this is "the end is near" rapture ideology in peak form. I'm sorry that the sense of impending change is getting to you, but even if we do build a space ark to colonize other planets - you're not getting a golden ticket.

Don't give into apathy, it's never too late.

It's amazing that there are still flat earthers and climate 'skeptics' out there. Most are just old and have decided to double-down until they die rather than admit their stupidity, but I suppose a collapsing society involves all manner of delusions.

A species stupid enough to consciously ruin the environment we evolved into won't survive in space, but I guess this is some sort of religious belief for you.

Dust bowl was caused by severe over farming not from killing weeds!

I do not acknowledge "climate crisis". In fact, I believe climate politics is scarcity politics. There is less and less limit on means of production, so why all people's needs have not been satisfied yet? Wealth hoarders produce many justifications and climategate is one of them. A lot has been invested into it, and they have hard time dropping it even after many decent scientists spoke against the lie.

Oh, it's just another climate bullshit article. Haven't seen one of those before. Instead of trying to prevent what is according to them unpreventable anyway, why not focus instead on how to adapt to the predicted changes?

Gimping our own economy is totally retarded. The heat death of the universe will get this planet anyway. We should invest all our resources into leaving this planet and leaving this very universe, since it is doomed. And for that we need an economy that isn't gimped.

We need to concentrate more wealth in fewer capable hands working towards space exploration and leaving behind this death sentence planet.

Right, if only people had a clear idea of what good and evil are. It's not so clear.

It's both useful and manipulative. Academic rigor and critical thinking don't just spring from facebook, they need to be learnt slowly and carefully.

This made me think about suicide.

Pigs curate all the exit nodes themselves, but sometimes not thoroughly enough. Yes, it is intimidation action, but targeted on their pets first, rather than at general public.

Trying so hard to be good? How about don't be evil. That would be a good start for pretty much everyone.

Prices are abstract, virtual. Prices have no intention, agency or will. Prices can't be real source, cause of event that threatens lives of many real people. It is real people who threaten other real people, virtual tools serving as medium of their actions. Claiming 'it was all prices' is attempt to avoid responsibility, retaliation from people who suffered against active manipulators: bankers, politicians, and their servants.

Mass education is not help, it's a brainwashing tool, it's purpose is to violate, rape young minds and bodies into conformity. Healthy men don't like being raped. Women do, because enjoying or at least tolerating rape had evolutionary benefit for their ancestors.

Artists are not just a ‘style.’ They’re not a product. They’re a breathing, experiencing person

That made me laugh. Artists have been getting increasingly greedy in the recent years, sucking up to capitalist system and spitting on the people. Patreon this, fanbox that. I encountered more and more teasers to paywalled content on pixiv. I say they get what they deserve. When stuff copyfags make, similar or better, can be mass produced for nothing, it's just like torrenting. Hoarders lose, people win.

Now, on the Luddic path I personally stand with Ted. AI art may be just an euthanizing distraction from horrors to come. The article also leaves impression that ultimately nothing depends on the people: now its corporate copyfag legislators against corporate technocratic mad scientists. I imagine a battle of one evil against another evil, that happens far away and produces pretty sparkling fireworks.

Zenen,

I have no experience with Mailinabox, but I am curious about it. Perhaps I will try it one day. As the article points out, I do not really expect to be able to send email to Gmail or the other big email providers. They block essentially all email servers on residential Internet connections. If you want your email to get through to them, some people say to host your email on a server of a commercial hosting company. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Any opinions on Citadel vs Mailinabox? I'm using the latter but having a lot of trouble sending mail to anyone on Gmail or similar servers.

Sounds good on paper, but so did the other stupid laws from the EU, that brought us cookie pop-ups and more uncertainty when trying to run something for profit on the Internet, since no one has any idea how to even comply with the GDPR.

It sounds good on the surface, but I don't trust a bunch of unelected globalist bureaucrats to create laws that will benefit the average person.

You know, there are still blind people about who think technology is a good thing for humanity.

Actually yes. But it's actually caused by psychotic episode, and not something else.

Modern Luddites.

Fortunately they do not matter.

I often wondered about how 'safe' it is to have wireless earbuds in all the time.

I used to work for a psychologist that was always on his phone, and he'd rarely have the phone in his hand and up to his ear and always just used the speaker phone feature. (This is pre-smart phones) This meant me having to be quiet in the background and in hindsight, was likely a huge violation of confidentiality between him and his clients.

His idea was that since he's always on the phone (many of his client sessions were just over the phone) that it was safer to do it like this, for his health. He claims to have known colleagues and peers who developed tumors and brain issues "from always having a cellphone up to their ear".

With that said, I still prefer wired headphones but have recently bought a set of cheap bluetooth earbuds for a part time job I picked up. The cord of my wired set was always getting in the way and I hate tucking it in under my shirt because I can feel it. (But I also hate having my wireless ones die mid-shift)

May go back to the wired set.

Good on you. Tasting bad is sometimes useful for limiting consumption among drinkers.

There are many harmful substances/habits available to us, and too many cannot moderate their use.

Yes, I do not drink alcohol. The reason is that it tastes bad. Also, I do not smoke nor do I use any illegal drugs. Not drinking coffee, either. And I'm only very rarely eating sweets.

As a non-drinker it baffles me a bit that alcohol is socially acceptable, given all its negative consequences everyone seems to be aware of.

So you don't drink alcohol? Perhaps you have a reason.