adam w.k. @sabbatical@qoto.org

@mike @levisan i was thinking that without other forms of tax, if we also didn’t tax corps, and without tax brackets, gov would essentially have to make the % for income tax quite high. this would put workers/lower/middle in a more vulnerable position, while corps and wealthier folks likely still have more money than before, so can prob buy up newly vulnerable assets/land. long term, seems like would cause concentration of those assets way beyond what it is now

@derek i was wondering what it was like now since brexit! makes me wonder if smuggling happens to avoid the new tariffs and such

@mike @levisan this combined with the flat income tax seems like it’d lead a society towards corporatist oligarchy/aristocracy in the medium to long term, no?

@levisan but in reality you also wouldn’t be stuck w just one type of tax either, so i maybe i should stick w my theoretically ideal choice

@levisan hm. probably a consumption-level externalities tax, (carbon tax but more holistic) if it was designed well.

although… a land value tax might be better in reality. less prone to manipulation.

slouching like this defeats the ergonomic benefits of the keyboard, you say? maybe, but i'm still typing with my chest open instead of closed, forearm alignment is more relaxed, hands are draped rather than hovering. will def have to watch out for back/neck stiffness of course

slouched split keyboard setup: a "lucky pucker" tripod adapter kit off etsy and some "octopus"-style tripods to mount the moonlander keyboard on. stuffed the tripod legs between the cushions of the chair, adjusted, and presto. (trackpad off to the side on a tablet arm thingy)

now we're cooking with gas!

@thor @tchambers way too real

@levisan ah and you’re not on my instance, so that’s good to know! was starting to think it was a qoto issue since my other tester accounts seemed to log in fine

found a “dossier” folder-cover notebook prototype i handbound at a brant archives workshop a few years back. i still like the concept!

@whateveryouart fool comes to mind!

@trinsec @freemo @khird @barefootstache ok, thanks. will check these out! btw, you mentioned installing clients, but elk.zone isn't an app you install — it's an alternate web interface.

@trinsec @freemo @khird @barefootstache huh, interesting — what kind of features are you talking about? haven't stumbled on anything new so far myself.

@trinsec @freemo @khird @barefootstache appreciate you engaging with me on this!

@trinsec @freemo @khird @barefootstache or maybe i'll just pony up for ivory for mac instead and call it a day. still weird elk doesn't work here though.

@trinsec @freemo @khird @barefootstache ok, thanks. nice to get a glimpse of what you see. the look doesn't appeal to me still (trying dark reader too), but i suppose it's possible i could achieve something i like by writing some CSS into stylish if i got motivated.

@freemo @trinsec @khird @barefootstache hah, i mean, i'm not an extremist on either end — i wouldnt want to live in an empty box OR with clutter. maybe a theme could work? am trying some but not keen on any so far. (and a couple seemed sorta broken?) didnt see any actually dark (or at least grey instead of blue) dark themes as well.