I had 3, but I moved away and lost touch. I sometimes wonder if they’re still there.

What you’re doing isn’t working either, but at least I haven’t failed and given up my principles!

I’ve been using Linux for almost 20 years, but I still remember the fear of the terminal. The truth is that there is not much that you need to learn for daily use. Unless I’m working on an actual project (like configuring servers/networking) I don’t spend much time in a CLI. Start with a beginner friendly distro (Linux Mint Debian Edition is my pick). You shouldn’t need terminal at all for basic usage. Next, find some tutorials on basic Linux terminal usage and practice. The goal isn’t to “learn every command” but to just familiarize yourself with how it works. Learn how to navigate your files and folders (ls, cp, mv, touch, etc). Learn how to edit text files (use nano). After that, anything you need to learn will be because you want to do something beyond basic use.

This is my changed approach. I used to do what you’re suggesting and it didn’t get anywhere either. It just left me frustrated and worn down. Nowadays I put my actual effort into organizing on the ground in my area. Anything I do online is for my own satisfaction.

What is it with you liberals not understanding that the moral superiority isn’t fake?

Failing the same way over and over again isn’t a strategy either.

Why would any of those people ever help with my leftist agenda? I’m not going to work with fascists or other genocide-enjoyers just to have someone to work with. I’m just hoping that well meaning libs will eventually get tired of having the rug pulled out from under them by the people they elect.

Stop thinking liberals are on your side. They will never stand up to fascism.

I’m happy with my OnePlus

I remapped the power button of my computer to whatever that series of keypresses is that exits vim.

More humane than decades on death row tbh.

They are all innocent until proven guilty, and even then, they shouldn’t be shipped off to be tortured in foreign prisons.

We need to start doxxing ICE agents.

It’s small now, but growing. You can’t scroll infinitely for new content. It’s grown a lot in the time I’ve been here. The smallness can be a positive if you work to have genuine interactions with people. There’s no “karma” and some instances have disabled down votes entirely. You have sometimes subscribe to more than one community of the same topic (each on a different instance).

I use PipePipe and Mullvad to watch YouTube everyday. Occasionally it complains, and I just have to change the VPN server.

Every fucking version displays our HTML email signatures differently.

Subscription search seems at odds with privacy.

I’ve got to admit that I’ve never used Plex (I’m a cantankerous open software fanatic), but how do you get your media on there? You’re hosting your own server so presumably you’re downloading the media somehow. Are you doing it manually? If so, you can do the same with Jellyfin. Is it automated with some tool built into Plex?

I don’t want anyone to get discouraged because of this post. Bottom line is that it is very easy to make a “live USB” of a Linux distro and play around with it. There is zero risk or commitment in doing so. Another great option is to install it on an old computer you have or can easily get. It may or may not “be for you”, but it is very easy to try out.

I’m surprised by the resistance to Jellyfin in this thread. If you are using Plex, you’re already savvy enough to use bittorrent and probably the *arrs. If you can configure that stuff, Jellyfin is absolutely something you can handle. If you like Docker, there’s good projects out there. If you’re like me and you don’t understand Docker, use Swizzin community edition. If you can install Ubuntu or Debian, and run the Swizzin script, you’re in business.