2026-05-24T14:35:38Z https://yabu.me 𝙽𝚘𝚊𝚑 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚍 https://yabu.me/npub1wp5wdv77vt2waejr0r5zwgu05dxp5d9s93fn85ass82nxktsh93sh7xecv https://media.10base2.dev/accounts/avatars/113/590/932/259/932/685/original/a45dcbaae687c327.jpg https://media.10base2.dev/accounts/avatars/113/590/932/259/932/685/original/a45dcbaae687c327.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy3v6ehydx73jcrrm3etnh78l2r4phdn0xuk93ldydlq85gj76e8szypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukx2kcg7s I bet Clippy wouldn’t have needed to burn down three billion acres of rainforest just to tell me how to use pivot tables incorrectly. 2026-05-03T01:01:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs24cxe49eulh9dnrx8zh4ajp3efw4x00ckgxml3gt4qdv3waeupzgzypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukx9jjajy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgv26qudjnnsuaed6auauuzqc784dwuzh275t5yzqseyqzhtwwpyspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qxlzhf5'>nevent1q…zhf5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq4ukaj9jxt92unn28r7z42n475c7u6typ2cu8wyur4eqrk67tyz9sve8snd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq4ukaj9jxt92unn28r7z42n475c7u6typ2cu8wyur4eqrk67tyz9sve8snd</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…8snd</span>)</a></span> Man it would be a pity if people used services like Cloaked or IronVest for payments as they obfuscate the payer data, use zero logging, and are outside five-eyes territory. Then you could donate to such organizations fairly anonymously. It would just be such a shame if people knew about that. 2026-04-24T16:40:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxe649z98pk072ngn7q40rcckmvrz8suhc4yy2ewp2wg07day7myczypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukxjmtjjk It kind of seems like food producers in the US want to cram protein into everything. I&#39;ve seen protein sodas of all things. I think I even saw a protein-infused liquor recently...maybe that was a fever dream...I hope it was a fever dream. <br/><br/>Anyway, for me, I&#39;ve been eating smaller meals lately and getting enough protein has become a bit of a problem as I tried to eat less meat - especially with my digestion issues. Unfortunately with my GI problems, many of the #vegan go-to options for protein can be problematic for me. <br/><br/>There being protein crammed into everything finally played in my favor for once though and I&#39;ve been having pretty good luck with the Barilla Protein+ stuff. I made a pasta salad with it that&#39;s been quite nice to have in the fridge for a quick meal so I thought I&#39;d share the #recipe:<br/><br/>First thing first, you&#39;re going to quick pickle a red onion:<br/><br/>3/4 cup / 175 ml red wine vinegar<br/>1/4 cup / 60 ml water<br/>1 tsp salt<br/>1 tbsp of sugar<br/><br/>Mix above ingredients together, then add a very thinly sliced red onion to the mixture and let sit for 30 minutes while you prep everything else. <br/><br/>Ingredients<br/>---<br/>411 grams / 14.5 ounce (whole box) Barilla Protein+ Penne (cooked in well-salted water, drained, and rinsed in cold water to cool off)<br/>1 whole English cucumber chopoped<br/>340 grams grape tomatoes (a pint container) chopped<br/>100 grams / 3.5 ounces kalamata olives (either buy sliced to save time or slice them yourself here)<br/>170 grams / 6 oz. crumbled feta or vegan feta substitute if going for the vegan version<br/><br/>1. Drain the quick-pickled onions, retaining the liquid to use in the dressing<br/>2. To a bowl, add the pasta, cucumber, tomatoes, and olives.<br/>3. In a small bowl add 1/2 cup / 120 ml of your vinegar mixture, 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard (just confirm yours is vegan if you&#39;re making this for someone who is, as not all Dijon is produced in a way that is 100% vegan), 1 teaspoon oregano, and 2 cloves of garlic smashed and chopped, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper (you can likely omit the salt if you salted your pasta with a heavy hand when you cooked it). <br/>4. Whisk the mixture and then while whisking, slowly drizzle in 1/2 cup of olive oil to make an emulsion. <br/>5. Add the feta crumbles to the dressing and stir, then pour entire bowl of dressing over the pasta salad in the other bowl. <br/>6. Taste test, add more salt and pepper as needed, would recommend waiting until it has sat overnight before doing so though as the blending flavors might make you think it needs more salt than it actually does. <br/><br/>It&#39;s pretty good to eat as-is but tastes even better if you let it sit in the refrigerator overnight so the flavors can blend together. <br/><br/>It has a decent amount of protein and fiber and works well as a quick meal or as a side-dish in smaller quantities. 2026-04-14T14:32:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvfxwkfkrzkn06c0uprpzvsg28txgy9gn88hqckfx4cthwsy6qv5szypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukx9kfsxq Things in the world are pretty rough right now but y’all, I got curly fries and I’m about to feast on them. So long as there are curly fries, I think we stand a chance. 