UnlogicI can't imagine why people don't want to upgrade
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@yngmar any tips for clearing the jungle of many decades from an old homestead like yours? And stopping the regrowth in a relatively ecofriendly way? I saw people putting down a layer of black woodchips, is that helpful for stopping weeds regrowing?
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖When history forgot them, she wrote them back in 💛
Jules she/herTime to tap the lossy jpg of a vintage Tumblr post again.
Do not punish the behaviour you want to see.
If people have just come here from Bluesky. Or finally got around to closing their Airbnb account. Or leaving Meta or whatever. Don't immediately jump on them to tell them they should have done it sooner, say well done for doing it now. Or, y'know, saying nothing at all is also an option that exists.
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply 
Some of y’all keep trusting @protonprivacy. I keep saying they’re a ticking time bomb. If you use Proton you’re gonna find out. It’s one issue after another.
Proton is not your friend. Andy Yen is not your friend. He’s gonna sell you out.
Cory DoctorowYou cannot vote with your wallet. Or rather, you *can*, but you will lose that vote. Wallet-votes always go to the people with the thickest wallets, and statistically, that is not you.
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/13/consumption-choices/#marginal-benefits
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You voted with your wallet, and you lost. As Thatcher was fond of saying, "there is no alternative."
This has been our framework for change for the past 50 years. It's like we've had a collective lobotomy and have forgotten the way that actual change comes about. Change happens when solidaristic groups of everyday people - unions, political movements - directly confront politicians and power-brokers and demand change.
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ReyhaniseriCenturies ago, in his defense, Socrates expressed the essence of true wisdom with the statement, “The only thing I know is that I know nothing.” Today, however, many people fall into the illusion that they know everything, not only in their areas of expertise but across various disciplines. True wisdom, on the other hand, lies in being aware of the limits of one’s knowledge.
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