TommyBeans [they/them, he/him]

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Cake day: May 3rd, 2025

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  • Cathode Ray Dude- mentioned elsewhere as well, generally cool dude

    Tech Tangents - haven’t seen mentioned, another old tech guy that stays in his lane politically and makes cool content

    Technology Connections - my favorite “well technically” nerd

    VWestlife - a gem of youtube, untarnished by advertisers or thr algorithm

    Dr. Angela Collier - Smart Science Dr who makes cool commie adjacent videos

    Ethoslab - my one parasocial relationship is this reclusive canadian minecrafter who uploads once a month and I mostly catch on other peoples server streams

    Robot Cantina - old dude that’s making diesel electric batter vehicles out of his garage for cheap, really cool electrical and mechanical engineering going on with just one dude, fabrication as well.


  • That’s my main “small business chud” talking point, ridiculous rents that drive up the base cost for absolutely everything and drive small businesses out.

    A co-workers wife has had a used bookstore for a few years, had low rent negotiated with this cool old Chinese man. He passed away, the property was sold, and their rent is jumping so much she’ll have to close.

    I foresaw this happening to them when they confided in me how precarious their business was and even then how much of what they made went towards rent despite them paying half “market value.” She doesn’t even pay herself a Salary, they just barely break even. When I asked them about it at the time it was just some nebulous future problem for them.