Sounds like someone doesn't know (or care) what can happen to protestors that are protesting the "wrong things"... Like oil and gas pipelines, for example, or training centers for heightened police militarization. Or foreign policy, even, that one has been happening for generations already.

Lol if only they would protest the right way, they wouldn't have to worry about anything, right?

Take my comment as an upvote. I think the current number is a proper reaction already :)

... Unless you put your own OS on it? Think that's still possible in 2024, right?

AliExpress too, to some extent,, depending on what it is. Usually has "direct from the mainland" shipping, though.

Also, Chicago like NYC has become a lot "safer" in many areas due to cameras, "proactive" policing, etc. Come to Detroit sometime, we don't have money yet for "cool" stuff like that. See what kind of a difference it makes lol. Even back in the day, Chicago and Detroit went back and forth as the murder capitals of the US (NYC got in there too a lot). Those numbers weren't just relatively high, they were absolutely just high on their own. Just because you never had trouble yourself, doesn't mean... Blah blah blah. Happy New Year btw

Yeah, not proud of the snarky finish, but I think we're definitely talking past each other a bit either way.

Side note: even without guns, China has a surprisingly high incidence of mass attacks at primary schools -- with weapons other than guns. Knives are the most common, ppl on a rampage don't mind putting in the extra work if they have to I guess... But yeah. Primary schools.

Its cool to be a contrarian on the internet, but I've got two young children too, and tbf any violence in schools is too much. Honestly don't give a shit if even 99% of "shootings" were just that (they're not, but still), that 1% is no less serious of a problem than if it was 99%.

Especially since, again, we're somehow the only country in the world that has such a problem keeping kids from getting murdered at school.

That's a solid intro! Nice.

Depends on where you go; some places its easy to end up finding yourself in the wrong place, especially if you are unfamiliar with the area...

But yeah, school shootings?? it's not just some d-bags having target practice at night on the football field (unfortunately, rather than a pitch -- different story tho), kids die in school shootings here like every other week bud. It really does happen, like a lot, which is actually a pretty uniquely shitty thing in the world today (outside of e.g. the Congo, Chinese elementary schools, ...)

Pretty well thought-out hot take, though, cheers for the high-brow write-up.

What if its not streaming? What if its just cached for future access, e.g. next time the user opens the app (and network traffic spikes anyways) maybe?

Thats weird, it almost feels like a misalignment between our general needs for computing resource development, and the incentive structures produced by using capitalist economic markets to distribute even basic goods for survival...