Is that half of the point of a social link aggregation and discussion platform?

Is that half of the point of a social link aggregation and discussion platform?

For the "ThErE aRe WaYs To DiScHaRgE sTuDeNt DeBt!1!1!!" crowd:

I've been trying to get approved for SSDI since November 2020. I'm 36 and have an MBA with ~$156,000 in student loan debt.

I'm Autistic with PTSD, C-PTSD, Chronic Suicidal Ideation, Chronic Insomnia, Agoraphobia, Treatment-Resistant Depression, Multiple Anxiety Disorders, IBS-C, IBS-D, Fibromaylygia, Recurrent SIBO, potentially Sjögren's Syndrome (I had a saliva gland lip biopsy yesterday), Hypoglycemia, GERD, Anal Fissures, and the diagnoses keep growing.

I haven't been able to work since December 2019.

I received my FIFTH denial from SSA in late May (I took the first claim to the Appeals Council and started my second claim in October 2022 after the Appeals Council upheld the ALJ Denial). I'm currently trying to find a lawyer (again).

Granted, the above is anecdotal, but I have seen anecdotes like mine all over social media and IRL, especially with the pandemic and Long-COVID.

These "targeted student loan forgiveness options" are virtually impossible to receive, and you pretty much have to "spend" the equivalent of the student loan amount between lost wages and lawyer fees actually to have a chance to be eligible for them.

Student loan forgiveness needs to happen. It needs to be comprehensive and wide-ranging. It's not only the humane thing to do, it's the best chance of stabilizing our economy long-term (followed by climate change mediation and reversal).

To be fair to the journalist(s), it could be a budgetary issue. It's a small town, and their 98-year-old mother was living with them.

Was.

The stress of the search killed her.

Meyer also blames the home raid for stressing his 98-year-old mother enough to cause her death on Saturday. Joan Meyer was the newspaper’s co-owner.

Oh... Fun Fact. I'm from KCMO where the Chief served for 24 years. Look up our gun violence rate (maybe you can't, I tried, and it looks like news agencies just stopped counting due to the frequency - the last one was just on Saturday) and our homicide rate.

And Missouri just voted to mandate that KCMO gives KCPD 25% of our municipal budget... While not even having full control of the force. Nothing like Civil War relics fucking us over in the 21st century.

KCPD has only solved 32 murders this year (as of June 28). As we're on pace for to make a new record for annual homicides

And, of course, Missouri has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation. And the State bans the city from passing firearm regulation.

So.. yeah, 24 years of service to a PD that is known to be corrupt. And misogynistic. And Racist. Very Racist.

I can relate.

A number of issues, not the least of which was my birther believing unironically that Obama was the Antichrist, led me to go no contact with my family for what will be an entire decade come this December.

A Samsung display could put this device in Samsung/Apple tier territory real quick if they price it right and at least match Samsung on software updates.

The Open is quickly becoming what the Pixel Fold should have been.

Original article from CNBC:

These are America’s 10 worst states to live and work in for 2023, and there’s a big surprise at the very bottom - CNBC July 14, 2023

MEDIA BIAS FACT CHECK rates CNBC as:

Overall, we rate CNBC Left-Center Biased based on story selection that leans left. We also rate them Mostly Factual in reporting rather than High due to two failed fact checks.

Further, U.S. News & World Report has multiple Missouri state rankings, with the majority holding rankings between # 30/50 and # 39/50, with an overall ranking of # 30/50.

Missouri | #30 in Overall Ranking - U.S. News & World Report

MEDIA BIAS FACT CHECK rates U.S. News & World Report as:

Overall, we rate U.S. News & World Report Left-Center biased based on story selection that slightly favors the left and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.

However, if learning about people "jerking themselves off whenever some shitstick propaganda outlet runs an opinion piece that they agree with" is of interested to you, you may be interested in this article:

GOP's crumbling case against Biden on crime, immigration and inflation - AXIOS July 22, 2023

Words that have proven wise to live by:

1 in 30 American children were homeless as of 2013.

