Notices by Jen (jetlagjen@geekdom.social), page 2

Next week my #autistic teen will need to get a taxi. He's not done this before and we won't be there to help. He'll need to navigate everything from finding the right (pre-booked) car to paying.

This strikes me as the sort of thing that there should be #LifeSkills resources for. Searching just brings up vague information about what life skills are, US-specific stuff, or expensive resources of unknowable quality.

Any #ActuallyAutistic people know of good UK resources?

@eleanorrees I was hoping to avoid the "more homework for Mum" option given I'm already running beyond sustainable capacity. But it always comes back to that, doesn't it?

@inthehands "seeing students and meeting them where they are."

This really speaks to me. I visit schools with STEM activities. I'm not a teacher, so I've had to learn on the fly how to teach. The key thing I've learned is that I have to meet them where they are.

You can't do that by ignoring, banning, or demonising key parts of who they are.

I'm now wondering what pin badges I should add to my lanyard to go alongside my bi and she/her ones.

@ryanc congratulations on the points won so far, and good luck for the ongoing fight.

"It's too hard to fix it all" is a rubbish excuse for not fixing anything.

@inthehands you are very right about the social costs. When I think about times I haven't called out bigotry, I've either been rabbit-in-headlights stunned or afraid of repercussions. Either way, the social vulnerability has been strong enough to make me miss the chance. When I *have* called it out, I've either been in a socially powerful position or have carefully calculated my exit strategy. I'd like to be braver, but it's not easy. I have, at least, avoided active encouragement.

Let's have a cheer for non-smart technology!

✅️ It uses less energy

✅️ It uses less minerals with ethically suspect sourcing

✅️ It doesn't stop working when the company fails or cancels the service

✅️ It can't spy on you

✅️ It can't be hacked

✅️ It's less confusing to learn

✅️ It's easier (and cheaper) to repair

✅️ It's easier to lend to a friend

✅️ It might still work in a power cut

✅️ It's not locked in to one supplier

#Enshittification #ClimateAction #Privacy #ConsumerRights

Remember when we found out that tobacco companies knew the damage their products did, but went on pretending they were safe? And soon after, there were class actions and advertising restrictions and massively hiked taxes?

Fossil fuel companies have known for decades the damage their products do, but they've been pretending they were safe. Can we get on that ASAP, please?