/criminal
Is it? My buddy doesn't like Windows 11, but is into LoL and trying to decide on what he'll do. He has no issue using Linux and computers are his profession, but he likes playing that game
I suspect he'll keep a rig just to play (or maybe dual-boot), but that's kinda cumbersome and wasteful for one game. Not sure what he'll end up doing, but it sucks that it's even an issue in this day and age. If it's a joke, it's a bad one cause there are plenty of people stuck in that type of situation (for various different reasons)
I literally said, "It's an issue" and "a harder sell in that area." I'm just talking about average home-computing, not professional/hobby
You should probably stop laughing on your own accord though; cause I don't know what "Substance" is, and perpetually laughing can't be healthy
Sorry you're locked into Adobe with no decent alternatives. Anti-competitive behavior can really restrict freedom of choice, and that kinda sucks for everyone
TL;DR - Linux is free, it's easy to use, works out of the box (when choosing a distro like Mint), and it can make your old-trusty computer work again. But I'm also too wordy, so...
Ehh, I think the point is that there's a lot of people who don't play "top games" on their pc, if any games at all (non-gamers/console gamers). A lot of people just need file management/storage, a browser, an office suite, and (oftentimes) an email client. Most everything else is done on a "smart phone" and a "streaming device/smart tv". And Linux has come a long way that those types of users wouldn't need to touch CLI any more than they would Powershell
The selling point is that it's free and it works, with (more recently) just a small learning curve... and you don't have to throw away a perfectly good computer because of "planned obsolescence". Hell, people switch between iPhones and Android all the time, just so the family is all on the same system. It's a small learning curve, but manageable for many people
If you feel like you would be alienated from playing games with friends because you use Linux, then that would put you in the other half of the population that don't want to switch. And honestly, is that any different than being "locked-in" with a console or phone? Even with cross-platform-play becoming more common, that still doesn't cover every "top game"
I'm really just saying that a large portion of people don't have an interest in gaming like that. They maybe have a console, a steam deck, or don't game, and their "home computer" is for personal computing
Now Adobe and AutoCad are another issue when it comes to "business computing" and a harder sell (even though there's good alternatives). But a vast majority of home users just need a computer that works, and they don't have the money to suddenly buy a new pc that's "compatible with Microsoft". Just give them a free OS that they can click around and figure out, and they'll probably want to keep their current pc if they can. One of the hardest things is teaching people "how to install a new OS" and how easy it can be, instead of just "updating" or buying a whole new device
Conspiracy time: Companies are trying to lock people into proprietary software and move home-computing to their phone, so that the average user's overall computing power is diminished and monitorable (plus the profit incentive). Easily controlled and exploited. "Free and open = Viruses and incompatibility... stick with what you know/trust and 'keep your information safe with us'"
If you're a pc gamer or power-user, you're probably already going to be acquainted with your hardware and use an OS that suits those needs. But most users are just browsing the internet and editing/storing files
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