2026-03-24T21:24:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs026xpv7wza6xjc4h4jwyglp7xduqckupw8plvlgpn4t8u2r7sazgzypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukx54xsc0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszh2m99v3e62r0mnpzl9fc8ka8qylrzm3elctl2njlj7lmwrevrfqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qp0wjec'>nevent1q…wjec</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqfgle6lnth5pces3v5hayhvdsaqg7r842gxhg9fh5a7l66jm2qp3q98cm0q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqfgle6lnth5pces3v5hayhvdsaqg7r842gxhg9fh5a7l66jm2qp3q98cm0q</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…cm0q</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqp8vfrm3acf2tn66lnnzq9d442d3k5j8f3ax75dqaquvu8hch29eqlu94ng" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqp8vfrm3acf2tn66lnnzq9d442d3k5j8f3ax75dqaquvu8hch29eqlu94ng</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…94ng</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8ljjwuh8vt0lrh3fe3vsefddt40u297gtsk3d4v4ywhjnvms9zfqwu2x84" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8ljjwuh8vt0lrh3fe3vsefddt40u297gtsk3d4v4ywhjnvms9zfqwu2x84</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…2x84</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqpvfcwtwjsa7azwm4gkh00zx42mns9n0yqek4zf02trzm4nnm2keqxfzvpa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqpvfcwtwjsa7azwm4gkh00zx42mns9n0yqek4zf02trzm4nnm2keqxfzvpa</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…zvpa</span>)</a></span> That&#39;s phenomenal. I had scrolled through his account and didn&#39;t see any replies so i erroneously assumed he was not here at all. I&#39;ll update my original post. 2026-03-22T16:43:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8xmrjkere5wnzxjn98yyjl3uw9vqh7ds3keqhrwtsr5lqxlp9agzypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukxfpyjeg There are a few really popular accounts here on the Fediverse that I muted some time ago. It’s not that I don’t understand why folks follow them, it’s more that I couldn’t understand why I felt like those accounts bothered me so much. I mean…it’s folks like Robert Reich and George Takei so it’s certainly not a content issue, and I love reading them under other circumstances. <br/><br/>It took me a while to tease it out and it ultimately comes down to the difference between the Fediverse and sites like Twitter. <br/><br/>When I had an account there I rarely posted anything and after a few attempts to participate in conversations, realized that I was whispering at a Throbbing Gristle concert and no one was hearing me. <br/><br/>So when you look at accounts like Robert Reich or George Takei, they’re not actually here, they’re just mirrors of content they write elsewhere. So even though I see people responding to those posts as if they’re writing to a specific person, they might as well be replying to a bot. <br/><br/>Take as a counterpoint folks like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8ljjwuh8vt0lrh3fe3vsefddt40u297gtsk3d4v4ywhjnvms9zfqwu2x84" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8ljjwuh8vt0lrh3fe3vsefddt40u297gtsk3d4v4ywhjnvms9zfqwu2x84</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…2x84</span>)</a></span> or <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqpvfcwtwjsa7azwm4gkh00zx42mns9n0yqek4zf02trzm4nnm2keqxfzvpa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqpvfcwtwjsa7azwm4gkh00zx42mns9n0yqek4zf02trzm4nnm2keqxfzvpa</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…zvpa</span>)</a></span>. Very popular accounts, thousands of followers, but they’re actually here, they’re a part of the ecosystem and will boost, reply, favorite, etc. <br/><br/>I love that about this wild, weird, little slice of internet. I think that’s why I muted folks like Robert Reich, they’re not actually here to interact, they’re ultimately not a part of the community. They’re just here so they can access us, not interact with us. That’s not why I’m here. If I reply to someone, I want to know there’s a high likelihood they see it, whether or not they choose to respond to it. 2026-03-22T14:22:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvksk8prhj65uv8fp5hu2zdg5jxdu4svndjnfpkn70q4qtfq5cmsczypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukxm9c3n5 I don’t understand why people named Timothy would shorten their names to “Tim” when “Moth” is quite clearly the superior choice. 2026-03-10T11:35:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszrurw3082zhg34vhhhdl8ea83jelfuanwaudrqrecpuk7wuvdm3qzypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukxre9nd9 The #tech industry pays well, especially if you’ve been working in it for more than a few years. I’ve often wondered if that steady paycheck makes people forget. It really seems like some folks lose sight of what living without money means, even when they grew up with food insecurity as a part of their life experience. <br/><br/>For instance, I’ll see posts where #infosec folks absolutely lambast anyone who doesn’t use a service like Tuta or Protonmail for emails and just will not hear it when people say, “Hey, it’s a good idea you’ve got there, but the reason you know this is important is because you work in the industry and unless you can explain why it is important without being an ass, you’re not convincing anyone.”