SreudianFlip

That's great bud just take yer shoes off in the house

Holy shit, dude.

The wealth of the USA is much more from colonial extraction and market manipulation than the mythology of productivity would have you believe. The dark waters of American imperialism have flooded the globe for nearly a century.

So yeah, you, as in the polity, think about the rest of the world all the time, but more like buffet than neighborhood.

But more to the point, examine the defeatist viewpoint that is part of the democracy-suppressing ideology that is prominent in many countries, and results in low civic participation, the hero complex: “I’ll get right on that whole convincing 100 million Americans what to do and vote”.

No, just no. No-one asks that.

What we ask is just resistance in the form of what is possible. For those ground under the millstone, it may just be educating yourself with documentaries or a study buddy, so you can better see how to build the society you want, and represent that in speech and action. Every act of resistance counts, it really does.

But essentially, just help organize. Volunteer 4h a month at first. In a sea of 400 million people every drop counts, because you only have to sufficiently organize about 20 million for real change to kick in.

Don’t second guess too much what is effective, that requires massive data, and there are all kinds of unexpected wins and losses. I have had some successful activists tell me that I made a difference in their chosen directions years ago, and I had no idea. Sometimes it’s just a comment that leads to a lot of convincing.

Pretty sure the italics was the equivalent of /s.

Note how "terrorist" is often applied to those resistant to resource/land based occupation/exploitation.

Ooo, cooling mat! Well then, no wonder it’s still running. One of the easiest laptops to fix, too, so you could just repurpose it.

Also, when you buy an Air, consider whether you are going to be gaming or not. If not, a M2 with 16 GB of RAM can be a lot cheaper than new, and my 16GB M1 is still awesome even for some intensive use.

To add: my favourite mac of all time was probably my 15” 2012 with a matte hd screen and upgraded SSD drive (which only took 10 fucking minutes, le sigh). All the ports!

Keep that thing off the internet if you can. Security is kind threadbare on that abandoned macOS.

Fantastic form factor for non internet tasks though. The 2011 model is worse for thermal management and the fans work harder so may need replacement, listen for rattles or silence from one side. Keep it ventilated on all sides including bottom.

Debian should run very nicely on that if you want modern software features and low-worry internet security.

…unless you have watched Star Trek and the like.

Clown dystopia, that story.

It is a statement of intent; cf. other Confederate speech restrictions.

Hm, EMP arrowheads, as a SJ ~~engineer~~ smith I should get on that.

The 5200, kind of a modern version of the classic original.

It was around $550 CAD, about $150 off at the time. Search the manufacturer’s website for “reconditioned”, and keep checking as the stock changes.