ihavenopeopleskills
40 / M / Straight / INTP-T / Kalamazoo MI USA
I am here to help build and support vibrant communities not controlled by Big Tech that help others solve problems, examine new ways of thinking and improve their quality of life.
There’s nothing wrong with controlling / filtering the things you allow into your news feed.
Yes, there is a need to stay informed, but TBH the only immediate things one really needs are:
- a weather radio [Canada] [US] to alert of impending doom from volcanic eruption, inclement weather, earthquake or civil unrest
- local weather forecast
- local traffic & news
All of which can be accomplished without a Twitter, Reddit or Fediverse news feed.
You can’t function if you’re in a bad headspace. If you need to restrict your news intake, not only is that OK, but it is at times required and healthy.
Google sometimes deplatforms people as well. Regardless of one’s politics, one can’t be positive it won’t happen to them should the winds change.
/m/whoosh
Reference?
I’m missing the rage over the switch. I like GNOME.
IKR especially considering the space program, shipbuilding and aerospace & automotive manufacturing explosions down South in the last 30 years. To name a few:
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Airbus
- Mobile AL
- (somewhere in FL)
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Austal USA - Mobile AL
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BMW - Spartanburg SC
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Boeing - North Charleston SC(whoops…bad example) -
Ford
- Atlanta GA
- Norfolk VA
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GE Aviation (somewhere in NC)
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Geely (owns Volvo Cars) - (somewhere in SC)
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GM:
- Shreveport LA
- (somewhere in TX)
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Haas F1 team (somewhere in NC)
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Honda:
- Swepsonville NC
- Greensboro NC
- Lincoln AL
- Timmonsville SC
- (some transmission plant in GA)
- (some parts facility in GA)
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Hyundai - Montgomery AL
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Kia (somewhere in GA)
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Mercedes-Benz - Vance AL
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Nissan
- Canton MS
- (somewhere in TN)
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Volvo Trucks - Dublin VA
I’m probably missing a Toyota plant in Texas. Ole Miss aided with the HondaJet program.
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Yes.
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Providing context doesn’t magically make something morally correct. It illustrates the circumstances.
There are all kinds of circumstances under which people commit grave wrongs in the face of adversity. If we’re going to punish everyone for every wrong committed regardless of surrounding circumstances, there’s far more punishment to dispense, regardless of political stripes.