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At least a few years. I switched to Linux a year ago and that was a huge consideration for me when choosing Debian over Ubuntu.

So much for “never again,” eh? More like “whenever we feel like it” if trends in global hegemony are any indication.

I used to, when I had fun neighbours my age that I made through an online Buy Nothing group. If you just start indulging in social groups related to your interests, you’re bound to meet people. It’s up to you if you want to socialize more with those people.

Unfortunately, no one will force you to hang out with them (except red flag weirdos), so a lot of the effort needs to come from you. If you get flaked on/deprioritized/ignored/ghosted more than once or twice, that’s the cue to move on and try someone else so you don’t get your hopes up.

on a scale that would put Capitalism’s to shame

You say that like capitalism isn’t ongoing massacres and abuse in various forms all day, every day. As if the t-shirt you’re probably wearing wasn’t made by someone who’s exploited in Bangladesh so that minimum wage Americans can still afford to buy it without forgoing food because they’re purposely underpaid by service industry corporations. As though you’re not also talking about some sort of aspirational capitalism where the “free market” actually exists and doesn’t inevitably lead to corruption and tyranny…

Meanwhile, the richest man in the world is about to secure control over US government agencies because he gave the most money to the current president.

FediOnFire was a simple, public-facing project designed to showcase a firehose of public statuses across the network.

For… showing public comments on a live feed? How nefarious. /s