I don’t think they can comprehend what an average person is.

Good for you

I sympathize, but I honestly think that anywhere that’s that car-dependent has reckless and aggressive drivers. It’s why I get so frustrated with drivers that insist that bike lanes, transit, etc. will make traffic worse - it would literally do the opposite by taking cars off the road.

Exactly!

How much is that as a percentage of the average monthly income, would you say?

Interesting that the drivers didn’t notice the “increased” speed limit. Either it wasn’t convincing or people don’t pay enough attention to speed limit signs. Probably the latter.

Sounds like an invitation to set up a new power company - I’m not sure how expensive electricity is in India but solar farms in rural areas are generally a good thing.

Just do it. People are so numbed to the idea of their data being sold that you’re probably not going to get much money out of it.

It doesn’t. Unless they’re talking about saving their passwords in Firefox, in which case it sounds like they’re not using a Mozilla account and their credentials aren’t synced.

My condolences.

Intoxication? Do they mean indoctrination?

I should amend: if you’re there wilingly, it’s relatively progressive.

For the Middle East, it’s relatively progressive, from what I understand. That being said, that’s a low low bar.

I don’t know about truly NSFW, but I’ve known a few firehouses whose crew pose for calendar pictures and then use the proceeds for a party or expenses. Maybe call your local fire station?

What the hell, that sounds like an amazing day.

The Fraternal Order of Police would like a word.

When I was in my 20s, the only people I met who were at least somewhat well-adjusted were those who had either worked through college or participated in something like the Peace Corps. Big big fan of mandatory civil service, especially as an option for those who don’t know what they want to do with their lives yet.

I am absolutely in favor of some sort of civil service or CCC-revival in the US. I’m so fucking tired of how anti-social and disrespectful of others Americans are, and it seems like Covid has only accelerated that.

Honestly, being willing to jump to a new platform is possibly the most effective way to stop platforms from fucking you over too hard.

And most importantly - there isn’t millions of dollars spent to market it to people. You have to go out of your way to learn about Mastodon or federation in general, and as you say, their reputations precede them.