OK. I don't think you owe it to them, either. I just don't think a lot of them are a lost cause, and if we can somehow get it through their skulls, Trump loses in a landslide. Doesn't solve the American Fascism problem, but it's a necessary step.

Ultimately, yes. In practice, though, we don't live in a proper information ecosystem anymore. I know plenty of people with their heads willingly shoved up their asses, but I also know good-hearted people who don't get it. I do believe ignorance is culpability, one some level. But not absolutely.

I very much agree. Though, for what it's worth (and it's worth very little, imo), I don't think most Americans who support mass deportation really understand what that will look like because they're being blatantly lied to by the architects of the plan.

I don't think it's a scandal when more than half the country says they want this. It's absolutely vile, but here we are.

I cackled.

THIS is one of the most important things you can learn in communication, especially communicating science.

oh, crap. Seen the gif a billion times, but never knew he was dancing to Ghostbusters.

"Desktop" is just as valid a folder as "Downloads"

My trick: list by size, and delete the top 10% of the list. Boom. Probably half the size. Don't worry about all the other stuff in there. Problem... solved? Solution 2: buy more storage. (These tricks work for multi-TB or -PB HPC storage too, in my direct experience. 😜)

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