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Back up your music data to an external & a cloud backup. Then the OS matters less.

Average pay would rise

See: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism#Etymology >

The term “libertarian” was invented by Joseph Dejacque, who was, broadly, a communist who rejected using a centralized state to move society toward communism (this is the opposite of what we now call authoritarian communists, who believe that you have to seize state power first in order to bring about a socialist and then communist society).

in the 1960s Murray Rothbard, a right-wing libertarian, popularized the term to refer to people who want zero or minimal state power and want a sort of hyper-capitalism to run everything by contract. He wrote that he specifically chose to steal the term from the left. This is considered right wing because it will make hierarchical systems, especially capitalism, much more intense and brutal. The state doesn’t usually limit the brutality of capitalism or other hierarchies, but from time to time popular movements have been able to make it do that.

In the US, most people will think you mean the Rothbard definition if you just say “libertarian” and will not really know what a “libertarian socialist” or “left-libertarian” is. American socialists will often have heard all of these terms.

it’s called discriminatory pricing and it’s supposed to be illegal

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Holding out for The Dispossessed

It’s cool that you’re making this thread as a way to help people. I feel like any community would be lucky to have you.

Some recent books:

The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson Butter by Asako Yuzuki The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

I inherently distrust anything with crypto mixed in

Community with people, whether they’re friends or just acquaintances from hobby groups. Making art. Reading good fiction. A better physical state from exercise, etc.

All of the above. The mental game, especially in martial arts, is a big part of the match. Also it creates buzz and is effective marketing.

If you’re not the paying customer, you’re the product being sold

I hate these, but acknowledge that the battle is lost

If the confidence you want is for dating purposes, you need to get comfortable with:

• figuring out what situations you’re comfortable in where single women are present: not one for clubs and bars? What about pickleball or ceramics or a book club? Try new things that have some chance of having people you want to date.
• figuring out what specifically makes you uncomfortable, then facing it. Is it fear of rejection? Fear of being vulnerable? Certain kinds of social situations? Understand that rejection is part of learning and vulnerability is required (in appropriate amounts based on context) to connect.
• don’t hyperfixate on any one woman or one event. Spotted a baddie? Go for it if she seems open to interaction, but don’t make getting her contact info into a make or break for your whole night.
• learn to spot cues and hints that someone is or isn’t into having or continuing an interaction: is she trying to put effort into conversion with you or shutting it down (even politely)?
• Stay a million miles away from the toxic “manosphere” and their incel fuckery. There is nothing of value there.

All have a rich culture, all have kind people (though there will be jerks and how you act will matter), all have some level of govt corruption. Plan your trip around things you want to do or see. Festivals, places, etc.

The only ethical investment is in your community organizations. The return will not be monetary.

Money is better spent on (name anything around the premises that needs repair or upgrade)

Cameras allow the HOA to monitor residents, whether or not they’re technically allowed to

Seafile is a good option

The point is that it’s marketing for ai companies in general and they can sell them to Hollywood