I feel like the only reason I didn't go see West Side Story is that the idea of going to a crowded theater was still scary when it was released

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Either way, it's an example of Biden placing himself above workers. I was misled by all the liberals posting about how great Biden was for giving the workers what they want.

I am not immune to propaganda.

He made sure to remove agency from the workers in the process

The end result may have been favorable, but it seems wack to use this an example of Biden supporting unions. Seems more like he disenfranchised them instead

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You're welcome!

The mushroom hunting guide I use is not too far off from this

Let's just say I don't actually eat what I find

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I found some that might fit under the "organizing" category

That's so beautiful.

Are all Republicans the ‘same’ I your opinion?

Pretty much, yeah. I didn't used to, but they've shown me time and time again that they are awful.

but without the stereotypical bigotry stuff

I think that’s less and less possible

I don't think it's possible to be Republican without the stereotypical bigotry stuff. Even the "conservative economics" crowd -- when you look at it, those "conservative economic" policies they support have been designed specifically to harm and disenfranchise marginalized groups. For instance, "the Dakota Access Pipeline is good because it helps the economy" is objectively a bigoted opinion.

believing that their policies are right (being very opposed to immigration, accepting LGBTQ, pro corporate, etc)

I mean, yeah. These people often believe their opinions and beliefs are helpful and just. They may believe that undocumented workers are really taking our jobs, or that we LGBTQIA+ people are pedos, or that privatization helps the poor -- but all of these things are so mustache-twirlingly atrocious that they don't get a pass for subscribing to beliefs that are causing so much widespread harm, even if they truly believe they are in the right.

I like the Midwest, and dislike the East Coast look and feel. I haven’t been on the West Coast enough to form a meaningful opinion.

I like the east coast because of the way their cities are designed. Visiting places like NYC or Philadelphia, I don't even miss not having my car. I used to live near the west coast, and that was the opposite. I know there are things like parks and public transportation in LA and OC, but maaaaan I still felt compelled to drive everywhere. There's natural beauty out there though, and I like their conservation areas. Personally, I'd live in Minneapolis, MN if I could. 10 minute walk from a park everywhere you go, and they keep extending the lightrail. I guess I kinda like the midwest. I don't like my state, though, because I can never fit in here, and it's like they specifically design our communities to be miserable. It could be a nice pretty place to live among nature, but it's not.

Most of the corruption I’m surrounded by seems to relate more to socioeconomics and greedy politicians than people who care about someone’s color/etc, but again, maybe naive…

All that stuff is related, though. I don't trust anyone who says they're "just" an economic conservative because that's still harmful -- and this includes liberals, by the way. I don't trust anyone who defends these inherently inequitable systems. I'm extremely unhappy with both our major parties.

This is all my opinion though, and much of it is based on my repeated experiences. I had to leave my last job because I reported overt racism by people who were some of these "totally not racist but conservative" types. Didn't surprise me that it happened, because I'm old and I've seen this scenario play out time and time again with different people.

I am still hoping the whole region isn't as bad as I'm led to believe

Well I mean, it's not all bad. We've got the tribal governments, we've got a still not insignificant number of people who aren't members of extremist hate groups such as the Republicans. Some of us just live here because we somehow found ourselves here and lack the resources to relocate easily. I personally fear when people write us off as all bad when there are plenty of us working to make positive change. I know so many people on the res who aren't in positions to move states, and I know there's also a concerted effort from the right to block Native votes. There are a lot of good people here. In fact, I sometimes can forget I'm surrounded by bigots because my own social circles aren't like that at all.

I'm in one of the marginalized groups, being gay and married to a first-gen immigrant who also has trans people in my family and neighbors , family, friends who don't speak English and/or are non-Christian (Muslims, atheists).

It's not like everyone here is bad, but the people who elect these bigots know exactly what they stand for, and they support it.

Also, South Dakota has a really problematic history, so it's not like all of this has just come out of left field.

And I know not all religious people are hateful, so I try not to characterize them that way. One of the first people I felt comfortable coming out to was a Muslim woman, and we (my husband and I) literally are friends with some clergy who happen to be some of the most outspoken LGBTQIA+ allies in our community imo.

But anyone who supports Republicans here knows exactly what they're getting, and as I've said in many cases wish people like Noem would go even further to marginalize and oppress these marginalized groups. In fact, I used to try to befriend Republicans, but in every case they ended up disclosing to me some extremely fucked up goals, and I can't legitimize their worldview by having anything to do with them beyond what my work requires.

