This is a question I never ever thought about, but thank you for posting it - now I wonder about it as well

Same about Morrowind vs. the newer Elder Scrolls. In Morrowind, the main quest character literally told you “here, take 200 gold and explore the world. Join a guild, or find some freelancer work.” Vs. Oblivion, where a city is literally under siege and you MUST go there (ideally right now) to save it.

Donate. If you don’t need the money and all your and your family members needs are met, I think donating would be the right ethical thing to do.

I recognize Warband in the first picture… I think I need to fire it up again.

I really like your post and the changes! Obviously it is a very divisive and polarized event. In my opinion, the lines you have drawn help in creating a productive discussion environment. I am very happy to have an admin team who can deal so well with this situation - thank you for your work and this post! I sincerely appreciate it.

Welcome to the Internet

I personally notice that for me, the usage of media in the respective language is extremely important.

Я надеюсь, для тебя ок если я пишу на русском. У меня где-то похожая ситуация - я родился в Германии, но вырос у русскоязычных родителей. С началом войны очевидно много культурных звязей развалилось. Мне очень сильно помогает слушать подкасты людей с похожими политическими позициями - например Радио Свобода или Новая Газета. Прямо сейчас, пока я пишу этот коммент, я слушаю песню Деда Архимеда про Курск. Мне лично это очень помогает.

Я считаю, что очень важно сохранять связь с твоими традициями и твоей культурой, даже если страна идёт в жопу. Я искренне понимаю, что тебе не хватает связи с твоим городом, обществом и культурой - это очень больно. Ты не один с этим чувством.

Ah, now I get why you liked the post ;) Thanks for updating!

I fear my screenshot is not that great :/

Ah, I just today in the morning blocked Lemmy.ml. Seems to have been interesting timing :)

And for other people reading this threat - always have a water bottle standing next to you! For me it was a bit game changer to have water quickly accessible. I’ve also implemented a tradition of drinking a bottle every morning - that immensely helps in getting your body active.

Only downside is that you’ll go to the toilet often.

In my opinion, it depends on the kind of dictatorship and your status of power. I assume that you’re an average US american looking at the election rn - then there isn’t really anything we can do here. The system is simply too strong, and Donald Trump has too much institutional authority to be stopped.

However, I ask you to keep in mind that dictatorship isn’t an authoritarian monolith and that we as common citizens have a possibility to influence and undermine authoritarian governments. Nazi Germany immediately comes to mind; many citizens disobeyed the government, may have leaked information or sabotaged important projects, even into the highest ranks (Stauffenberg and Schindler are prime examples). A dictatorship is only as effective as the bearers of power in a certain region. For example, police officers, but also common citizens (just keep in mind that a significant amount of Germans provided shelter for Jewish people).

It seems from my perspective that the authoritarian train cannot be stopped. So I’d do my best now to prepare for what is to come. Educate yourself about the key political players in your concrete region, if you decide to stay. Understand who holds the essential components of power - the council, the police officers, school district. Who supplies the common goods? Especially local producers often are connected strongly to the people and can be a major influence in the region. With this knowledge, you will be able to in turn exercise influence yourself and be able to help yourself and people who will be victims of Project 2025. We have a certain strength here - we know what it coming. Many people don’t. Use this knowledge for the good. Even if you cannot stop a “global” transition to the authoritarian regime which is to come, you can mitigate its effects on the local community by participating and influencing the bearers of decisions.

I hope it makes sense. If you disagree, feel free to reply - I’d love to get more input on this topic. If any further questions arise, don’t hesitate to ask :)

I think they forgot to mention ads

Thank you for the correction! I meant origin and forgot to write it :)

Or imagine installing uBlock and not seeing ads at all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

YouTube really promoted uBlock more than uBlock could even promote itself

Despacito. Kinda weird lyrics.

Congrats for getting the most downvotes on Lemmy I’ve ever seen. Which you absolutely deserve by the way, in my opinion.

That is actually impressively dumb

Like seriously, I think he really really put effort into being dumb here. You can’t be just randomly that ignorant here, I think

Isn’t that kinda satire?

Texas being Texas, I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