u might be able to buy the display cheap and fix it. I’ve previously bought the same model on ebay

oh lol. stopped watching the video when he said to protect yourself when browsing sign out of chrome

how about using a non spyware browser instead? e. g. Firefox

i like Mother jones, pro publica.

also npr, ap, PBS, guardian. (these aren’t quite investigative… but they’re independent non-profits).

not doing something the billionaires find annoying will also pretty much guarantee you don’t get surveilled…

don’t bother distro shopping. if it’s mainstream and has updated packages the only thing you lose by changing distros is time. almost everything u want can be done in your distro.

I use arch, btw

don’t. it’s gonna break and get water everywhere

wow. sorry to hear about your ex’s. can’t believe one embezzled 100k without consequences. that’s nuts

I fully believe social security will be worthless when I retire, and am saving for retirement outside that. but when I retire the planet will be a dessert wasteland with a few billionaires controlling the oasises. like every dystopian scifi movie

Wow. respect.

how old are you and how do you plan to support yourself now?

someone I know was in a similar position. after a brutal 6 months of searching they landed a job. thankfully they had savings and health insurance to tide them through…