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Recently Jon Stewart talked about the burden we struggle with having to deal with an obviously corrupt government:

In order to make this world one where I would consider living...

It is a day in, day out, lunch pail type job. Thousands of people banging on doors, until they get something done.

And then, keeping it done takes thousands more doing the same thing

DAY IN, DAY OUT, FOREVER.

Truth!

People ask, "How many times?"

Now they have their answer. We either give a shit and act, or we fund others who can act

, or

Our lives are going to be enshittified.

The lure of creating near infinite artificial value means Net Neutrality is a constant fight, ever present for the remainder of our lives.



I see that sentiment isn't popular.

Yeah, join the club. I don't like it either, but I can tell you Stewart is awful close to truth on this.

Lived experience. In his case, getting and maintaining services for 9/11 responders and then keeping that in place happened to be his heavy lift for the decade he was away from "The Daily Show"

Mine was a ton of activism last decade. Bumped into that "thousands of people" myself and saw the need first hand.

Those people need to eat and fund their work somehow, or it does not get done.




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