South Dakota here. I typed out a long reply several times, but I don't know how to explain it.

Our governor is obviously an extremist, fully subscribing to the concept of a "border crisis," anti-LGBTQIA+ policies, being so overtly racist that she's banned from three reservations.

I'm a "redneck" looking cis male, and people will share with me their opinions, thinking I'll agree. These people don't think people like Noem and Trump go far enough. It's actually important to understand that even the "nice church people" types believe this. They support much more extreme policies than what we're seeing.

Edit: I forgot to say this, but this is only responding to the contents of your post. Your link takes me to the kbin login page.

Memes forged in the fires of Mt. Doom

Shit yourself

Yeah true. I wasn't thinking the meme was serious, but someone could take it that way, so thanks.

I'll add a disclaimer to the post.

His lemon pound cake!

Hey now, I'll have you know this is a free and open democracy^1^

^1^ Valid only for those who possess capital. Terms and conditions may apply.

What is it?

His reasoning was that white people won so it's our land now.

Oh yeah, I hear this all the time where I live in South Dakota. The other one is that "it's been so long," ignoring that there's still an ongoing genocide against Native Americans.

Then there are the real galaxy brains that will tell you "everything is stolen, so that makes it OK." I just ... can't even with these people.

"I guess we should just give the land back then!" -conservative columnist

"Yes." -gigachad.jpg

Thanks. I've been looking for a replacement app for the camera since the one I use was bought out.

I’m poor and can’t risk bricking it

Truth, I feel this too. My phone was a birthday present from my husband too, so I'd feel really bad if I bricked it.

Nice. This will take a bit of learning, but if I can figure it out, it can save me a bunch of time! Thanks!

Yet another privacy respecting service shuttered.

I fear for the future. We already have a generation that was raised under surveillance and who lash out at anyone who seeks this type of privacy, and it's only going to get worse. Surveillance is becoming more and more normalized.

My greatest fear is that Firefox itself could one day shut down.

Seriously think I'd be better off as a hermit somewhere in remote rural Mexico. Anyone wanna join me? Just send me your name, address, a non-VOIP phone number, a full set of fingerprints, and retinal scans, and you're in. /s

Except who's trying to argue? I'm merely asking if anyone knows a way to prevent metadata from being saved to my screenshots. I'm not looking for an argument.

If this type of inquiry doesn't belong in this community, I'd gladly take advice on where to ask instead.

Yeah. In my opinion, it's more of Samsung's bullshit. There's really no conceivable reason not to give users the option to avoid having metadata saved with their screenshots. It's super annoying because I have to open it with a third-party app, strip the metadata, save the stripped image, then delete the original (which I rarely do, because it's so time consuming already, so it's taking up twice the amount of storage for me).

I did find a third-party screenshot app that doesn't save metadata, but it's problematic in its own way, so I won't use it.

I'll just keep stripping it manually. It's a pita though, and I feel like there should be an easy solution. A lot of users in this thread say their phones don't save metadata in their screenshots, but I'm unfortunate enough to have a Samsung.

Yeah, that's what I'm starting to think. Ugh, so frustrating! I'll just keep removing it after the fact. Thanks!

So ... do you have a way to stop screenshots from saving metadata to my screenshots or not? I've indicated my wishes. If you don't want to help, then please ignore the post.

Yeah, unfortunately I don't believe I can flash a custom rom onto a Samsung. Ugh.

Thanks for responding!

To me this is a non-issue.

Clearly, I feel differently. This may blow your mind, but people have different feelings about sharing information that is so specific that it can be identifying information.

Did you come here just to insult me, or do you have any actual insight into my inquiry? I really don't understand people like you. Just ignore the post if you don't care or don't want to be helpful.

I knew I'd get a comment like this eventually. There's no rational reason it should be adding this data at all, and there should be a way to disable this behavior. The camera I use doesn't add this data when I take a photo, and there's no reason taking a screenshot should do so.

The software version doesn't just say "Android 14" either. It looks very specific.

No matter how you look at it, this is not an acceptable way for a device to behave, with no way to change it in settings.

No worries. Thanks for responding.

This only works for photos taken with the camera, not for screenshots

Is there a way to prevent this?

I don't see a screenshot app in the apps list, even when I select to show system apps.

Yeah that's what I've been using. I was hoping there'd be a way to just not include exif data in the first place.