Jules @afewbugs@librem.one

Sometimes people are out there doing cool shit, cool shit you'll never know about. You gotta be OK with that.

Social media gives us visibility, and we expect it. While at the same time the algorithms hide things from us, things get memory holed. There's the expectation of visibility, that if we don't see/know about things that are happening then they aren't. Algorithmic social media reinforces this. Perceived lack of action adds to feeling despondent, which drives engagement for those sites. Don't get me wrong, there is inaction, definitely.

But feeling like no one is doing anything at all, that's just not true. We should have some trust that people that share our values *do* care, and may be acting in ways that aren't obvious, both intentionally and unintentionally. That doesn't mean leave it all to them, it means thinking with interdependence in mind. You aren't alone in this, so how can you contribute? How can your actions bolster another's? Using this lens this can lead to agency and activation, we can be mycelial!

Almost 200 million people around the world have endometriosis. So why does it take so long to get diagnosed? Here's an #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth thread about this common and chronic gynaecological condition.

Has anyone else had difficulty with #AccountMigration from @purism's #LibremOne to #SocialCoop (@SocialCoop)? When I try to create an #AccountAlias it says my old account handle could not be found. Anyone able to advise please? Many thanks

Tories don't want you to know this: April 5th is the deadline to apply for voter ID - or register for a postal vote by April 18th. Get the word out. #VoterID
https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

The only Scientologist I'd really enjoy meeting would be the Church of Scientology Buffalo but when I look for pictures of him all I can find is pictures of some dumb building :(

#PSA: Many #LED #lightbulbs don't last their warranty period or the hours they claim to last. When you install one, save the receipt and write on the base with a fine-tip permanent marker: the date you bought it, the number of hours it's rated for, and the warranty length. If it fails prematurely, you can use that info and the receipt to get a free replacement. You'll save some cash, and people doing this incentivizes manufacturers to stop selling crap bulbs. #ConsumerActivism

my cat doesn't meow when he needs something

he meows in case he needs something, and checks if he has it already afterwards

he just meowed because he thought maybe his bowl was empty, but it wasn't, so he began eating.

Capitalism has convinced you RSS is antiquated. The real reason it's fading is because it doesn't have ads and tracking. You going to tell me the news article is truly better on a browser with ads than on a little program you can open any time, on or offline?

This is what conservatives sound like when they complain about cancel culture after saying or doing racist, sexist or otherwise abusive things.

Interview with Greta Thunberg at the indigenous Sámi's occupation of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in protest against the State's continuing violation of the law,
in Norwegian, my translation.

Journalist: Greta Thunberg, can you say what you are doing here?
Greta: Eh, I think it's better to ask other activists that have been here, ehm, for longer.

Journalist: But why have you come to Oslo to participate in the demo?
Greta: To show my support.

Journalist: You are mostly known as a climate-activist, but in this case isn't the push for clean and renewable energy losing to the indigenous peoples' rights?
Greta: Climate justice can only be achieved if we discuss indigenous peoples' rights, so it goes very much hand in hand, I'd say.

Journalist: Do you think it's possible to have reindeer herding and wind power side by side?
Greta: As you possibly heard earlier... no, I don't think I am the most suitable person to ask here.

Journalist: So you believe that in this case that the wind turbines at Fosen must be demolished?
Greta: Yes... that's why we're here :-D.

There was also a livestream 1½ hour livestream, but audio cut out after a couple of seconds and it's >2GB filesize and Mastodon has a 40MB video filesize limit.

"There is, in reality, absolutely no reason to believe that the necessary changes will make us less happy or less satisfied. If we manage to do this right, then our lives will be given more meaning than selfish, shallow over-consumption can ever give us. Instead, we can make time and space for community, solidarity, and love—the true tenets of a good life."

#Climate #ClimateEmergency

Greta Thunberg: Saving the Climate Means Changing How We Live | Time https://time.com/6254639/greta-thunberg-book-how-to-save-climate/

Once again, @JuliusGoat has written something worth reading.

"It’s almost gotten to be boring, the degree to which people believe that what they refer to as 'free speech' should not only allow them to say whatever they want (which it does), but should also prevent other people from understanding them to be the sort of person who says those things."

"People like Scott Adams claim they're being silenced. But what they actually seem to object to is being understood."

https://armoxon.substack.com/p/the-case-for-shunning

“The reason most public transportation is seen as ‘losing’ money is precisely because it charges for trips. If you don't charge fares, suddenly it can't ‘lose’ money. It just costs money, the same as the roads.”

This random comment has given me my new favourite argument for removing fares from public transit.