On the one hand, the guy who wrote this blog post is kinda unhinged.

On the other hand, I’m kinda living for it and agree with his views.

So really it all evens out in the end.

ITT people who only read the part of the title before the comma

This post actually reminded me that I still have to watch Russian Doll season 2, which i completely forgot about because it came out 3 years after season 1.

I like shorts! They’re comfy and easy to wear!

I’ve been using a SimpleLogin alias on Patreon for a while and have never been flagged, so there’s that.

Just in case anyone didn’t feel like reading the article, here’s the last (and imo most important) paragraph:

However, without changing the DMCA, we can’t expect to see real, lasting change in this space. Doctorow said as much to me: “What we really need to do is get rid of DMCA 1201, that law that makes it a crime to format shift your media…it’s the same law that stops farmers from fixing their tractors, blocks independent mechanics from fixing your car, stops rivals from setting up alternative app stores for phones and games consoles…this law is a menace!”

I’ve actually seen a bunch of people recommend and cite this blog; the person running it knows their shit.

He also shit his pants on the golf course and there’s photos of it.

Unfortunately untrue.

If it cannot break out of its shell, the chick will die without being born. We are the chick, the world is our egg. If we don’t crack the world’s shell, we will die without being born. Smash the world’s shell, for the revolution of the world!

Source: idk some anime or sth

The word you’re looking for is “gerontocracy”.

Not yet, but Conduit is fairly close if I’m not mistaken.

Synapse is a mess, which is why Element is looking to eventually drop it for Dendrite. There’s also Conduit.

Your complaint is really just a symptom of the problems inherent in the centralization of the internet. The terms of service of basically all tech platforms gives them unilateral control of how those terms are enforced. If one doesn’t like the terms of service set on a given platform, one should not use said platform.

I tend not to agree with them, so I don’t use them. Others should probably do the same.

I think the original commenter suggested autism because of OP’s rather… peculiar hyperfixation. Hyperfixations on atypical things are common in people on the spectrum.

To me, it’s either that or OP is very very young.

EDIT: also, star trek rules

TL;DR: Skip to the last paragraph.

So, I studied psychology in university and this is to the best of my knowledge.

IQ is basically scientifically outdated and based in racism and classism. The guy who popularized IQ testing in the US, Lewis Terman, was a horrible racist who loved using it to prove White people were superior to black people. There are much newer theories of intelligence that view it more as a domain-based thing (e.g. someone might not be musically intelligent, but they might be mathematically intelligent and so on).

There are also different ways your score could’ve been thrown off, too, especially if your ADHD is relatively severe. Unless you have some sort of developmental disability like Down syndrome, it’s actually pretty likely your IQ is roughly the same as your siblings’.

Honestly, the real issue here is the ADHD. Take it from someone who also has it: if left unchecked, it can be a life-ruiner. I was a B and C student and had no clue why until I was almost 23 and finally got diagnosed. I got into university, but it was only after spending 4 years in community college. The guy who diagnosed me said that he doesn’t know how I actually managed to do it. He said it was like I had been trying to swim with cement blocks tied to my feet.

Forget intelligence for a second. You are very obviously an capable person. You worked hard in school, you have a good command of the English language, and you’re holding down a job in fast food (a field that sent me to tears multiple times, mind you). Your problem is that you’ve had a very rough life with little support. Prioritize kicking your addictions (maybe try and find a recovery group). See a therapist to talk through your father’s abuse. See a psychiatrist to talk about medication for ADHD (non-narcotic, of course). You deserve to be satisfied with your life, and I believe you can get there.

It’s all in the eyes.

I’m part of the woke crowd and have never seen anyone I know get upset about it. In fact, we all tend to like it.

I did. Still nicer than San Francisco LOL

Isn’t the actual Salem Village called Danvers now anyway?

I’d always heard people talk about how dirty Paris is, but it was so clean when I visited last year. Admittedly my point of comparison is San Francisco, but still.

For standalone desktops, Hyprland is undeniably your best base at the moment to write a window manager.

Well, it took him more than 2/3 of the post to mention hyprland, so I’ll give him props for that.