The report was released in November 2014 by the National Center on Family Homelessness at American Institutes for Research. Between 2012 and 2013, the rate of homelessness among children rose by 8% nationally. “That means that 1 in 30 American children—2.5 million—were homeless in 2013,” Dr. Bassuk, founder and former president of The National Center on Family Homelessness, said. “These are historically high rates.

Child Homelessness: A Growing Crisis - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration April 6, 2022

Those were 2013 numbers. Pandemic numbers eclipsed those.

The United States:

"First world" nation or "shit hole" country?

We have everything we need to be the former.

Our (GOP) politicians religiously ensure that we remain the latter.

That could be from the buzzing.

Interesting bootlicker take amidst a content creator strike in Hollywood. Granted YouTube isn't under those Unions, but the power dynamics are quite similar (#YouTubeUnion)

Sponsors don't give a shit about creators, they are just an annoying necessity for the content creator.

Why give a shit about a sponsor who doesn't give a shit about the YouTuber you enjoy?

I don't want to, but I'm thinking about switching to FF since Edge and Chrome have been having freezing issues for the past six months or so.

Native ad blocking via extension would definitely help nudge me over. Especially since I'm considering getting a OnePlus Open and a web browser would be a vital part of the Foldable experience.

I'm really leaning into buying a OnePlus Open when they come out, depending on price.

I currently have an iPhone 12 Pro Max, which is starting to act like a three-year-old phone.

With the price hikes, the iPhone 15 Pro Max could be within $100-$200 of the Open, if OnePlus decides to price the Open closer to the Oppo Find N2 rather than the Samsung Galaxy Fold.

So... $1,199 for an iPhone 15 Pro Max with an outdated screen, still no touchID, and no mute switch, or...

Possibly ~ $1,099 - $1,399 for a OnePlus Open for what will be the largest foldable on the market with the latest hinge tech, fingerprint scanner, and a mute switch.

I'll likely pick up a cheap Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic LTE to use until the Watch6 Classic comes down in price next year.

1. I'm just getting started, but I'll become more active as I get used to Lemmy's interface.

2. I'm passionate about politics. I'm Autistic and you could say that politics is my special interest.

3. Well, we know what not to do after years of watching the abuse by the mods of r/politics. It should be open, simple, and reputable. Ban disinformation and hate speech, filter out tabloid sources, and focus on driving healthy conversations within the community.

4. It depends on your definition of "political views". Disinformation, hate speech, and anti-science propaganda that leads to people getting killed has no place in a civil community.

Compared to Google, I think the SOC that will make it stand apart from the Pixel Fold. The Tensor 2 chip was still based on Exynos, so having the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will put it up against Samsung almost immediately.

Compared to Samsung, it will likely come down to a boring iteration with relatively dependable QC vs a device pushing the boundaries of the genre with potentially less dependable QC.

I do think the Open could become the Foldable for ROM junkies. I think that market will prefer the SD over the Tensor.

I was about to say something similar.

I have an Apple Watch Series 7. Average battery life is ~30 hours. Less if it runs on LTE instead of Bluetooth.

That watch is more expensive than the Galaxy Watch 4. At launch and second hand.

Now you can get a good/mint condition used Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 46mm LTE for around ~$150 on Swappa. The same tier Apple Watch Series 7 on Swappa goes for ~$225 on Swappa.

And the Apple Watch doesn't even have blood pressure like the Watch 4 does. Granted, you have to do some sideloading to get it working in the States until FDA clears it, but the hardware is still there.

I agree about wanting the phone.

While the earlier renders were considerably sleeker, I'm fine with the added bulkiness look considering that they went with Samsung screens last minute, and it looks like it will have either a Time-of-Flight (ToF) and/or a LiDAR sensor in the camera.

Price will be the deciding factor between this and a Motorola Edge Plus 2013 for me.

OnePlus is ticking all the right boxes for me to invest in my first foldable. If they land the price (ideally the $1,399.99 or less that the Pixel Fold was rumored to be), it's a guaranteed buy for me.

From what I've read, OnePlus updates are slower than Samsung but faster than Motorola.

God forbid someone aggregates links to a link aggregation platform.

Oh, whatever shall we do?

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