As another commenter suggested, you should probably use Linux Mint for that purpose, since Mint is far easier to use, plus Tails resets itself upon shutdown so you'd need an external drive for permanent storage.
If you absolutely must stay on Windows, there's a project called Atlas OS that tries to strip a Windows installation of its telemetry and bloat, however there are privacy concerns with that, like up until a little while ago it actually disabled Windows Defender by default
I can't remember exactly how much they were but last year or so I made these little veggie wraps to replace my lunch meat sandwiches that had some spinach, banana peppers, and I think pico de gallo for pretty cheap, and they were awesome. Didn't even use cheese so most of the calorie count was in the tortilla.
A few comments down threw some sense into the mix saying it sounds like astroturfing is at least playing some role, and someone linked a very interesting web archive link: Reddit admins accidentally reveal "Eglin Air Force base as the most "Reddit addicted city", from 2013. (and here's a link to the web archive page if the original reddit post goes missing)
I found this paper that a Redditor said was funded by Eglin which shows how to influence conversations online and control majority opinion, but keep in mind I haven't read the paper nor looked any deeper into the authors so take it with a grain of salt, unless you wanna look further.
Edit: apparently the official explanation is that Eglin is where military VPN traffic goes through, so everyone browsing Reddit on military networks does through Eglin. Kinda sus but seems reasonable imo
"My mother grew up in the Soviet Union ... So I'm very conscious of what, what it can mean to make knowledge free, to make information free"
I want that to mean free information helps propel humanity forward but I feel like, with this being hosted on CBS, its meant to imply it can help bring these countries down and under capitalist control
Here's the link to the 2007 for future reference. Most of the results that show up on Google are from Wikipedia itself (like this one) which comes with its own problems.
The biggest point to note, however, is that Wikipedia relies on third-party sources to back up their claims, and being a primarily english-speaking, west-hosted service, a lot of these sources will be sometimes biased and sometimes from authors who straight up make shit up. I found this Reddit post on r/communism from ~2yrs ago of a user who scrutinized the sources on its page for Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens and found many anti-communist authors present.
Is there anywhere I can read more about the Wikipedia thing? Preferably more recently since the other article I can remember from Reuters is from 2007 lmao
I listened to the Deprogram episode with Lady Izdihar last night (she's a muslim who specializes in USSR history) and she talked a little about her history as a worker for a Democratic candidate. Apparently the team she was with wanted to celebrate winning a lawsuit against an anti-Muslim Trump policy by... going to a bar.
Accounting for weight, does it otherwise last as long as lithium-ion batteries?
I migrated instances yesterday for this exact reason, lemmy.ml is a bit better than some others like world but it still gets pretty bad
I've had good experiences at thrift stores, especially local ones. While they're definitely filled with basic stuff like t-shirts, I've found plenty of cool stuff too. They're not one-stop shops for sure though, you'd wanna do a few stops at a couple to get a really diverse wardrobe. I'm also the kind of person to wander and look at other stuff in thrift stores too, I've found some cool historical stuff about my area in them.
As far as the organizations behind them go, I'd generally try to avoid chains like Goodwill or Salvation Army because they've done (and probably are still doing) some sucky stuff, if I remember right Salvation Army donates/d to anti-LGBT groups and Goodwill exploits disabled people, but I have no sources on hand so take it as you will.