<br/><br/>Spinning up private, encrypted Nextcloud instances sounds amazing! How do you think someone is going to do that when they are worried about access to food? You have a spare computer under your desk running your Plex server and you’re yelling at someone who doesn’t have their own internet connection and is only able to get access to the internet from the library. <br/><br/>Knowledge is just another kind of privilege. Don’t use yours to punch down, use it to educate and elevate. 2026-03-01T16:23:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy5uuf5tsfwhe8gujx06kckcxjj4vaepgmw9gk3u09vqczcjpdwdgzypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukxlnzwx0 Huh...it was surprisingly easy to get a private instance of the #Firefox sync service up and running, I&#39;m not sure why I never thought to do this before. So now I can have my #Waterfox data sync for a backup in case anything happens to my primary system and I lose my install and it&#39;s not at all reliant on using Mozilla services that would be used to fuel their AI initiatives. <br/><br/>Steps here are pretty accurate - <a href="https://mozilla-services.github.io/syncstorage-rs/how-to/how-to-run-with-docker.html">https://mozilla-services.github.io/syncstorage-rs/how-to/how-to-run-with-docker.html</a>. <br/><br/>Their steps for compiling from source were complete shit, there was so much additional work needed in order to get it to compile cleanly that they do not list in their build documentation. <br/><br/>Honestly the container setup is so dead simple, compiling it yourself seems a waste of energy unless you&#39;re trying to build a version to run on an ARM processor or something. Anyway, I&#39;m happy to provide what steps I had to follow to get their compilation to work on a clean VM I had just built if someone is trying to go about it the hard way. 2026-02-26T15:34:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8a42783la6lp3egkld4llcxp5lexxwagwct9jpeu4kpl0feg3g8szypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukxmvrvy0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszegnmepfku7pd9dhmw0gjrt8zaanps4kvcs7xw385dge4fcmyazqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qst83ws'>nevent1q…83ws</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqpvfcwtwjsa7azwm4gkh00zx42mns9n0yqek4zf02trzm4nnm2keqxfzvpa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqpvfcwtwjsa7azwm4gkh00zx42mns9n0yqek4zf02trzm4nnm2keqxfzvpa</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…zvpa</span>)</a></span> My personal favorite is “Comic Profit Tools.” 2026-01-06T13:49:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2v50psr55hqlz8e5cj6eyc7usx6fmnj6c5yat74r7nvwkzv94g3gzypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukx2wsal7 Curious if any of my friends here have made oven roasted chickpeas before. I tried it out the other day and it was tasty but definitely didn’t get the crispy crunch that I’ve seen folks get with theirs. I even tried roasting them longer but still didn’t seem to make them crispy. My process was to rinse them after I dumped the can out, dry them out thoroughly, and then tossed them in a bit of olive oil before putting them in the oven. If you’ve got a good recipe for them and wouldn’t mind sharing, I’d greatly appreciate it. 2025-12-22T01:35:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8tp88gag6yzgxwczj9yryjxd2rkgrtnkygs4583je4dlcmsvkw0qzypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukx6jnt0l We should start floating the conspiracy theory that #trump had #CharlieKirk killed to try to change the news to be about something other than #epstein and the #EpsteinFiles. 2025-09-11T11:52:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmncxmhc3wu6v3fvnhd6l88x45zhjju8z3d70fsjc3jhv0x6fstczypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukxcnz3ak In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvw38vu6hhvnn9wkgn7f087ngh04qvs4v5e9lty3drm5pwfaxfmpspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qf35tdt'>nevent1q…5tdt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqe7rqcsp5pypj3ac5wxnvgnwxmdl5the60wggwlqytaxm9kql0cdsaxd2rl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqe7rqcsp5pypj3ac5wxnvgnwxmdl5the60wggwlqytaxm9kql0cdsaxd2rl</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…d2rl</span>)</a></span> Curses...I was going to ask you to discuss furry corn politics but now I&#39;ve got nothing. Ideal pancake, discuss. I personally am partial to fairly thin pancakes without much loft to them, lots of syrup, small bit of butter. 2025-04-10T23:12:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqe3xkpq777ugp95gmu8fcxtkgqfu4e2j9wlauc09fker4zkw2mjqzypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukx3phc63 I post about #chronicillness and #chronicpain every so often and I think perhaps the most frustrating people I encounter end up not being the folks who are currently able-bodied. Believe it or not it’s usually other people who have a physical #disability or are similarly #disabled. <br/><br/>The #ableism i get! I block and move on with my life and I hardly bat an eye. It absolutely floors me when I’ll post something that has some component of “Hey, gentle reminder that not everyone can do X, Y, and Z which is why A, B, and C are super important” and I’ll get folks who will reply with some flavor of “Well I’m disabled and I have no problem with this so therefore everyone can do this.” <br/><br/>Just…holy shit biscuits! You’d figure if anyone would get that everyone has different capabilities and different thresholds, it would be someone who is literally