I’d argue it’s not that horseshoe works in rhetoric but voting patterns. Both “extremes” of “the horseshoe” end up being moralistic and favor dismantling the system.
They may say oppression is bad from the far-left but at the same time when voting that oppression might just mean globally to them and not to the domestic matters.
The blame can be shared and probably where the horseshoe fails.
It took me a lot of fits and starts to finally make the switch to Linux. The Fediverse was a little different, but it was the same kind of thing—I just decided I had to make the jump.
My current VPN is helping by blocking Reddit, and honestly, that’s been a big help in keeping me here. It forces me to come here instead, which I probably needed. I still have some roles with local groups that keep me tied to Facebook, but I’m working on changing that.
I know it’s often joked about, but the command line is genuinely fun. I enjoy discovering games, apps, and commands that I actually like using. With the great desktop environments available, it doesn’t feel forced—but if you’re curious, there’s so much out there to explore.