You’re trying to scam a Linux community into giving you private data or money? Bold strategy.

Go home, Tankie.

Interesting. Never thought about it this way.

First thing to come to my mind: logograms. &, %, +, @. They are quite similar to Kanji. They each have different “readings”, like “&”, which can be “et”, but also “and” or “und” or “y”, depending on the kontext of the reader. So it is not phonetical, but defined pictorally.

Also, maybe Onomatopoesia? Buzz. Hiss. Sizzle. Pop. Slurp. Tick-tock. But I think that does not really meet your criteria.

Or concepts like a U-turn, T-shirt, V-neck, A-frame. They use the shape of a letter as a descriptive element.

And the last thing that comes to my mind would be zigzag (GER: Zickzack). It kind of depicts a broken, alternating line. It’s not really fully visual, but the reduplication and the harsh contrast of syllables try to immitate a stark alternation.

Maybe “synaesthesia” is a distant topic that might interest you, although it is a very broad field. Visual concepts may be distantly related to phonetic concepts and vice versa.

Do you have coffee as part of your breakfast? It is known to cause bowl movements. I usually don’t eat anything in the morning, but 5mins after my first coffee is finished, it’s potty time.

Good questions. I’d like to refer to the answer from panda_abyss. It’s called “stoic philosophy” or “stoicism”, and it’s a mighty tool, if you know how to handle it. Over the years it actually helped me with anxiety/panic and depression. To me, it was even more effective than therapy, because following stoic principles actually feels like some sort of low-level-everyday-therapy.

So if you struggle with overwhelming emotions about where the world is headed, I’d recommend giving this a read or two.

As a non-native english speaker, your first real sentence very much broke my brain. Good point, tho

Geez, your story is heartbreaking. I wish you and your sister all the best. Also, have you ever thought about emmigrating? I know that many countries do currently experience similar shifts, but I guess the US is leading the polls right now when it comes to living a toxic life under constant pressure. I really wonder why there arent more US americans grabbing all their stuff and their loved ones and leave for a better life. The biggest struggle would be the language barrier, but NZ, AU or CA should still be possible.

Never thought about it this way… especially in the context of slave ownership. Thanks for the new perspective.

Thats a brilliant question. I might be in the minority here, but one thing I’ve always wrestled with is whether ACAB is best understood as a critique of an institution or as a judgment of every individual within that group.

Personally for me, the strongest argument has always been the institutional one. I have deep criticisms or even hatred of how police power is (ab)used, of the historical role in protecting existing power structures, and of the ways in which accountability regularly fails.

At the same time, I’m less convinced that every individual who wears a badge is equally malicious or equally committed to those structures. Some actively reinforce them, some passively uphold them, and some try, with varying degrees of success, to mitigate harm from within. My best friends father is serving as a police officer here in Germany, and he is as left as it gets. He became a cop bc “that’s where the change needs to happen”. He’s openly anti-racist, supports refugees, is active in labor and union issues, has privately attended demonstrations against far-right groups, and has never been shy about criticizing police misconduct, especially if it’s about his very own colleagues.

That’s why the Edward Snowden question is interesting. If someone works within a coercive state institution, but then exposes wrongdoing at enormous personal cost, what does that tell us about the institution? What about the individual?

So I’d say: the police is one of the biggest problems of our societies. Comes right after the fight against climate change and the fight against capitalism. But IMO it’s wrong to say ACAB, because the problem is too complex for such a simple solution. Philosophy says it’s every individuals own action that should decide over their fate. Feel free to argue with me, since I’m open to changing my mind.

Edit: typo

Im with you. And i think social media didnt stop being social by accident. Once a platform becomes expected to grow forever:

• People stop being the product’s purpose and become a resource to extract value from
• Communities become audiences
• Conversations become content
• Hobbies become enshittified engagement metrics

Id argue that the internet didnt suddenly forget how to be social, but that it was purposfully optimized not to be.

If you are into fantasy, then I need to recommend you the books of Brandon Sanderson, especially the Stormlight Archive series. It’s so epic, nothing else comes close

First of all: great thing that you found something that you can be passionate about. Thats worth a lot.

On topic: I am not a native english speaker, so when reading english literature, I prefer sentences that are grammatically and syntactically somewhat well-structured. It becomes much easier for me to read when authors do not rely too heavily on context, but instead ensure that each sentence contains a clear subject, verb, and the necessary objects. Thats the main thing bothering me in your texts The downside is that this can make the writing sound somewhat formal or scientific, which might not be to your liking. So maybe don’t listen to me at all :D

Also, I know many people on here dont like AI, but text handling is exactly what it was made for. With the right prompts, you could analyse your work and look for low-quality-sentences and manually overthink them. Just as an idea.

