I believe it’s a chicken and an egg problem.

If free software projects had more users, those users would improve the software further with donations, patches, and bug reports.

Oh goodie, another reason for useful idiots to defend the prices businesses charge.

Glad I’ve already been living as frugally as possible for the past several years.

It’s disgusting how many businesses have been herded into wasting money on products they can be using for free, then convincing customers they “need more money.”

Addiction is extremely dangerous and you can end up wasting years of your life on something that really isn’t that important to you.

It’s sad how many people in my generation encourage others to become addicted to things like video games.

Games like league reward people who put more time into them while punishing those who put in less. It’s particularly exploitative because it encourages us to spend as much time in the game as possible so we’re as good as we can be when we’re playing with our friends. It genuinely feels good to be good at the game because that transfers to wins for your team and respect from your peers.

More people playing competitive games need to realize the tricks at play to get them addicted as long as possible. I avoid games like that with other people because I know firsthand how detrimental they can be to my psyche.

I recommend playing co-op games instead. Focus on working together against the computer instead of fighting each other. That way there are challenges you can eventually beat, rather than fighting players who always put more time into the game than you.

I’m a Linux Pirate. It’s possible to play co-op games online for free with programs such as Sunshine+Moonlight for streaming, emulators with netplay, and you can even play any LAN game online using something like Hamachi.

I agree. I recommend most people don’t go overboard, but they can still do their part.

Save the things you like and are relevant to you. Movies, shows, games, music, books, etc. You don’t have to be an archivist. Storing data should be something that reflects you, personally, and it should genuinely be more enjoyable as a result.

It should feel good to preserve and be responsible for another copy of the information you like.

Sounds like they moved fast and broke things.

Such a stupid trend.

I want Moore’s law to die so we are forced to use the hardware we have more efficiently.

That’s their fault.

Save that energy for the next election cycle and direct it towards everyone voting for the establishment candidates.

If you can convince enough of them to nominate for a candidate that supports the working class (you know, I actually voted here) then you can count on seeing me at the polls in the general election.

She’s part of the problem.

We like to believe she isn’t, but she’s a proud consumer just like the rest of them.

She will never fight back against the culture of consumption until it becomes cool to do so.

I can eat for literal days, having several pounds of meat, for $15. Meanwhile she feels justified in defending spending $15 on avocado toast and her useful idiots support her because they’re part of the problem, too.

All democrats become conservatives when their consumerism is threatened.

I’m fighting back in the ways I can.

Namely by reducing my contribution to the eternal consumption engine while convincing others to do the same so our rulers have fewer resources to use against us.

Did they ever finish going after trans people or accomplish what you think is necessary for them to move on to another group?

As a Canadian … they might just arrest me st the border or just after crossing for no fucking reason.

What is the color of your skin? If it’s white, similar to the Family Guy meme, then you will be A-Ok 👍🏻

Sigh. This is mostly because they’re ignorant christians.

Religion strikes again.

The dead can’t consent the same way other inanimate objects can’t consent.

Jokes on them.

More people who feel they have nothing to live for are more people who are willing to go to extreme measures to punish the ones who put them in that position.

Kill all rich people.

Literally nobody in their social circles holds them accountable for what they’re a part of.

It’s like ignoring you’re friends are part of the Nazi Regime because they’re “just doing it for the money.”

People need to get off the consumer bandwagon in order for this to happen.

Whenever we’re on the brink of radical change, all it takes is a new hollywood movie to come out to distract everyone.