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So I've been using linux on my PC (kubuntu dev branch) now for about a week and I DO really really prefer it over Windows, mostly. It's so much snappier and less bloated, more customizable. I can set different wallpapers on each monitor out of the box, wow. and ofc, there's no ads or spyware or AI forced on me.

I really think you should ditch you reservations about Linux and just go for it, especially in the political climate we find ourselves in. At the very least, play around with the live preview on a flash drive and see what you can do! For a beginner I recommend Linux Mint. For the most part you don't have to ever touch the command line but I think it's worth having a basic idea of how it works. Here's an overview of the terminal and how to use it. That said, if all you do is browse the web and use basic applications, you'll probably be okay.

If you have any questions I'm far from an expert but I can try to help you the best I can.

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ty for the people who sent nice messages. my dad is gonna have to sell the house and my dad basically told me doesn’t want to support me anymore and that includes living under his roof. like basically said he just doesn’t wanna take care of me lol. really cool stuff (literally all i ask for is food and medications). im still waiting on the apartment program but if that falls through then I truly don’t know what I will do lol. if anyone has any leads on wfh jobs or i dunno anyway to make money at all. just going on indeed feels like a lost cause. i don’t have the energy for any of it or anything but whatever!!!!. i do have payment links in my pinned but don’t feel obligated to give. im just um very lost and scared and no one in my life cares!

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I WILL BEAR MYSELF TO PEOPLE AUTHENTICALLY EVEN IF IT COULD LEAD TO EMBARRASSMENT AND POSSIBLE REJECTION FOR DEEPER MORE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS

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honestly the amount of military apologism that still happens on this website takes me back 10 years when it was equally as controversial to say ACAB. Recognizing the indoctrination machine that preys on the disadvantaged is one thing- but let me put it this way: We cannot meaningfully topple the global evil that is the US military if we cannot say, without objection, that participation within it is unacceptable. Anything else is in favor of the status quo. I’m not interested in the life circumstances that lead one to join insofar as if that exonerates them as a person. If the choice is between military or death, choosing military makes you a coward and complicit. and no, many people do not see it that way. but I am going to fight for a future where the history books will.

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honestly the amount of military apologism that still happens on this website takes me back 10 years when it was equally as controversial to say ACAB. Recognizing the indoctrination machine that preys on the disadvantaged is one thing- but let me put it this way: We cannot meaningfully topple the global evil that is the US military if we cannot say, without objection, that participation within it is unacceptable. Anything else is in favor of the status quo. I’m not interested in the life circumstances that lead one to join insofar as if that exonerates them as a person. If the choice is between military or death, choosing military makes you a coward and complicit. and no, many people do not see it that way. but I am going to fight for a future where the history books will.

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"According to the Stanford Basic Income Lab, universal basic income is a periodic cash payment that is given to individuals unconditionally, requiring no work requirement or sanctions to access.

And as various nonprofits and cities across the country experiment with basic income programs, most have found that the money received is largely used to pay for the basic essentials many Americans struggle to afford.

A new pilot program in Boston, Massachusetts wants to find out if the same trend applies for a specific demographic: young adults facing homelessness.

The program is called BAY-CASH, or Boston Area Youth Cash Assistance for Stable Housing. Their plan is to offer a select group of 15 young adults ages 18 to 24 $1,200 per month for 24 months.

Each month, they will receive two $600 payments, and they will each have access to a one-time drawdown amount of $3,000, used to pay for things like a security deposit, a car repair, a medical expense, or other crisis.

“BAY-CASH is what we call a demonstration program,” the program’s director Matt Aronson told GBH, the local NPR affiliate. 

Aronson has been working on developing a model for direct cash transfers to address young adult homelessness since 2017, when he also co-led the development of the City of Boston’s plan to prevent and end homelessness among young adults. Finally, his vision has reached a crucial next step.

“We’re trying to demonstrate to the state of Massachusetts that this kind of programming, a guaranteed-income program with supportive services, should be part of our toolkit that we use to prevent and end homelessness for young adults,” he continued to GBH. 

Program participants will also receive two and a half years of supportive services, like a navigator who helps young people identify and access the resources they need, as well as financial coaching.

Aronson added that there is no penalty if a participant doesn’t use them, but they were built into the program based on the services young people asked for.

One of those young people is Deandre (who chose to omit his last name for privacy). Having grown up in Boston, he was out on his own, but after coming on hard times, he found himself involved in a few youth homelessness programs. That’s where he found out about BAY-CASH.

“I heard about … potentially getting cash payments to help with all the necessary things I have to go through on a regular basis,” he told GBH. “I was absolutely ecstatic.” 

He told GBH that he plans to use the money to access food, clean clothes, and rent and housing expenses when he eventually has a place of his own again. He also hopes to one day save up to buy a car so he doesn’t have to rely on the city’s bus system.

The flexibility for him to choose how to spend the money is a key component to what Aronson believes is the magic of guaranteed income. 

“Current homelessness resources for young adults in Massachusetts are scarce, can be slow to deploy and inflexible, and often lead to inequitable outcomes for historically and systemically oppressed populations,” BAY-CASH shares on its website.

