I was raised Christian. I was taught homosexuality was a sin. I used to angrily preach at others to convert them or they’ll burn in hell. etc. etc.

Fuck those people

That said, no, I have not succeeded in shifting anyone’s views ever. Typically the people I encounter are beyond saving unless the things happening directly impact them.

Yes. Because in my area Tesla’s are being spray painted and kicked. Which also has financial implications.

I mean, I guess I could put stickers on it and stuff, but I live near Portland and the Tesla vanadalizing is pretty wild here. Not sure it’d do much.

I’ve actually been taking an old gas truck around lately just so I don’t have to be seen in it. But it sucks because the Tesla costs me like $20/month to drive and the truck costs like $30/week.

I have a Tesla that, for financial reasons, I can’t get out of for another couple few months and while it is one of my favorite cars I’ve ever driven (and I’ve driven many), I can no longer enjoy driving it because Musk is a piece of shit that deserves cancer. Looking at Lucid and Rivian now.

I also used to believe America was a great country, but in my late 20s started to realize it’s bullshit (I’m in my 40s now). It was kind of a sad realization and it has only gotten worse since then.

I also used to believe more in people and their ability for empathy and, if presented the facts, they’d ultimately make good decisions. I now believe people are generally selfish and narcissistic, and that most don’t give a shit about facts and live entirely on off-the-cuff emotion. It doesn’t stop me from caring and trying to help (some) of them, but it’s definitely made me more wary and paranoid.

I might actually hate Discord more than Microsoft Teams.

Yes, there are fuckheads here that genuinely believe it (and other crazy shit) and I wish they’d all get cancer and die.

They contribute nothing to society and they typically have zero redeeming qualities. The entire world would be better off if they were dead, full stop.

As a regretful Tesla owner since 2017 that isn’t in a financial position to change for awhile…I do think cyber trucks are fair game.

I understand if something happens to mine, and it would suck and likely cost me money, but as long as I can still get groceries or to work - I guess it is what it is.

Just following up on this, I stumbled on this: https://tuta.com/mailbox

I think it might help. I could definitely see that depending on your use case, Mailbox may be a better choice. I think for general privacy they’re both good, with Tuta having a few “a step above” offerings security-wise but maybe not necessary for most users.

I get it, and please, you do you. There’s no issue.

I’d just add that I can save money using Amazon, but I try to avoid it when I can. I’ll pay a little extra when I can, for the greater good.

I think I’d need some more time to really answer, but on the outset, I find Mailbox.org’s interface more intuitive with more settings and generally feels cleaner and more streamlined. Creating aliases and domain aliases in mailbox seems more proton-like in its simplicity.

Tuta I think is more private and secure, but bits of their interface and app need polish. One reason I think Tuta is more secure despite them both touting security and privacy is that Mailbox search works immediately, whereas Tuta requires you to agree to a permission and states it stores everything locally to you so it may take up space. I think Tuta isn’t doing any server-side indexing of any kind? Unsure.

edit: Mailbox doesn’t have a native app, and Tuta has a native app but I think it’s largely a webview. Notifications work OK but you’ll click on a notification and then have to wait for the app to actually connect and resync before you can view it.

I have two domains, one in each of Tuta and Mailbox. It was originally so I could try both out, but now I figure it doesn’t hurt to keep 'em separated. I’m still new to non-proton so I am sort of still feeling things out.

Nothing really too interesting or tricky about it, just bred out of curiosity.

Since ditching Proton for Tuta and Mailbox…I haven’t missed anything and I’m saving money.

No, no, and no.

Same for my wife.

My only concern is the future Idiocracy of the world, but I don’t think my having a kid would’ve fixed that anyway.

I work for shitty companies and just take like 8x longer to do tasks. That’s the only way I kinda justify it.

I’m pretty sure everyone I work with is doing it too, because our velocity has become normal/expected now.

Also for the ones constantly monitoring your “available” status, proper mouse jigglers are great for when you want to take a looooong lunch or watch TV.

I also got a cheap used phone for logging in to employer Teams or Slack so I can pretend to be at a computer even if I’m at the store grocery shopping or at the bar drinking.

edit: Similar to another comment, I use the money for my community. Donating to food banks, buying clothing to donate, I recently donated a couple of computers to people who needed them, a few monitors, a cellphone, I helped my friend pay off their medical debt, etc.

I couldn’t do that without the money these jobs pay. If I’m still meeting expectations but it isn’t detrimental to my mental health and I can take their money and do good, I call that a win.

Meh, let people judge. Sucks they don’t feel comfortable enough in their own meat skin to do the same.

My wife converses with herself when nobody is around. What the fuck ever, it helps her process things, it is fine.

What does this mean?

I’d prefer he pardon Luigi.

It sounds like maybe they sanitized the apostrophe to a space and then encoded it

Yeah, I bought a Tesla and now regret it because Elon is a dipshit.

That said, I’ve gone over 38,000 miles for less than $900 in electricity. I haven’t had to deal with oil changes or any other maintenance items other than tire rotations and tire replacement (the latter was of my own accord they actually said I didn’t need to yet, at the time).

I recently did a nearly 4hr trip with no need to charge on the way, and at my destination basically filled back up in something like 25 minutes while checking in to my hotel. So, no range anxiety for me.

The ride is nice, the features are helpful to me, and I have had no other issues with the vehicle.

So if it weren’t for Elon I’d love it. I still like it, but I just hate being seen in it now. It’s paid off so the financial cost of getting some other EV doesn’t make a ton of sense right now, so I guess I’ll just drive it until it dies…which at this rate might be a long-ass time.