That’s what it’s become. But, hear me out, what if I want the hardware without the software? Tough luck? Both are so tied together that if the company pulls the rug you don’t have reasonable access to the hardware.

Hey man, the best way to quit smoking is to never start in the first place. Heh heh heh.

I don’t want to cook after I get home from work. From scratch, doubly so.

Removed by mod

We need more FOSS. If our governments weren’t utterly captured we could publicly fund worthwhile projects.

Yeah, that comment was based and tame to get a ban for it.

They don’t. It’s all bad faith to get what they want - control.

It’s just an exhausting uphill battle that never ends. I don’t have the time or resources to combat monied corporations.

I’ve almost lost complete confidence in anything I see online as true. These image filters to full on bots are distorting what reality is in very negative way. Most of the things still can be filtered out if you’re paying attention, but how long until the tech becomes indistinguishable from actual human engagement? 5-10 years is my guess.

Man, why can’t people allow other people to do whatever they want with their own body? If you want me to call you Turbs, the sly cat from furryland, you got it, buddy.

Not all of us are blessed with the smarts.

Was Isreal bombing schools and hospitals 2 years ago?

It honestly makes me genuinely sad. He definitely has complexes and holes in his soul to conduct this behavior. Doesn’t excuse him from being a complete asshole though.

That’s the thing. You still see those old toyotas on the road. They’re ugly from wear but still choochin.

For now… Things can always change and it’s usually for the worst.

If that house somehow generated more money than you knew what to do with, I’d be happy as hell to share with the person who made it.

I’ve always said capitalism and corporations are anti-social. They make society worse for profit.

Wow, this is my exact setup. Except I have auxio exclusively for audiobooks to keep them away from my random shuffle.

Wouldn’t it be awesome to buy something and have full control of it

It’s kinda scummy to manipulate the market as such, but it’s much more scummy to partake in the fraud.