I pretty much agree with you. Voting just gives "them" an idea of what we will put up with.
I wish we could organize like the religious right has. With a minority position they have made amazing changes. I suspect they will destroy democracy before we're able to learn and apply their strategy.
Any consumer electronics is difficult to get into. Certainly the auto industry. Railroads. It's difficult to start an ISP, even a non profit one. I think the list goes on.
I had to find this. This explains on an atomic level how semiconductors work. For me this was important for me to gain an intrinsic understanding of what is going on in computers.
I hate rocket on my pizza!