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Cake day: September 20th, 2025

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  • I never signed up for the Hyundai BlueLink thing. The dealership pushed it - hard.

    “It used to be free for the first year and $40/year after, now it’s free for life, so why not do it?”

    “You can start your car in the office and let it warm up outside!”

    “The sales agent will get in trouble if you don’t activate BlueLink!”

    Well, I never activated so hopefully, whatever driving metrics it’s gathering aren’t directly associated with me. (One day I may dig under the hood and try to find the cell antenna and disconnect it.)




  • Social safety nets are laughable…

    I think this is probably the #1, or close to the top reason why we don’t see more from Americans (including myself and my family).

    I have medical conditions that would bankrupt me in a year if it weren’t for the shitty health insurance I get through work. I’m not quite living paycheck to paycheck, but it’s fucking close.

    If I stop working, I’ll get fired (for cause) lose my health insurance and income and be SOL. My family will get fucked over. Heck, even my life insurance will stop existing because that’s through work too.

    So what’s left? Weekend protests? Let me look up the next “No Kings” in this podunk town…

    When your country is the size of Texas, a general strike or mass protest makes sense. When your country’s landmass is a bit smaller than all of Europe, but its population is less than half (and arguably 30% of that population thinks Trump is doing fine) - general strikes and mass protests don’t work well.

    I’m not saying we shouldn’t protest, but you’ve gotta curb expectations and know the dynamic here is much, much less friendly for those activities. (It’s a big reason why I’m constantly on edge and having daily panic attacks.)