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Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it's unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that there's no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there's a chance you may contribute to making a better world. The choice is yours.
-- Noam Chomsky

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #NoamChomsky #Optimism #TheFuture

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #TheMaze #Dollhouse #Canyonlands #Utah

I used a Stihl electric chainsaw for a few hours yesterday and an hour on a petrol one. I reckon make the battery last 50% longer and 30% lighter and it’s game over for petrol ones. Super exciting, they’re so damn stinky.

I do wish Catl or someone would make a standard 36v battery unit that could be used in many devices - a chainsaw battery for instance would be great on a bike or scooter :)

Just woken up to the fact the UK's copper phone network is being completely decommissioned within 2 years. If you want a home phone after then it will need to be digital and going through your broadband router. UK service providers now seem to routinely charge a premium for a home phone number.

Imagine me trying to explain this to my elderly mother who is very set in her ways.

People always say: "In the future, when your grandkids ask you 'what did YOU do to slow down climate change?' what are you going to tell them?"

I'm going to tell them: "Simple! I didn't have kids! The environment was so polluted, the cost of living so expensive as incomes stagnated, your grandpa and I decided to just give up on the idea altogether."

And then they'll ask: "Well if you didn't have kids, how did WE come into being?"

And I'll smile at them and say: "There's an app for that."

#climatechange
#technology
#thefuture
#ai
#apple

Enshittification is inescapable. I had to order some pricey water filters from GE for my new-ish refrigerator. Wondering where they were, I looked online with my order number and zip, learning then that the zip code didn't match. I’d paid with a credit card that needs the exact address to enable payment, so it was correct when the order was made, but somehow “became enshittified" after I authorized payment. I’m now on interminable hold for the parts department so I don’t need to PAY ANOTHER $178.00 FOR THIS STUPID FUCK UP!!!!!!

I hope your day and money isn’t being wasted by enshittification. The future is so FUCKING stupid. #enshittification #AI #shitshow #TheFuture

"How to be politically engaged, but not go insane"

What are your tips for staying sane while still working to make a difference in the world?
I compiled a list of tips, books, and resources - brownfoxff.substack.com/p/how-

I would like to especially thank @Teri_Kanefield for her excellent series of essays on "The misinformation-outrage cycle".
She very eloquently explains many of the problems with modern politics and media.

terikanefield.com/can-democrac

Perhaps we can all work to make it better if we unplug more, avoid knee-jerk reactions, and build positive things in our communities.
I also think one of the keys is proportional representation in our voting systems, and removing "first past the post" style government.
I wish everyone success with both.

brownfox-ff · How To Be Politically Engaged But Not Go InsaneBy brownfox