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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @brxyz 7 Jan \ parent \ on: Zuckerberg Says It Will Restore ‘Free Expression’ news
This is the exact reason I haven't deleted my fb account - groups and marketplace.
I'm cautiously optimistic. On one hand, yeah, it seems too good to be true. But on the other, what surveillance state wouldn't want to have independently powered IoT devices?
You can't be out of Bitcoin, only if you are under a rock, under a mountain or something.
I just meant I had been away from SN and not entirely up to date on what's been happening on planet orange.
All your other points stand.
10 sats \ 0 replies \ @brxyz 13 Nov 2023 freebie \ parent \ on: Confessions of a burnt-out father meta
This hits the nail on the head. Western society (esp in the US) has evolved in ways that just don't meet many of our emotional and psychological needs as humans.
I have a three year old daughter, and my wife and I don't live close to any family. I can absolutely relate to OP's isolation. I can't imagine having two kids right now. Fortunately, I do see a light at the end of the tunnel. Every few months she becomes slightly more independent or at least more capable of understanding and following directions. I've heard 5 is when you start getting some of your life back.
Anyhow, I need to get my kid dressed...
The Industrial Revolution and labor movements are what got us down to a 40 hour work week. The current (fiat) power structures are what keep us here. If I had 20 extra hours of leisure in my week, I could learn a craft and become more self sufficient, I could study new subjects, I could exercise more, I could be more involved in my community, I could raise a stink at city hall. Instead we live in a system that gives us just enough leisure time that the most efficient way to use it is to opt into the convenience of consumerism. We've been conditioned to keep up with the Joneses. It's not necessarily innate human nature. It's a rat race that keeps the poor poor, squeezes the middle class dry, and secures power for the upper echelons of society (who don't seem to have much trouble coming to terms with their extra leisure time). As long as they can just keep printing money and never be held accountable, we'll keep getting squeezed to do more for less.
Modular and micro nuclear reactors along with improvements in water desalination. The former means that we could not only decarbonize our power grid rather quickly, but also create more independent, decentralized communities. Imagine how much more possible that would be if we could convert ocean water to potable water fast and cheap.