40 / M / Straight / INTP-T / Kalamazoo MI USA

I am here to help build and support vibrant communities not controlled by Big Tech that help others solve problems, examine new ways of thinking and improve their quality of life.

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  • There’s nothing wrong with controlling / filtering the things you allow into your news feed.

    Yes, there is a need to stay informed, but TBH the only immediate things one really needs are:

    • a weather radio [Canada] [US] to alert of impending doom from volcanic eruption, inclement weather, earthquake or civil unrest
    • local weather forecast
    • local traffic & news

    All of which can be accomplished without a Twitter, Reddit or Fediverse news feed.

    You can’t function if you’re in a bad headspace. If you need to restrict your news intake, not only is that OK, but it is at times required and healthy.










  • Virginia still has cheap areas and is a blue state thanks to the DC area and Hampton Roads, but the cheap areas suck and don’t necessarily have broadband access or mobile coverage.

    Are you a blue voter or do you just like blue areas?

    https://www.kiplinger.com/real-estate/places-to-live/601488/25-cheapest-us-cities-to-live-in

    Michigan isn’t a friendly place for taxes on middle-class families. Things have changed with the influx of people from neighboring blue states. For example, my hometown of Grand Rapids, which once had an average midwestern cost of living, is now no longer affordable:

    • So-called affordable housing in Westside is around $2000/mo
    • Rooms start around $800/mo, which is more than my mortgage payment an hour south in Kalamazoo
    • Houses under $500,000 are plentiful, but you’ll be a belligerent in a bidding war to get one. Furthermore, you won’t be getting a palace at that price.

    Also, if you are looking for somewhere temperate, you’ll only have that here May through August.