beginning to associate that insatiable desire for domination and higher status with the mental illness that it is would be a good step. meanwhile, i think some of the assumptions in the article of immigrant communities breaking with the democrats in the US due to simple financial motivat are missing the party's complete failure to give a shit beyond thoughts and prayers for anyone that can't pay for the gerontocracy to get reelected. the prospect of the required fundamental change is incompatible with the system in place. many people just wanted something that seemed actually different, for accellerationist purposes or just to see a lot of the rich people mad at the other rich people.
Don't forget the AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE
who would do the nastiest jobs if not for pay?
There are good people who will see a need and fill it, even if it's unpleasant. I'm thinking of all the wonderful people that showed up to provide care for aids patients during the 80's when it was still unknown how it spread and intensely stigmatized. That was a hard job but amazing people stepped up because it was important. If someone feels like their work is valued and useful you can get help doing almost anything without money coming into it. We just need to make sure the helpers have their own needs met while they're doing what is needful.
But i agree that most doctors are bastards lol
It's always been an oligarchy (aside from a short period after ww2 which generated an incredible climb in prosperity for the entire country, then the boomers pulled the ladder up after themselves and set fire to it). It's just completely mask-off now. If USAmericans want to have a non-serf short term and survive long term, they have to start hunting billionaires.
i've never seen an ancap who doesn't want to be king of his own however-small kingdom, and most are straight up frustrated warlords. be very careful
Small screws/nails/ikea bits, seeds, extra pin-backs or pushpins when the shit container they come in inevitably breaks, weed, q-tips, sewing kits, some vets/humane societies, art AKA makin Injection Molded Robots
Sweet, we're back :D
[https://lemm.ee/post/52726909] This Post about a site called freesewing.org seems relevant
fuck apple podcasts AND spotify, and all big tech bullshit. there are podcast apps that you can just add things to that don't feed the beast. https://antennapod.org/ for instance is FOSS, or pocket casts which has a small sub but remembers your place in things across devices including the webpage, or https://podverse.fm/ which I haven't used but was recommended, it does the same. pocketcasts.com. You should also be able to use any RSS reader, unless the cast is exclusive somewhere or uses some kind of funky ATOM syndication. hope that helps
even the stars are ill at ease
I have gotten some nice blends from Adagio
doesn't seem like it needs to increase the electric usage by that much, you only need a RasberryPi or equivalent to run the server, and you control everything with your phone... the outlets and solenoids shouldn't need much power to do their thing. I saw earlier today how many options for EVs are available in South America (anywhere outside the US imperial core, actually) and it was a bit shocking. The conversion to EV business seems like a great idea - especially if they can standardize replacement parts that would be amazing.
Home assistant is great for home automation stuff like lights and cameras and AC and such but for controlling your water system you might want something less complex / more purpose-designed. There are many arduino-based projects for doing exactly what you're looking for - https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-automatic-irrigation-system or https://www.instructables.com/Automatic-Plant-Watering-System-Using-Soil-Moistur/ are two i just looked up real quick. I'm sure it would be possible with assistant as well though if you just wanted to centralize.