I dont know If you can LARP it, but the Stormlight Archive is a pretty cool fandom. Highly recommend

Nice answer. TY for the in-depth explanation.

Mhm, I think this is more complicated than it looks. The LF today isn’t a direct Linux kernel funding body and more an umbrella for open-source governance (infrastructure, events, certification, security work, to name a few). So the other 97% are not necessarily wasted. Also, many kernel developers are paid outside of the LF by companies like Red Hat, Google, AMD, SUSE, Microsoft. So in reality there is alot more cash flowing towards Linux kernel development. A better/sharper criticism would be that the LF has become an industry consortium for “enterprise open source” or so, rather than a Linux-centered foundation. The counterpoint on the other Hand is that this founded infrastructure is exactly what allows large-scale open-source projects to function in the first place.

I think there are many right answers, and in the end it’s dependent on your personal likings. I am self-hosting using Fedora, and I couldn’t be happier.

As someone who is not at all into programming, this title made me genuinely think I had a stroke.

First of all, I’d say we’re on the same side. Israel is acting like a disgusting piece of shit. Also, many Israelis are abusing the term “antisemitic” to discredit people that they dont like. But I think we still need to differentiate. Therefore let me answer your question:

If the vanalism is against Israeli officials/buildings/state institutions, thats fine! Like ambassies, consulates, (international) representatives, politicians, economic figures, IDF members, etc… They are waging war and genocide, they deserve our anger + protest.

But If it hits religious institutions, private folks, jewish communities, holocaust memorials, etc. with no Israeli state background or links to the IDF, then maybe dont attack them, because otherwise it really is nothing but antisemitism. And that’s the point. If it was really only about the state of Israel, then why do so many “protests” explicitly target Jewish religious institutions (like synagogues, cemeteries, schools) rather than Israeli ones? It is not even rare thing to happen, thats why I wonder why you are asking. Examples:

Moldova, Kasauti. A Holocaust memorial was vandalized with ‘free Palestine’ graffiti.

Ukraine, Uman. A swastika was painted on a Jewish café.

UK, Glasgow. “Free Palestine” and “Fuck the no really Jews” were painted on a wall.

Italy, Milan. A man shouted “murderers” in front of a Jewish nursing home.

Italy, Milan. An elderly Jewish man, wearing a hat with a Star of David, was walking his dog, when a man tore off his hat, trampled it, and called the elderly man “dirty Jew.”

Italy, Milan. An Orthodox Jewish man was insulted on his way to a synagogue by an Italian couple who said to him, “F—king Zionist! You kill children!” On his way home he was shoved by a young man who shouted antisemitic epithets at him.

Germany, Oldenburg. An incendiary device was thrown at the door of the Oldenburg synagogue.

Belgium, Fleron. The home of Belgian Holocaust survivors was vandalized with “Gaza Free” and a swastika.

Munich, Germany. A man stood in front of the main synagogue, shouted antisemitic insults and give Hitler salutes.

Montevideo, Uruguay. A doll depicting a Jewish women with a Star of David and a spear piercing her forehead was displayed during a march for International Women’s Day.

Paris, France. A man wearing a kippah was attacked as he left a synagogue.

Babenhausen, Germany. A Jewish memorial column was smeared with paint.

Geneva, Switzerland. “Exterminate the Jews” and “Death to Zionists” graffiti were found in Geneva after a pro-Palestinian rally.

https://newengland.adl.org/resources/article/global-antisemitic-incidents-wake-hamas-war-israel

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/02/13/maryland-synagogue-antisemitism-vandalism/

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-leandro-high-school-lawsuit-22220489.php

https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/my-synagogue-is-seen-as-too-dangerous-for-kids-72ndg5cdb

Countdown-Timer on e.g. Amazon that try to FOMO-pressure me into buying the item. Edit: typo

Additional note: Your framing is somewhat binary, relying on a “if you’re not with me, you’re against me” logic. I understand the emotions that come with this topic, but your logic reduces complex positions to two options despite the existence of intermediate views. Nuanced actors might then be pushed into opposing camps, therefore intensifying conflict.

Edit, for context: Damned be Israel for everything they are doing right now. I am just trying to maintain some discourse quality.