y0kai

Lol my dad left me everything he had when he died. So, I got a truck.

When my mom goes, my sister and I might get to split a house we don’t want that’s on its third or fourth refinancing.

I guess if your parents don’t have an inheritance to give you just never consider not getting one to be a problem.

I’m happy for you that you can afford such a lifestyle.

Where do the local farmers get their tractors and tools? Where does the fabric, dye, looms, sewing machines etc. for clothing come from? Where does the furniture maker buy his tools and who makes them? Are your solar panels homemade? What does that electricity power?

Whether directly or not, some portion of the money we spend will end up in the hands of these corporations, even if it just means you paid the furniture guy for a chair and he used that money to buy his kids mcdonalds. And while it’s great that you sound like you’re actively trying to live in a sustainable way, I don’t think you get to deny that if you’re a part of the economy you’re still supporting corporations, simply due to the sheer depth and breadth of these companies.

I simply don’t trust any company that provides a “free” service and is owned by Tencent, who has a 35% stake in Discord.

Giving it to China for free isn’t selling. Its just called “investor relations”

“by selling all our data to language learning models like everyone else is”

I imagine China is using it for free since Tencent owns a 38% stake.