sarcasm not necessary here. this is exactly where this is going.

anybody know when this started? i don’t have my tv connected to the network, and have not updated the firmware in 2 r 3 years.

surveillance for thee, privacy for me. typical.

unfortunately, if you are big enough as a corporation, by definition you are that kind of organization, or you would not be where you are.

we are ruled by sociopaths who crave power wealth and fame. we are doomed.

unga bunga, genius!

i concluded lowkey is similar to “down low”, personally. a bit like keep this quiet, but…

such words can be useful to signal being slightly uncomfortable about the fact… when not overused. i see your point, of course!

i think you probably still have the meaning wrong, as i concluded it is the equivalent of “down low”,which to me is saying “don’t want this to go public”. you know, don’t want people to notice. sensitive topic. yadda yadda.

either way, over used. i remind my 10 yo when i notice him doing it. i point out such phrases lose meaning when overused. they become fillers, not information.

since childhood i hve had a tendency to exhale before answering and people conclude i am sighing as if i am burdened by having to entertain the topic at hand. does not help my social standing.

like, totally!

uhhh… lol? ooookklaayyyy, fella. have a day.

Seems like rage bait to me. But I will say I’m a senior software engineer. Many people in my age group whom I know have been using computers since high school.

Less pay rings true - doesn’t mean that they can do it as well.

Well done. Let’s see if it shuts him up.

stop engging. he’s not interested in it. he is just arguing to get a rise. we have dropped enough evidence here for other people to see the truth if they care to look.

that straw man you set on fire is nice and warm.

Only a moron or a dishonest debater would look back and not acknowledge the destruction of millions of steel, coal, manufacturing, furniture making, and textile industry jobs, the decline of unions, the shifting of tax burdens, or the elimination of public support. oh, lets not forget the drug addiction all over manufacturing towns throughout the industrialized states.

bravo!

yeah… you are not seriously engging in search of truth. you are trolling. you will continue to find fault with every study, statistic or fact finding while holding fast to your own conclusions with a vice grip.

I’ll leave these here in case you decide to read them. i won’t wait. bye!

https://generations.asaging.org/older-workers-50-year-high-unemployment-gap/

https://crr.bc.edu/unemployed-and-over-50-need-help/

The oldest Gen X cohort is 60 years old now. we’re not holding on to anything past retirement age… yet.

Note that there are many boomers who are poor and are working because they have no choice. Contrary to popular belief, most jobs were not that cushy over the last 50 to 60 years. pensions were steadily whacked, jobs were sent offshore. Maybe consider listening to the Billy Joel song called “Allentown”.

Gen X is cynical and never believed they were going to get retirement anyway precisely because they watched what happened to the generation before them.

Someone else already got to it before me to show that ageism is really a thing. However, I still want to comment.

The dirty little secret about unemployment statistics in the United States of America is that it only counts people who are considered searching for work.

Searching for work means they’re receiving unemployment benefits. My benefits ran out six to eight months ago. I am not considered unemployed.

Consistently, month after month, the percentage of the population that is in the workforce is decreasing. I believe that statistic is called the workforce participation rate. This is why the unemployment rate is so low. Everybody who can’t find a job and finally gives up drops off the list.

I saw a figure that I can’t get the source for at the moment that states we have about a 14% rate of people who are unemployed who want to work.

I should probably try what the O.P. did as I also have an ASUS router with Merlin. However, in my case, I have a Synology NAS and I set up VPN on that and use that server as my VPN. I have a certificate-based sign-in through a single port on the router.

I use a Public VPN service when I’m out and about and then connect to my VPN when I need to do stuff on my network, Like syncing my Joplin notes.

I see. From what you wrote, it sounds like you’re saying I need to be a revolutionary and go out and fuck with people. I’m not ready to do that on my own.

Further, I don’t have a strong social network of support. Anything I would do would be a lone wolf operation. And I don’t have the training or experience for it. Lone Wolf operations fail and do not change the world.

Plus I have a child who’s not old enough to live in the world on his own. I am not going to take away the support he needs by throwing my life away.

Dealing with a surveillance state like the United States of America requires a whole lot more finesse and sophistication than you seem to think is necessary.