…I was talking about the US, not lemmy, if that was your confusion.

I would hope so.

I hate it in this hellhole, and the only language these wastes of oxygen understand is money. Every bit of divestment helps.

That’s wild, I’m sorry you gotta deal with that.

Survival skills + demonstrated empathy/care with other living beings are positives for any person. Hopefully you find someone who appreciates that. /gen

Plant growing is gendered now?

All the cishet men I’ve known who have had gardens grew all kinds of stuff, from fruits and vegetables to culinary herbs and flowers.

Maybe I’m in a bubble but damn I feel sorry for the dudes in the OP.

Also the gig will last ~6 months if you’re lucky

This is also how I feel.

Getting different perspectives from different circles instead of being migrated to one dominant website culture is a big part of why I haven’t moved to piefed, since it seems like that semi-forced centralization is part of their vision.

I think the issue is not having a desktop-type computer at all and having a tablet/phone that’s so locked down the kid isn’t given the opportunity to explore or troubleshoot.

Tinkering is how you learn to solve problems, which requires having something tinker-able without having to go down a hacky rabbithole.