TBF that’s kinda what I meant by poverty and slums, that’s not the outcome of a demographic that has any semblance of power in their political/economic system.

It comes down to ownership as it always has. If the thing taking all the jobs is owned by a handful of people, it will only benefit them ultimately. If it’s owned by the many, the outcome for the many is improved.

Americans need to quickly get over a lot of brainwashing for us to stand a chance of the good end though

I don’t think that’s a requirement

I mean yes, but also no

The job apocalypse is absolutely not something to forget.

It’s a much greater threat given it will require us to change the world economic system to one that doesn’t require everyone to have a job to survive. The alternative? Everyone in slums and poverty.

The media will be desperate to point you to anything other than that because it’s an existential threat to their owners.

A little surprising to see this from the Guardian given they have a different ownership model to most outlets, but I guess it’s a good reminder that all media will defend money if push comes to shove

Sleeping well (no bad dreams) No paranoia

I don’t know if I’m typical, but neither desktop or laptop are ever fully off for me under normal circumstances, sleep mode is the default

Background white noise from a fan seems to be the main thing that helps

I wish

Rounded up on the 8h we’re supposed to get as I’m assuming these people aren’t going to bed with wet hair

Pretty Prince Andrew behaviour ngl

Most of us sweat, I think if you plan to interact with another person, it’s kinda basic decorum to not start your day with 10h of sweat on you already.

They just spent £1.3bn on building that office

Even the most egregious caricature of a union buster is gonna baulk at throwing that investment away

The world was just not ready

This kinda reads as a list of things an obviously butthurt person would say

A chunk of them would just be pretty hilarious to say to me as an obviously big guy

Tax is the compromise

The French have a good historical case for what should happen if that fails

Late stage capitalism.

When it is already hard to save up and buy a house before it’s too late for you and your partner to be capable of conceiving, is it any surprise?

I know plenty of people who would have a kid but don’t because they simply can’t afford to

We all know what happened to Napster, but I wonder what happened to the KaZaA and Morpheus and the other non-FOSS P2P networks

“military grade” sounds way cooler to idiots than “commercial grade”

It’s his hundredth birthday in 2 days!

Honestly vinyl records, and I say this as a collector with joy

I think it’s kinda surprising when you think that most people who enjoy music in 2026 have access to a good percentage of all music ever recorded as part of their music streaming subscription.

It warms my heart that there’s enough people out there who don’t give a shit about the level of convenience provided by streaming that ultimately erodes the work of an artist, and they choose to buy an expensive plastic circle instead

Tracks on an album are intended to be listened to in the context of that album. To normalise pulling pieces out and ignoring the rest is kinda destructive to the artists’ intent.

Vinyl records are kinda the antithesis to that mindset. You’re kinda forced to engage with the album as an atomic piece of art

So for me it’s not just surprising, but a thing of beauty

We’re in a bit of a renaissance!

Kodak just put out brand new Kodacolor 200 and Ektachrome 100 film

I’ve not even got one developed yet!

The lengths people will go to, to not visit their local library smh

Relatable