Woosh.

To quote one of the greats, “The Chinaman is not the issue here, dude.”

Yikes man, good luck with that.

It’s not wise to assume someone is stupid based on ability with technology or need of it. This is why Linux fans drive people away and harm adoption.

This is already too jargon filled for a new user and overwhelming. I already went through this with my partner who told me off for it lol.

Try them here: https://distrosea.com/

I suggest Cinnamon Ubuntu for a combination of Mint and Ubuntu and the best of both worlds. It’s got the Mint Windows like front end, with Ubuntu in the back. Most help online is for Ubuntu anyway and it’s better with games imo.

https://distrosea.com/select/ubuntucinnamon/

My partner is a gamer and this is what I’m bringing him in on this summer.

The stock market is not the real economy.

• https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-stock-market-is-not-the-economy
• https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/wall-street-versus-main-street-why-the-disconnect
• https://www.schwab.com/learn/story/why-stock-market-is-not-economy
• https://advisor.visualcapitalist.com/wall-street-vs-main-street-the-stock-market-is-not-the-economy/

Unironically also part of the reason why these fuckers are completely morally bankrupt.

lol yours goes there too, I promise.

https://environmentafricamag.com/2025/03/17/csos-expose-nigerias-role-in-waste-colonialism-as-eu-turns-africa-into-a-dumping-ground/

Nope. I’m currently in England and a lot of it they burn with the rest of our garbage too. Other places here still ship it to the third world. We still have a long way to go before the garbage and recycling problem is fixed.

https://www.cbc.ca/documentarychannel/docs/the-recycling-myth

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/recycling-rate-uk-landfill-waste-160521351.html

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-crack-down-on-waste-incinerators-with-stricter-standards-for-new-builds (this is for new not existing which will be in use for a while yet)

https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/eu-members-face-infringement-procedure-over-missed-collection-recycling-targets/

This is a global problem, fortunately consumers are better at separating their waste these days. A lot of these problems are up stream, though. Some places are getting better as per above but they are not good with this stuff. These laws are meant to set bare minimum standards and they are repeatedly missed.

Lmao my sweet summer child

This is incredibly infuriating and I’d honestly consider it ecoterrorism and abusive.

I upcycle old tech and put Linux Mint on them. The people I’ve given them to seem pleased as do the charities.

I cannot believe these people make more than me lol.

You can do that here too with WordPress. It’s got a Fediverse connector. Many blogs will post on Masto that way. I’m surprised they haven’t made it here yet.

Welcome to our little hell pit, you new rascals! :)