It’s almost like people have gotten really used to instant gratification
Being able to work is not "instant gratification". People need it to be able to afford to live, and often in doing jobs that are directly essential for the life or quality of life of others. Incredibly out of touch take imo
did you ask for help? That's what the internet is for.
And wait 3-5 business days for whatever menial problem
This is a common meme but essentially is never needed
On the other hand, the ugly frontends to the package manager just work.
The misery I have trying to get a newer(or sometimes older) version of a package I want is sometimes immeasurable. Yet somehow usually the right version is extremely accessible on choco.
Do your parents never need/want to download anything?
I really like the filibuster as a system, but only when its real, as in the senators have to talk the whole time. It makes it so they're actually demonstrating their passion about a cause.
Idk, it almost just depresses me to look at it. Something about it feels like 2000s benign
I didn't know heat until I went to Kuwait in summer
The EU is trying to do this at an EU level (and has been for years). As well as an individual country level, Sweden seems likely to pass a similar law in 2026.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/signal_will_withdraw_from_sweden/
https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-document-csa-law/
You know not all software/software versions they may want/need to use is on there