A great deal of people don't view society as theirs. When someone stands outside the system, what is there to lose or care about? Personally, I believe i see your larger point, but many people don't consider the social and responsibility this way.

When considering the golden rule, it can help to recall many 'others' would prefer folks not 'do unto them' in the same way... or, frankly, at all.

Villages now available from Amazon, financed through affirm, for low, monthly prices!

So... they sell, lease, etc either your data or some value added bullshit services or products based on your data for a higher price due to monopoly?

Thanks for reminding me to prioritize the capacity for dignified exit from the game.

So many interesting people and conversations have happened from hosting couch surfers over the years for me.

"Discovering"... this land is your land, this land is my land 🎵

Hurray for new normals!

Love this one. Reminds me of the quote "never stop looking for what's not there."

How can you possibly combine capitalism & government mandates, and not see corruption emerge?

It's almost as if decades of identity politics fed to the uneducated masses is super effective.

Maybe younger folks aren't looking for a new digital home/platform? Insta, tiktok, and yt as well as maybe generally caring less about their relationships with large corporations and privacy?