If by economy you mean some of us are needed to mop up hydraulic ass-juices at gunpoint I suppose you’re technically correct. At least they have to feed us, right?

…right?

This is almost 20 years ago today, so my memory is a bit hazy, but basically each student had an account with a certain amount of server space. I can’t remember the size, but given the amount of digital files we produced it would’ve been at minimum 500GB+/student. We could also “see” the account folder for everyone else in our class for file sharing and stuff.

There were also accounts/folders for each teacher which were used to turn in the primary copy of whatever assignment we had done if it was in digital form. Physical art were scanned or photographed also, as a sort of backup. We were also required to back every project up via USB sticks, ofc.

There was also a rack with individual docks for each digital camera that they had which allowed us to get our photographs transferred to our own folders. Since we could access those files from our accounts it also was a part of that server system.

There were also several networked and customised Macs used for single tasks, like larger printing projects and also for an airgapped paintgun for a lack of a better description. We avoided having to wear masks when we printed large sheets in single colours with it, for example. I have no idea what software that thing used, I think I used it like once or twice.

Now, I’ll freely admit that I haven’t touched a Mac since I left that school, and I’ve never had any interest in them whatsoever, so I don’t know what they used or if it even exists anymore. Someone with more knowhow maybe does?

I do remember them specifically (proudly) telling us it all ran on Macs, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have any reason to believe so. The “server room” was basically what looked like a glorified closet with a rack and a couple of Macs that didn’t look like the ones we students used. This was just before the all-in-one models were introduced, iirc.

Depending on what your definition of “enterprise” is, I’ve attended what was at the time a fairly large and prestigious art school that ran everything on Macs.

They even preferred that we didn’t bring windows laptops, although after some… rather intense protests by pretty much anyone under 25 we did get to bring our own peripherals.

Edit: I’ll also add that outside the shitty keyboards and mice, the server system they had set up with our accounts on etc was completely fine.

Never had a single issue with it and it was my first ever touching a Mac.

I agree completely. I could see an argument for one instance that is shown globally via screens or whatnot as each year passes, but other than that it is such an enormous amount of unnecessary wastage.

Similar. Åland is predominantly Swedish-speaking (we’re a minority on the mainland), and they have fairly extensive legal autonomy as well.

In practice Åland is also a legally demilitarized zone, though I doubt Russia would give a fuck.

Åland is still a part of Finland, even though they have a certain degree of autonomy.

“Grok” really says everything that needs to be said about this farce, isn’t it?

That was an interesting read, thank you.

That’s a worthwhile question to ask, no doubt.

You’re completely correct, pneumatic sounded cooler. I know, I’m a complete scumbag.

Hey I’m glad you know what gets you hammered, you do you ;)

Everyone has a plan until a pneumatic metal fist hammers them silly.

I did already tell you that’s not my aim here. I live somewhere with those concrete policies already, so it can’t be impossible. I simply told you you’re an abhorrent person, nothing else. The general sentiment in this thread seems to be in agreement with me.

This also has the added benefit of wasting your time.

Who’s the one with the lacking reading comprehension, again?

What I find funny is you trying to defend an indefensible point of view with nothing but stubbornness and bad semantics.

We all know what you think by now, it’s glaringly obvious. I simply refuse to even acknowledge your demented talking points because they lead to endless monologue about how it’s impossible to fix shit because reasons. Not even valid reasons either, but bad faith bullshit that a child can see through at this point.

You have to understand that nobody gives a shit about you licking the boots of rich assholes. I refuse to believe you’re dumb enough to think otherwise.

But hey, I’ve been wrong before.

You think people living on the brink of starvation are funny?

I guess that tracks with your view of the world.

Those same “economic experts” that, again, perpetuate the late stage capitalism bullshit we apparently can’t do without, because reasons?

Yeah, I bet you agree with those. No doubt.

Do you have a single original thought in your head, or is it all just demented talking points?

I’d argue that you’re the one living in some sort of Rand-esque lala-land.

I mean, it almost sounds like you believe yourself to be some sort of benevolent economic Ubermensch or something. It’s quite jarring.

I never said I had any plans to implement any of this. I just wanted to call you out on your bullshit.

Can I have some of whatever you’re having?

If your logic was sound, which it isn’t, understanding something would be the same thing as agreeing with it.

I understand your text, I just don’t agree with the underlying motion. I don’t understand how or why a functional adult would have your opinions.

Maybe you’re young and/or delusional, maybe you’re some sort of bad actor or perhaps you just don’t give a shit about other people. Whichever it is it’s coming through pretty blatantly.

As other people pointed out, you’re taking the “politically correct” way, but it still leads to the same endgame.