Serinus

https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/#41-piracy

I'm sure other instances have their own policies. Some are willing to take on more legal risk than LW.

So don't encourage despair in Americans. It'll be a lot easier if half of us are on your side, both trying to save America from fascism.

Don't capitulate in advance.

I'd buy some but it's likely to be 150% more expensive by the time I get to it.

I wonder what happens to the US economy if many citizens stop making large or discretionary purchases.

It's a good warning (you hope). You clearly grabbed shady software. If you're lucky it's not malicious, this time.

Turns out a lot of people are competent if given a chance. I'd argue that means we should give different kinds of people that chance.

what us yanks can do besides just trying not to spend ANY money.

That's about to get a lot easier. How do you feel about a $3000 laptop? Car manufacturing might just stop temporarily. They've got a month to figure out how to change pretty major processes that companies may not have the current ability to change.

And let's see if they're going to move into the US or out.

It is exactly the same as Twitter in all of the ways that matter.

I think the fucking Nazi at the head matters.

But it needs to stay. Mastodon is better, but Bluesky has momentum, and anything to get people off Twitter.

Mastodon is still there, and first.

This isn't one you can dig yourself out of.

And the boss is likely not on site.

Yes, typically. I don't know if that trumps "the bank has to give you your money when you ask for your money."