doughnutplease.bsky.social
@doughnutplease.bsky.social
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Assuming all fanfiction is written poorly really just shows you've never been caught in the chokehold of a 150k slowburn that changed the course of your life at 2:40am written by someone whose username has 4 Zs in it and they only wrote one fic and then vanished like an ethereal legend.
November 25, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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Regarding the XZ backdoor, opensource dependencies, & unpaid maintenance:
#BasicIncome is the most effective way to save us all from this & other unforeseen calamities.
Unpaid labor holds up society, be it caretaking children, elderly, the disabled, or that essential code library
March 31, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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Now that CERB is gone poverty is again on the rise. What we can learn from this is that we need a #basicincome to fight #childpoverty: Child poverty is on the rise in Canada, putting over 1 million kids at risk of life-long negative effects #Canada #poverty theconversation.com/child-povert...
Child poverty is on the rise in Canada, putting over 1 million kids at risk of life-long negative ef...
Over one million Canadian children live in poverty. Child poverty is a pernicious childhood adversity that has detrimental long-term impacts on health, development and well-being throughout life.
theconversation.com
January 30, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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A basic income guarantee is a critical piece of economic infrastructure to achieve more sustainable, equitable, and just societies.

Our new paper breaks down why, and dispells common criticisms #basicincome #science 🧪

conservechange.medium.com/why-a-basic-...
Why a basic income would make our food systems (and societies) more sustainable
Food is expensive. Heck, life is expensive. If they tell us anything, the results of the 2024 US Presidential election tell us that people…
conservechange.medium.com
November 9, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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“Get a job!” they shout.
“Work hard” they shout.
News Flash: Poor people HAVE jobs and DO work very hard!!

~ STILL POOR!!
#UBI #BasicIncome #CostOfLivingCrisis #WealthInequality #Poverty
November 13, 2024 at 4:27 AM
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For anyone who signed my grade 8 yearbook-

I did stay cool. Thanks for the advice
November 15, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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resolved: people who insist that all social media sites must be places where users are constantly encountering and arguing with people over fundamental disagreement do so because their actual, real lives are echo chambers where they do not encounter any meaningful difference from day-to-day.
November 16, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.
November 15, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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❤️
November 15, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.
November 15, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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Sums up the current state of the US politics
November 15, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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I’m thinking my article from 5 yrs ago might be more relevant now than ever…except women aren’t bearing the burden anymore. We’re kinda OVER IT.
I should pitch an updated version to @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy

www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
Men Have No Friends and Women Bear the Burden
Women are increasingly playing the role of best friend, lover, and on-call therapist to their male partners.
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:14 PM