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If context is really needed to identify something as a dogwhistle, isn’t it already an ineffective utility? I’m not doubting you at all–I know next to nothing about any honest dogwhistles, but I’m always curious to know how people avoid the feeling that of paranoia in these instances–how can you be positive you aren’t just yielding to a fear of some sort?

I’m not defending yt, but I am curious to know how specifically this isn’t mostly an overreaction if possible

We have the technology–we can rebuild it

Wait where does it say that specifically?

With the most expertise in this thread, may I ask your take on matrix vs irc horribleness?

don’t let good be the enemy of perfect

This is a beautiful expression, and certainly one I needed to hear today
Many thanks comrade!

I think the sense of losing touch with the speed of new tech is unavoidable in our current state of over-reliance on it. In this sense, if you feel you aren’t losing touch with it, you’re probably misunderstanding the scale/depth of our rapidly accelerating situation imho

Knowledge is naturally paranoiac

radiation exists in like everything to some small degree tho right?

why do we do this? Is it an american thing?

You have now anti-sold me and hyper-enlightened me with some very worthwhile wisdom. I can not say thank you enough–I truly need more like you in my life

You are selling me mr. Fudge. I still need to do a lotta research but you are def sellin me here

It certainly feels like it is judging by the general moodshifts occuring. But I’m a moron, what alternative exists for a secure phone of comparable functionality? It feels like ditching phones is the only option to some extent(for me). If stupid, isn’t the phone the most vulnerable weakpoint open to attack?

as a panicked graphene enjoyer, does oneplus measure up as a decent alternative or no?

You must be ignoring the Motorola bloat that makes it’s performance beyond subpar somehow

I like saying boss a lot
Why this make me a “gooner”?

fwiw, I’ve parked trailers for a living for 10+years–I do it out of habit and a work ethic of ‘put the work in on the front end so I can backslide on the tail end’ Tho I can see a practicality/safer attempt to having a better view upon departing the parked position. Obviously if you’d like to get into the geometry of it, backing in gives you a much wider range of flexibility to work with in the positioning phases of the maneuver.

Not sure if it’s true. but I was also told that changing gears on a transmission that’s been running for a bit is easier on the mechanical parts/bits involved (as opposed to swapping gears on a cold startup)

tldr because there’s tons of good reasons to do so, and very nearly 0 good reasons not to do so. Leave the rest to the mathematicians and statisticians

These are the comments that do me in. Time to repolish the resume and my most practical projects. I can’t believe I’m getting serious about this again, but I do believe in my drive, determination, and earnest passion to be the change I want to see in the software world. I know it’s pointless, and I will almost certainly fail quite miserably, but I also know I have to go down swinging or my soul will rot from the regrets. I just have to fail better–I have to do it despite the pointlessness.

Could certainly be argued as a choice ultimately. I didn’t quite finish my BS in CS, I’m entering my 30s with a wife that depends on me not leaving my decent and steady warehouse mgmt job atm. I’ve tried a couple of times–last time I was building a great portfolio maintaining a hobbyist arch distro, but I just never got past the interview stages. My network is too small, and the job market seems to be a dumpster fire with no upturn in sight.

I know these are excuses and ultimately it is a choice that I shouldn’t give up on my dreams the way I am, but I wanted to answer your question as honestly as possible for some reason. As far as impact, it’s basically been a lifelong dream of mine to just make software that helps improve the quality of life of as many sentient beings as I possibly can. I know it’s immature and overly idealist, but I can’t shake it

That is certainly a bright side of the matter isn’t it. Maybe keeping the joy alive is more critical than the bread?