Man, I’ve dreamt of doing scrapping in the past but didn’t have a vehicle that would really workout for bigger items. But even then, I wish I would have done it with a friend or something. My focus would have been scrapping old electronics, printers, laptops, etc. How long ago did you do this scrapping stuff?
Mental ‘challenges.’
Trust me, I didn’t start this life with a desire to acquire so many (if any.)
Some of them were “gifts” from my parents. (Relatable post)
Sounds like it was a, Win-Win-Win for you. =)
The moral ride I just went on while reading this is staggering. A slight nod while reading about burning pirated cds and dvds, as there seemed to have been at least someone in each middle or high school that did that. A slight disapproval from selling answers to algebra 2 assignments/tests. And then the rest just seemed wild to me. There was always a rumor/joke that ‘such and such person’ in high school into sex work. But I never went looking nor heard anything in passing. Anyway… glad the person didn’t stiff you for your sex work.
Wow. I knew there were people for these business situations, but I didn’t know there were so little of you, particularly in the US.
What work did you transition into after this experience? And also, did the potential employers ask about the short stay you had at your previous job?
That’s an interesting situation to be in and to get paid for your troubles. Do you know if he was able to get sober from this or even after high school?
As someone with ADHD, absolutely. I’ve heard that many people with nerodivergent brains use this coping skill.
Music based communities
Online comic strip artists
Meme based
It’s still one of the cultural norms I don’t fully understand why it’s lasted as a practice for so long. I would have thought that it would become a rare practice by 2020. Nope. That being said, I have noticed an uptick of ‘people’ online voicing their disapproval of any baby mutilation.
To seek the holy grail. …wait. That’s not right.
Oh right! To seek a better place online that was like Reddit, but better. (There’s less toxicity, more of a feeling of community connection here, and a lot less BS to deal with on Lemmy than what I recall from Reddit back in the early 2010s. And supposedly, that was around the time that “went to shit on Reddit.”)
Ayoo. Another Tom Scott fan. Rad!
Tom Scott for sure kept video quality high and standard over the years. I miss him.
They look like cigarettes to me.
My reasoning was, it seemed like one that wouldn’t die off in a year or less. Making it less of a hassle down the road when I need to start another account, add all or really all of the communities to my subs, and possibly having to transfer moderation to the new account.
I try to ask myself, “What else would I be doing if not this?” More often than not, it’s just ‘wasting time’ instead of creating something, connecting with someone new, passing on or absorbing knowledge from others.
I would suggest making sure your own expectations are in check before you start in. Example: ‘I have a desire to share and discuss topics of my interests, but it’s just going to be for a hobby. Not for making a side income or the like.’ This way, it’s clear to yourself, and there doesn’t have to be regret, disappointment, etc., later on.
So what’s your goal or intention for starting a “Linux, software, privacy, etc. guides” blog?
Define “proper channels” for me.
Adding to this, to have them learn about static build up and how to ground themselves before touching anything in an electronic device. PC/laptop in particular.
Because yesterday was the fifth of November, I looked up Wikipedia pages about the story and person(s) that inspired the movie, V for Vendetta
The Wiki article about the Gunpowder Plot in particular was most interesting.
Sure, this has a chance of eliminating a billionaire, but I can think of two critical errors here.
What’s stopping them from just visiting/moving to an island for a weekend, month, year, or more, to prevent them from being killed?
Just because someone is dead doesn’t mean that their wealth goes away or reverts to the general populous. I’m not up on how many kids Elon Musk has nowadays (nor do I care to learn about it), but he has over 10 kids, last I checked. And because it’s not public record or hasn’t been leaked, we don’t know if any of them will inherit any of it. But chances are, they do. This then becomes something like a monarchical power problem. (I also don’t recall what it’s called, but there is a thought experiment where you try to determine if killing said person will be the best option to bring about a more peaceful, prosperous, and/or high quality of life in said country, if they are. We have a long line of historical events that often show that by killing one of the ‘evil’ persons, you do run the risk of replacing them with someone even more ‘evil’ than the person before them.
People on these corporate boards will clamor for the top position during a power vacuum situation. And so killing a person at the head of ‘all of this’ doesn’t really resolve the issue at hand. I’m a dreamer, and I’m not the only one. I believe that this all boils down to the need for a grassroots movement to replace the people in power in our governments and change the systems that do not or no longer serve the majority of people well enough or at all.
As somebody that cares too much about Lemmy and the Fediverse surviving… I BEG YOU! PLEASE, please, please… be a bit more willing to post and comment. If everyone was willing to spend a little time looking for new content to post to a few of the niche communities that they’re part of, (especially the least active communities,) and posted once a month or so, we wouldn’t have so many “dead” communities. And this would lead to a more rich experience on the Fediverse.