My heart says anarchy and my brain says communism. I can't live without either, so you can't make me choose. I'll maintain a materialist outlook and continue to act accordingly.
electric_nan
joined 2 years ago
They cannot and they will not. Please do not fall for them yanking the football away from you again. AOC and Bernie exist to give you hope and thereby capture your vote for a party that has no intention of ever fighting for the working class in a meaningful way. We need a real alternative but we've given away so much of our collective power (unions) that it's hard to see a hopeful path forward. Organize with your neighbors and start building trusted communities that will fight together when needed.
I take ads as a personal attack on my psyche. I turn my toothpaste around so I'm not looking at the logo. I pirate any shows I want to watch, and I use uBlock Origin in my browser.
First, they came for the Palestinians,and I did not speak out since my party supported that.
Then they came for trans people, and I did not speak out because my party "needs to appeal to moderates"...
We're living in it.
I don't really disagree, but as time goes by, those old ones show their age more and more. I'm using the same one as you for work, and I got a T580 off eBay for personal (replaces my T430s). I don't know what I'd get if not for used Thinkpads though. One day maybe I can afford/justify one of those boutique Linux laptops.
Edit: I briefly had a T480 and it had problems with the display... apparently widespread.
Newest you can afford. T and P models, or X if you can.
As far as teaching others, something I've learned is that (especially with tech) you always know more than someone. Certainly when it comes to security there's an added weight of responsibility to give accurate information, and you'll want to give the usual caveats.
Define your goals. Define the threat model(s). Research the tools appropriate for the above use cases. Translate your findings into "layman's terms". Make a zine or slideshow or whatever. Practice it and present it! Leave time for questions, and then plan further lessons if people want to get deeper.
Last but maybe most importantly: find a comrade or two to help with all of this! The research, "sanity check", the presentation, the q&a...
I hear and relate to your concerns. I am security minded, personally, professionally and politically. I recently helped present a seminar on TAILS for local activists. In my opinion, the current, overall best solution for most people for secure over the internet comms, is Signal.
Matrix is maybe the leading contender in my eyes, but will require further development and testing. XMPP is honestly kind of a mess. If I was in total control of a network of XMPP users, I could have them all use the exact same client and server (or hand select a few totally compatible servers). Otherwise, letting people just choose whatever means that you inevitably won't have working encryption between clients.
XMPP and Matrix also share the problem with Signal that people are going to have to trust the server (or trust themselves to run it securely).
Edit: when SHTF we'll need radios.
I've read that before, I think it includes valid and invalid. I would also like to recommend Matrix and XMPP, but in my experience neither is a finished, smooth experience (yet?).
You write well, and you got B's and C's in school. This tells me that you're smarter than you think, but abuse and/or lack of proper support has had an effect on your development and self esteem (which isn't surprising). You are still at a very young age, when a lot of people are still trying to find their way. I'm not saying any of this to minimize your struggles, but to give you at least a bit of perspective. A lot can change in a year or two when you're only 23!
For specific advice on resources available to you, it would help people to know at least which country you are in.
Do you understand who is president right now?
I only bake bread once or twice a year, but I just saw this community pop up, and I wanted to share the loaf I made on Christmas eve. This is a Swedish rye bread. It is a bit sweet, oweing to the brown sugar and orange zest it contains. It is a recipe that goes back at least to my grandmother's recipe, in which it was entitled "Limpa". I love it, and have always had it at Christmas.
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As the other comment says, it hardly matters. Fwiw I think they are well-intentioned but if their strategy is working for anyone, it's working for the corporatist dem party.