I think a harm of online activism is the "THIS IS ACTUALLY EASY" argument. I've seen lots of folks indicate that a single billionaire could solve homelessness, or that there are 30x more houses than homeless people so we could just give them all houses. These words are

Congrats to everyone on the Forbes "30 under 30" list for still being under 30.

I hope to be back doing this again very soon. But for now, I am excited to dive into all of your MacBook reviews!

I was at The Verge for almost four years, which is wild to think about. I’ve learned and grown an unimaginable amount in that time. Thank you so much to my colleagues for everything—and thank you all, readers, for reading my work. I hope you enjoyed it and that I helped you.

I’ve always wanted to see more of the world, and I’m going to be spending the rest of this year living, writing, and editing abroad — which will hopefully include some freelance journalism down the line.

~Personal News~ I’ve made the decision to take a temporary step back from full-time journalism.

Surface Laptop Go 3 review: premium design but low-resolution screen, no keyboard backlighting, limited port selection, and too expensive for what it offers (@mcsquared96 / The Verge) https://t.co/Pdmd9sjbyO 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/aEYSb5rGcF

Surface Laptop Studio 2 review: this could be so much more. Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Studio 2 has new chips, a new touchpad, and a very, very high price tag. @mcsquared96's review is right here:

HP unveils the Spectre Fold, a foldable PC that can be used as 17-inch tablet or laptop, or as a 12.3-inch laptop, weighing under 3lb, starting at $5,000 (@mcsquared96 / The Verge) https://t.co/gftAYZkRrp https://t.co/eVgPegIGrC

TikTok is now banned on the Wi-Fi networks at public colleges and universities around the US. Students are using VPNs, downloads, and massive amounts of phone data to get around them.

Lenovo unveils $4,400 Legion 9i, a gaming laptop with liquid-cooling, 16" Mini LED display, 13th Gen Intel Core i9, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, available in Oct. (@mcsquared96 / The Verge) https://t.co/iWJcFgin5O https://t.co/LaNAnVeh2t

Asus ROG Strix Scar X3D review: the $3.7K, 17" gaming laptop outperforms a pricier Intel-powered rival by up to 20% due to its stellar AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D chip (@mcsquared96 / The Verge) https://t.co/9PZpQY9jJ8 https://t.co/Zw6z24uRGI

LG Gram Style (2023) review: 120Hz OLED, bold color-changing body, and lightweight, but limited power, poor thermal management and trackpad, and bendy chassis (@mcsquared96 / The Verge) https://t.co/KJM4yIcX39 https://t.co/GCEh2mkwC7

I’m more excited about the iMac’s future than I’ve been for quite some time. Here’s why.

Just read it. Thank you @JenSeniorNY. https://t.co/6FHe1Vl7c4

come make videos with me? https://t.co/HWBOkGtx5K

Okay, been seeing a lot of talk about Threads in the last couple of days so thought I'd jump on quickly and try to answer some of the major questions people are asking about it

the mac pro doesn’t support the main thing people want from a mac pro, so most people just want a macbook pro instead! from @mcsquared96

Razer Blade 14 (2023) review: powerful chips in a thin body, 16:10, QHD+, 240Hz screen, and RGB keyboard, but absurd pricing at $2,400+ and average speakers (@mcsquared96 / The Verge) https://t.co/ntqKMgddY9 https://t.co/IEcjzuR9MF