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Ethernet to USB-C adapter. Any USB-C docking station will work, too.

I'm excited for CLI/TUI since 2016. It's just easier to use and automate. Other than a web browser, all the software I spend significant time in are CLI/TUIs. This includes most image editing.

I was only addressing what "overeducated" refers to. Politicians of western democracies I know of have the problem that each leader is afraid to surround himself with people more capable than themselves, for the people around him are competitors for his position.

Unfortunately, eventually one of the people selected for being less capable get to be at the top and continue the whole play again, getting rid of anyone that is not less capable than themselves.

This is one disadvantage democracies have over monarchies, for a king can surround himself with more capable people all he wants as they are not direct competitors.

Think about when the term was invented. It wasn't in the days of IRC, ICQ and forums. It wasn't even the launch of facebook (2004). It only came up after people used their real identities and got algorithmically addicted to spend more of their time on a given platform.

If you want to retroactively attribute the term to things, you'd also have to add it to newspapers featuring reader's letters. But that's not what social media is.

There are converters for Ethernet to USB-C. Every modern phone can do this. The only downside (or upside given recent developments) is that Android is unwilling to download updates via Ethernet.

I have cellular and wi-fi permanently disabled on my phone since the beginning of smartphones. I only use it with Ethernet. Works really well. If it's important, call. If it's not I can get to it next time I connect an Ethernet cable.

We made all of this work before phones even existed. Getting your attention siphoned away by your phone isn't a convenience, it's an unhealthy dependence.

> Digital Minimalism

Sounds great.

> But it's just using social media less, not using the Internet on your phone and using the CLI more

Never used social media, my phone only gets internet via a cable connection and I only use GUI where the CLI isn't capable enough, like a web browser.

Not sure what I was expecting. It's great advice, but kinda preaching to the choir.

The trades also have the difficulty of pricing themselves out of the market, while AI can come in and help normal folks to do all that stuff themselves.

Hopefully all these unpredictable side effects include bringing down the cost of living.

Five years ago pretty much all of this was science fiction. It might not be that grim right now, but what about in another five years?

If you aren't paid and you are not having fun, why "provide value"?

How would you even notice without being chronically online? I visit these places and see users complaining about questions repeating, but never notice myself, since I don't read that kinda stuff every day.

My schedule isn't particularly weird and I've got plenty of colleagues working even later than me.

The sun won't be affected by what you set your clock to. If you want to optimize your schedule for sun exposure, you can do so. You can even travel twice a year near the poles to get sun all day everyday. Or no sun ever, if that's your jam.

A vote was held and a conclusion reached. Voting is not mandatory, but generally the outcome of a vote should be followed.

I voted to permanently abolish daylight saving time/summer time and am very unhappy that it isn't gone already.