DiabolicalBird

Alberta separating would rely entirely on the good will of Canada or the US, one of which we'd have just ripped a chunk out of their country and been a huge pain in the ass... and the other has voiced interest in annexing us and has been threatening their supposed allies across the board. Walking headfirst into that doesn't seem smarter than trying to figure things out within from Canada.

It's not necessarily "will" but going independant relies entirely on the good will of the two countries that would border Alberta. One of which we've been antagonizing for years (Canada) and the other has been threatening its "allies" left right and center. Having to renegotiate every trade deal we have after seceding puts Alberta in a fairly precarious position because of this. Fairness isn't really a factor.

See, a problem I'm noticing is everyone seems to assume everyone will make deals in good faith. I don't think the fact that the land isn't owned by Alberta is as much of a "gotcha" as people seem to believe... do you honestly believe that a government that has been using every excuse it can to bypass democracy lately will respect that?

Canada would have to be willing to enforce their ownership of the land. I'm not saying it'd be a good or smart decision on Alberta's part, but I do think they're arrogant enough to try. Particularly if the US sticks its nose in to back Alberta.

The whole thing will be a fucking nightmare if it gets pushed through...

Ah yes, wanting all of the benefits without any commitment or obligation on their part. Sounds like Albertan logic to me!

So, if Alberta reaches the promised land of glorious independence or whatever, how exactly do they plan on trading outside their borders without being taxed to oblivion by one of two much larger bordering nations any time we try to get resources in or out?

If Alberta separates it becomes landlocked by two much more powerful nations who can then tax us into oblivion on any imports or exports, or simply shut the door and screw us entirely. Doesn't matter how much we have if we can't export or import anything without being at the mercy of much larger nations, one of whom we'd have just pissed off and the other has a vested interest in annexing us.

Alberta "independence" would just be becoming a territory of the US in the long run.

Tone is an absolute bitch to convey properly over text, if you don't add indicators it's up to the reader to determine the tone you're using. Miscommunication causes larger problems. Using lol helps indicate a lighter tone so people don't think I'm pissed off or grumpy when I'm not

If you run into the issue again, an enzyme cleaner works quite well in my experience. Nature's Miracle makes a decent one, I've had to use it before

Which card? There's a few distros that handle installing the drivers for you (Nobara and Bazzite spring to mind)

If it's an issue of outdated hardware it can be tricky but doable. I have an old Thinkpad with an Nvidia Quadro K2000 that I got working with MX Linux without too much hassle

I worked retail for many years and I consider children pests as well

This sounds like someone that has never seen what cats can do to a property when the owner doesn't take care of them.

Piss drenched carpet and moldy walls are a pain in the ass to fix.

As much as I love Linux I'll be the first to admit that it probably won't catch on with average users for a long time. Most people really don't want to have to troubleshoot anything and just want something that works out of the box, and Linux isn't really able to deliver that consistently.

I'm curious to try a Linux phone myself, but being in Canada importing new hardware is expensive and the other phone models that are compatible are ancient, and often without VoLTE support which is gonna be mandatory pretty soon here