Thanks for the new vocabulary. That’s a useful word

EndeavourOS on desktop and laptop. It’s been working great for years

What podcast? I like a good podcast.

Yeah, I feel like that phenomenon happens elsewhere too. I read the book B.S. Jobs last year, and it talked about is all the (debatably) useless positions popping up at companies - extra layers of management, assistants to make the managers feel important, corporate lawyers that are only there to cause trouble for the other team’s corporate lawyers. Just a whole lot of man-hours spent not making products/services/whatever.

(I wouldn’t say I’m 100% on board with all the book’s arguments, but it sure made me think)

I also like air conditioning

With more automation showing up in all different fields, I’m warming up to the idea of UBI or something like it.

Theoretically, more production is happening per human being, so everybody should have a higher standard of living. But (among other issues) people at the top are hoarding an unfair portion of the profits, and UBI seems like a straightforward way to help offset that.

Always wanted a pet Wingull since I played Emerald. I need to evolve it if it’s actually going to fight though

As the de facto IT guy for my family, I block ads on all their computers just as a basic safety measure.

I can usually spot a fake download button and avoid scammy sites, but my parents and grandparents seem magnetically attracted to them