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Yep, own a manual, driven manuals prior, and learned when I was young (conceptually at least, I grew up racing motorcycles, and the idea of clutch+shifting became a thing when I was about 8). Never formally was “taught” in a car, just got in and started driving one. Am 32 in Appalachia.

Screenshot this and attach it as a request for citizenship exception.

I see enough and know a few relatively “rich” people that go against American capitalism. They’re obviously not Musk and Gates, but where they have no wants and would be able to weather most any hardship thrown their way, short of the catastrophic medical emergency (but again, that is only a function of American capitalism).

It’s hard to point at a specific part of the American system and say “this is what is wrong”. I think a lot of millennials are coming to the conclusion that the system is broken and is absolutely stacked against them. Student loans, medical debt, the housing market, stagnating wages amongst record profits across the board, bailouts for banks, Wall St corruption, billionaires paying $50 in taxes, continued failed DoD audits and lost money. There is plenty of money in the system to be “given away” when the receiving party is a corporation or hedge fund or defense contractor or bank.

It also doesn’t help that anyone not retiring in the next 20 years is paying into Social Security under the assumption that it’s lost money. The devil that is socialist programs is a hard sell when the population blaming you for the “collapse of American Capitalism” actively benefits from a program I’m paying into, but will likely never see benefit from. Universal Healthcare UBI, free school lunches etc seems way more palatable through that lens.

Those days are (currently) behind me. I tried to do that while fresh out of college, a decade ago. Lol now my current job/life don’t leave me any time/willpower to want to learn that. In the future, hopefully, but not right now.

That is an extreme oversimplification of the issue. It would be way easier to support capitalism if the end result wasn’t continued increasing concentration of wealth with a decreasing number of people. Maybe a better phrasing for the disdain people have is that we hate American capitalism. That encompasses not just the market, but the tax system and general financial landscape Americans have currently. It’s the ability for companies to report record profits, announce layoffs, increase supply, and fight against wage increase and better benefits, all in the same breath, that creates the hatred people have right now.

Graduated with a criminology degree, do work with vocational rehab and have done random stints of juvenile services. I don’t have a tech background, but definitely have an interest in tech stuff, I’d say easily moreso than the average citizen.

But like, I’ve tried to learn HTML and I couldn’t get past the first few Khan Academy lessons lol. The logic it used just didn’t jive with my brain.

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I AM.

Wanna argue about it???

Yup. I will “respond” to so many things, but I tend to not post the response. Just typing out my thoughts is usually enough, and when thinking more critically of what the motivation of my response is, it usually tends to boil down to “I want this other person to think I’m correct”. But that’s exactly why they responded first, and then it turns into an argument. No one is trying to learn, we’re trying to win.

Same I think? Idk when metric users round up, but I’m ~1.85m. I just don’t fit comfortably lol.

Ideally, I’d be able to hook up whatever to it and use it as like…supplemental power, but honestly, I’m about as little work as possible. I’m working on my exercise bike rn, I run, I have a water rower and am planning on buying a nicer one soon cause my Amazon Special one is lacking now after using a nice one. But the recumbent bike in front of a TV is just unbeatable. I can play Xbox and just mindlessly pedal on it, and unlike the exercise bike, I don’t feel it in my taint (sorry for the imagery) for 2 days afterwards. Lol

I also try the water stuff, just doesn’t help. I have a camelback on my chair I fill with water I drink out of lmao

Some people also eat from boredom or habit; sit in front to the TV, get a snack. Turn on the Xbox, get a snack.

It’s me, I’m people. And I’m not even out of shape, just bad habits.

I’m real close to trading in my gaming chair for a recumbent bike. I’ve done it before, but sold it in a move. I don’t even sweat; I just keep moving. Works well.

If I were to pick one, I’d call it the Menocene. Seems apt.

I did Google it though, if you want the actual answer.

See?!?¡ This is proof that global warming doesn’t exist!

Suck it, Libs.