tbh, the real reason to use paper straws instead of plastic is that they’re much more biodegradable, not so much the CO2 use. we should use way less plastic in general, imo

and it bears mentioning that the CO2 released by private jets still pales in comparison to what the airline industry produces; the average global northerner’s overseas holiday is still very destructive for the environment (tho obviously not as much as a rich fuck using a private jet)

according to this wiki article, over its lifetime a plastic straw will release 1,46 grams of CO2, while a paper straw will release 1,38 grams of CO2. that’s a saving of 0,08 grams.

and according to this article, a private jet releases 4,9 kilograms of CO2 per mile.

so: assuming you are using one straw per day, a year of using paper straws instead of plastic straws offsets about 0,006 miles of one private jet, or a bit more than 10 meters.

that’s fun.

yes, this is what will happen, but don’t delude yourself into thinking this is new

what you describe has been the reality of agriculture (and other industries) for a while now, and not just in the US, it’s this way in canada too for example

then wtf does white even mean

nothing, that’s the whole point of whiteness

its a made up in-group created to justify and facilitate european colonialism

honestly surprised more than half of the apps on Flathub are verified! I expected it to be less

back before the redesign, it felt like most apps had “note: this wrapper is not made by, or affiliated with the original developers” somewhere

that only applies to white people, silly!

As true as this is, I will always down vote copypasta.

what “slavery is allowed if the enslaved person is a prisoner” does to you

which was a reboot of 70s Asia war

but it doesn’t work perfectly, xeyes through XWayland only follows your cursor if it’s hovering another XWayland window

which makes it a fun way to see which apps use XWayland tho!

i use Heroic Games Launcher, and while the experience isn’t as seamless as steam (or GOG Galaxy on windows), it works pretty well!

it does the 3 things I need most from a game launcher well: install games, manage games, play games

its not dystopian, just a shit product

im here with my silly, un-epic Normal Mattress™ that doesn’t have any temp control. it is somewhat cold right now, and I don’t feel that’s dystopian

this reminds me of the Hippocratic License, which comes with a bunch of modules restricting the use of software based on ethical considerations (for example, there’s a module forbidding the use by police, and another one forbidding the use by any institution on the BDS list)

i think the FSF, in their eternal and unchallengeable wisdom (/s), also declared that it wasn’t foss

you’re thinking too small

1000$/year baybeee!

or rather, they’ll find the perfect balance of profitability, between how many people can afford it VS how much they’d pay for it

the poors will die but that is a sacrifice they are enthusiastic to make

and someone who makes good memes, they would certainly be an icon!

we should give them a name that reflects that… LOLicon perhaps? an icon of the LOL!

tbh a 20$ game isn’t any less capitalist

because it’s not about being “pro-life”, it’s about controlling women’s bodies

to clarify: the game monopoly plagiarized was created to mock landlords (the game in question is The Landlord’s Game)

because they’re trying to manufacture consent for a war with Iran

i’ll be honest, considering the extreme complicity from the israeli public to the genocide their government is doing, i strongly doubt this