“[We are] trusting that young people know their needs and communities better than anyone else.”

Aronson added that the pilot program will provide the state with more evidence to consider something “a little bit more flexible than what they’ve developed,” and ensure that a budget would be available to enact something similar in other regions of the state.

Right now, the pilot program is being funded by private donors and foundations, along with the city of Cambridge via a one-time cash infusion, and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. 

The hope, Aronson said, is that this program proves its efficacy for the long haul.

“There’s some skepticism around and moralizing why folks are poor, why folks who are experiencing homelessness that causes us to suspect, ‘Oh, they must be wasting their money,’” Aronson said. “Over and over, the evidence is consistent that folks use these to meet their basic needs.”

For Deandre, who has dreams of someday becoming an architect, the program represents something greater.

“Just because we’re experiencing homelessness doesn’t mean it has to be a barrier for us to stop living our lives and that we can’t escape it,” he told GBH.

“With more programs such as BAY-CASH and with more people spreading awareness about the issues that are going on in our community … it’s all about making sure that the next person doesn’t have to experience what you’ve had to experience. It’s about doing what you can to eradicate homelessness, and I think that should be everyone’s ultimate goal.”"

-via GoodGoodGood, August 11, 2025

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look it isn't that hard you increase the amount of buses and make dedicated bus lanes on roads and MAKE THE BUSES FREE and the bus lanes can be converted into tram lines because they're already exclusive to transit AND YOU BUILD AND MAINTAIN RAIL BETWEEN TOWNS IT ISN'T HARD IT ISN'T HARD IT ISN'T HARD IT ISN'T HARD

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tired of the word boycott getting thrown around for things that very much are not going to be successful so here's some traits you should look for before choosing to participate in a boycott:

it should have a clearly stated demand, and that demand should be something that the boycotted party has control over and can actually change. "stop engaging in discriminatory hiring practices" is viable, "stop selling goods at a profit" is not

the boycott should only end when that goal is met. fixed end dates allow the boycotted party to just wait it out. one-day boycotts are especially comical

boycotts should expect an actual change in your behaviour. not doing something you can't afford the cost of or already weren't going to do isn't boycotting.

there should be some kind of clear organisational structure - somebody needs to relay demands to the boycotted party, be able to call off the boycott when their demands are met, and ensure everybody participating actually understands what the boycott is about

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the two party system in the US is spiraling out of control, towards the singularity of fascist control. the democrats are just as much architects and collaborators of the situation we find ourselves in. Things are not going to get better just by electing democrats. I’m sorry, it’s just not. It gets better when we demand better. When we fight for something better.

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i cant believe that there's still gamergate STANK on games that women enjoy. NASTY misogyny residue. stardew valley is in fact a video game. animal crossing is also a video game. so are otome games and dating sims and twee little cozy games. sometimes a bitch doesnt wanna play bloodborne that shit's hard

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the problem with the idea that we can bully cis men out of toxic masculinity is that toxic masculinity is fundamentally about bullying people seen as men into "proper" behavior. the patriarchy is absolutely in love with casual cruelty and shame as a way of modifying behavior. and whenever i see people trying to use toxic masculinity tactics but for feminist aims it makes me want to bite the walls. oh wow you are telling depressed boys that if they feel bad about themselves its all their fault for being a whiny bitch? are you also selling a $200 get rich quick scheme and sawdust supplements by any chance

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At least in my state, if you go in-patient psych at a hospital and you tell them you have no situation to go back to, they will try to work to get you on Medicaid and a housing situation through that. Often it is a "crisis stabilization" place who has more community ties and knows how to help you sign up for more things. If nothing else this makes a great appeal for disability AND will immediately qualify you for food stamps, both of which they can help you with. It has no real financial downside because any bill will go to Medicaid or to their financial office who will hear "I have negative zero money" and write-off your bill. I know in patient psych can be really distressing and I'm not sure if you've done it, but at least here they are fairly chill when you aren't like delusional in a dangerous way

hey ty. This is good to know for the future. I am already p connected with a care manager like i've mentioned i think this has been much more distressing bc it happened over the weekend and 2 weeks away from my next therapy appointment. i did ask my care manager to check in with the appt program but uhh she forgets things lol so i will ask her on monday. ty.

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ty for the people who sent nice messages. my dad is gonna have to sell the house and my dad basically told me doesn’t want to support me anymore and that includes living under his roof. like basically said he just doesn’t wanna take care of me lol. really cool stuff (literally all i ask for is food and medications). im still waiting on the apartment program but if that falls through then I truly don’t know what I will do lol. if anyone has any leads on wfh jobs or i dunno anyway to make money at all. just going on indeed feels like a lost cause. i don’t have the energy for any of it or anything but whatever!!!!. i do have payment links in my pinned but don’t feel obligated to give. im just um very lost and scared and no one in my life cares!

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hey so if you have secret prejudiced thoughts about an oppressed group. and you feel guilty about those thoughts. to be honest it isn’t very swagilicious when you go out of your way to turn a member of that oppressed group into your own personal confessional booth. I don’t need to know that you were secretly ableist about your wheelchair using coworker, actually. I don’t need to know that you used to hate trans people. you don’t need to make that my problem please