They are text files but they are not "plaintext". They are (optionally) encrypted with a user-supplied password. That is why you need ssh-agent to stay sane.

true but non sequitur

/r/waterloo was good and /r/kitchener was a fascist spawning ground.

On that subreddit, racist shit was okay but calling something racist was not.

The world in microcosm

decades I think

Kovarex got the last dollar he will see out of me. What a horrid person.

An even more highly infectious and dangerous pandemic.

You are being hateful towards religion. That is very different than rationally opposing religious oppression and persecution, which obviously is a thing that does exist and needs to be opposed, but which does not define religion. You can't make things better with hate. Figure your shit out.

WHAT religion? I was one of those edgy young mid 90s atheists.

Look, I'm sorry. I can see that you have trauma. But please don't take it out on other people.

You would only have to uncritically believe what you were told growing up by state PSAs, sitcoms, cartoons, teachers, librarians, medical professionals, therapists, other police officers, religious leaders, and probably your parents and grandparents. Every shadow you see on the cave wall tells you that the police are the answer to every problem.

"There's nothing wrong with you. Shut up or I'll give you something to complain about."

having needs