living that experience! <br/><br/>Whoa…I just realized that I’m literally doing the exact same thing, just from the other side. Thinking that because someone has shared an experience that they must process it a similar way. Damn…<br/><br/>I love that even though I’ll be 50 this year, I’m still open enough to new ideas to be comfortable with not being right all the time. I guess with what I wrote above, maybe it’s a lot like how some people that grew up being bullied say “never again” while others shrug and say “it’s not a big deal, I turned out okay.” <br/><br/>Well…damn! I guess instead of venting my frustrations, y’all got to hang out with me and my stream of consciousness while I worked through that little mental snarl. I guess we all just process things differently and some of us are just more compassionate than others and that’s all there is to it. <br/><br/>Good talk, I’m glad we had this chat. 2025-03-29T22:39:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvetg0lama9yxfw3m68yzln08ccmnczuu3n303e7ngf9vzaekfqzczypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukxd3wqk6 I’ve said this before but I absolutely adore how immensely lazy a conspiracy theory the whole “flat earth” schtick is. <br/><br/>I mean, take some of the other myths like Bigfoot, or The New Jersey Devil, or compassionate republicans. At least those you can claim it’s more that you just haven’t been able to find one but maybe they’re out there somewhere. But you really have to admire a conspiracy theory that states that you will run into an impenetrable ice wall by flying about an hour from Japan and everyone who supports the conspiracy just kind of universally agreed to be too lazy to hop on a plane and check. I love it. <br/><br/>It’d be like saying two dollar bills really smell like cheese grits and just uniformly deciding you will absolutely not be verifying this or taking any action to ensure you know this as a certainty. I love it. 2025-03-09T21:59:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgnnt7kxuaywv7rx4a0g8p5yhee80l5jdgny7qe8wqj8hgy6gvlcszypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukx0vvkv6 I know some people are afraid of sourdough. I suspect it’s because every guide I have read will have something similar to “well so long as you bake once a week or at least feed the sourdough once every week then you’re fine but IF YOU DON’T FEED IT THEN IT WILL SURELY TURN ON YOU AND DIIIIIEEEE! I have had the same sourdough starter for about 5 years now. Yes, I go through periods of #baking and bake bread often, but I’m also busy and burned out and human, so I go through stretches where I don’t. Sourdough is resilient, you can use it as much or as little as you like. <br/><br/>Anyway if you’re not using your starter all the time then just do the following: It’ll likely have liquid on the surface, just pour that down the sink. Scrape anything discolored from the surface until you get to the normal dough color and discard the discoloration as well. Take the rest, scrape it into a bowl. Add around 30 grams of flour and 30 grams of water. Leave it covered overnight on the counter. In the morning discard half of it and repeat with the 30g flour and water. Once more before you go to bed. <br/><br/>Depending on how old the starter is, you might need to do this for a day or two but it’ll work and the starter will be fine. Don’t worry, your starter will survive and so will you 💚. 2025-02-23T14:24:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszysht0ntlv0uc4yx49u7tye2nw45h3lrn2he8938zmsulyjnthnczypcx3e4nme3dfmhxgduwsfer3735cx35kqk9xv7nkzqa2v6ewzukxlncesp This whole thing with #luigimangione killing #brianthompson and everything around it...I think if I&#39;m being really honest with myself it just makes me incredibly sad. The US #healthcare system is so deeply broken and fundamentally it&#39;s structured to line pockets instead of provide care. <br/><br/>I know a lot of folks responded positively and I&#39;m not here to judge that at all. It&#39;s just so messed up that the healthcare system is so stacked against the people who need it that the first thing to give anyone a droplet of hope was someone being shot dead. <br/><br/>I&#39;m not so naive to be wagging my finger at those people, parroting bumper sticker wisdom of &#34;Violence doesn&#39;t solve anything.&#34; But I&#39;m also not so naive to think that a single murder is going to magically make greedy people care about others when that greed runs so deeply through so many different systems that help prop up this broken model. <br/><br/>So because I&#39;m not naive, I&#39;m instead just depressed. I want to live in a world where violence isn&#39;t needed to bring about systemic change but when someone asks me how else something like this could possibly change, I can&#39;t offer anything else that would work. <br/><br/>We&#39;ve certainly talked this to death and it&#39;s only gotten worse. We voted a fascist into the presidency who if anything wants a cut of the profits. We have a congress that&#39;s deeply corrupt and were bought and paid for by some of these same healthcare organizations. So when people say that violence isn&#39;t the answer to this, I just get so incredibly depressed because it just feels like we are so far past having anything else as an option and I really wish that wasn&#39;t the case. 2024-12-11T16:47:41Z