I donated to Kamala's campaign ($10), but then I realized what direction they were taking around the DNC and stopped giving them money.

Not all doners agreed with her platform, just like how not all voters did.

Yeah they did

This is the way. First, second, third base and home.

Although doesn't have to be every time. Can skip bases, go backwards, etc.

Currently on Windows 11 (yuck) and have a Galaxy S23.

Next devices I'm looking at are a Framework laptop and Fairphone.

The QR code sounds super easy which is a good sign. I guess most of my complaints rest with what a full FOSS and pro-privacy cyber-system would look like overall. I come from a Windows world so I have those household names stuck in my head, like Word, Outlook, etc. I guess I'm really looking for a guide that has a 1:1 for the entire OS from Windows to Linux, and maybe more if it improves people's lives. Thinking Jellyfin and Bitwarden and all those purpose-driven applications.

At this point I don't know what I don't know, and I just wish that some of the awesome devs on Lemmy would post a guide to all of this, soup to nuts style. Maybe one day

I just have realistic expectations of my elected representatives actually advocating for my interests in government.

Dems could sure accelerate our energy transition away from fossil fuels towards green energy with more initiatives like the IRA and GND.

Dems could sure undo Reaganomics and Citizens United, audit our contracts with corporations so they work for us, break up monopolies, and a heck of a lot of other things to get us moving in the right direction.

Truth is that a growing portion of Americans support these. Leftist populism is on the rise. And we might have a good chance to organize this time around because Dems have stopped telling those comforting lies to their base. Kamala didn't do what Obama did. The Dems' true nature was seen far and wide.

Dems are the ones smothering themselves with comforting lies, and the disappointint truth is that they'll keep losing elections in favor of elected representatives who actually listen to their base: Republicans.

God I wish I could learn more about this shit.

For all of the Linux and FOSS nerds on Lemmy, I don't think I've seen one make a guide on how to have good digital stewardship of oneself. Syncthing sounds freaking awesome. Still feel like there's a barrier to entry for me though

One angle that might explain the lack of media coverage on a win for the working class against the interest of capital owners is that the media itself, at least the mainstream slice of it, is owned by the capitalist class.

MSM will cover things if they think it'll bring in more ratings. You see it with how many news outlets are treating the upcoming Trump administration. For Cons, they're banking on a viewer base that'll be more interested in Trump coverage. For Dems, they're banking on a viewer base that'll be more hateful and agree of Trump coverage.

So when you have wins for the working class that Biden's administration directly helped with, and when you have a media industry that just won't cover it out of their own self-interest, you have to wonder if the administration will spend Americans' on advertising or just keep it and move on.

One might say that the best time to do that advertising is during an election campaign though. And that begs the question as to why Biden nor Harris brought this up in their campaigns.

Might it be that those groups are also subject to the capitalist class?

Truly spoken.

Lot of pro-status-quo sentiment on Lemmy. The election is over too so bots might not be as high, a potential indicator of actual sentiment of Lemmings.

Have to keep pushing this else nothing ever changes

Bro it's perfectly normal for Americans to do this too...

I swear, the Twitter snowflakes want to use the lamest of dunks to own the Libs. Then they fail to realize that they might do this themselves.

Aww, who am I kidding. Twitter shills don't engage in family functions, or have kids for that matter.

Imagine not using NewPipe, which has no ads and can play music in the background while you use other apps simultaneously (Samsung only feature I've heard, but still)

Don't forget that Biden was the first president to walk a picket line. No other president had ever done that in America's history. That single action won over the UAW.

Then, Biden fought back against the railroad corporations and won a contract for workers that includes PTO and other basic labor necessities.

Then, Biden reduced fentanyl overdoses, something that no president has done in like 30-40 years.

Couple this with BBB and IRA, you have a much more progressive president than what people give water to it.

And the rich.