@futurebird overall I see your point, but one of the "defacto leaders of the right to repair movement," Louis Rossmann, is overall a right wing guy, so I do think there is at least some cross over appeal

And I think part of why there isn't more crossover is because it requires you to be knowledgeable about the issues around repairability, and want a functional government that regulates corporations for the benefits of citizens, and caring about the environment and sustainability probably doesn't hurt - all of which are big asks for right wing people.

@tilton I don't really understand what happened Friday in particular to shake investor confidence so much as opposed to any other day with the firehose of scandal, the dismantling of institutions, the waste of the disaster of a war in Iran, the empty promises around AI - nothing seemed majorly different Friday then Thursday but my IRA was down like 3% in a single day

Maybe that just speaks to how shaky all the fundamentals are right now.

I know I probably shouldn't worry/care much about the market, I'm young so I don't have much in it, and I will work and save for many more years before I want to pull stuff out, but seeing the number in my retirement account go down never feels good.

And the increasing financial deregulation and corrupt schemes worry me because I don't want my index funds to throw a bunch of my money at highly speculative companies like Anthropic, or SpaceX, or especially not anything crypto related.

@Jencen I bought a pair of Sony WH1000-XM3 early COVID, new open box for a fraction of MSRP, wore them basically everyday for 5 years, and replaced them last year with a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra, also purchased open box, but for a larger fraction of MSRP

The quiet comforts definitely have better sound quality and marginally better ANC but the Sony had better build quality, I do not think my quiet comforts will make it to 5 years like the Sony did.

Both were very effective at minimizing background noise and helping me focus. I wear the quiet comforts all day at the office to the point where some coworkers comment when they see me without them