AND FOR A LONG TIME IN SO MANY WAYS YES I STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY AGREE

nobody on this thread but isn't subject to the same exploitation, cost-pressure, etc., even if to different degrees and of course again there's always life!

I am not a fan and it's survivable albeit not fun given anxiety provoking given known health stuff and then we all live with the omni-present risk of accident or unknown condition.

And I have essentials and the cats & I are all fed. Def a "could be worse" situation.

And thank you. Solidarity.

I am much more fortunate than many, in many ways, no question, to acknowledge. And some challenges yada yada.

we are. I went from a particularly funded fellowship of a certain amount to being a GA. The other amount was more.

I mean there is no guarantee of funding semester to semester much less across the program unless you have one of a few set ups or something external.

I mean.

I guess one has to work in a Faraday cage with only a single hardline connection.

Which honestly makes sense these days, like total air-gap, but gah that is essentially impossible vs state actors absent yada yada like if your threat is a state actor then you’re probably already pwned.

this is literally* why the gasoline pump shuts off if you drop the handle.

*I mean the broader set of situations of not releasing additional flammable liquid after release.

I mean totally fucking fair.

Yes sir, I’m doing it now!

This is wrong. I know you know that. Solidarity. You deserve so very much better.

It’s adorable how once again revelation of nefarious plot is expected to matter along with the shock and surprise and horror of omni-surveillance at double-dealing & corporate-state bureaucratic infighting.

Compared to, you know, *waves arms* the horrors.

right?!? Like the styrofoam rocks in ST:tos.

Also there would have been *so much* more blood on everybody in the room.

🎶and my wages have been decreasing due to funding source change in stipend & Patreon decrease🎶

the particular details of a larger scale phenomena as more and more wealth is transferred ever upward.

I would be so angry also.

I assume ot got handled! Will check.

Thinking angry thoughts about the person that did this.

Also: ADORABLE VOID KITTEN!

Yup, it's what it sounds like.
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