machinya

main selling points are isolation and having the latest version directly from developers without having to wait for your distro to package/update it.

both are debatable since they are not as good as promoted (isolation doesn't always work correctly and it's a mess to configure it once you use anything different than the more mainstream distros) or goes against the historical preference (using bundled everything instead of cooperating with your distro packages and trusting every individual over trusting your distro as a whole) but having the latest version on any distro without having to wait is a popular need so they gained traction quite fast. this might make little sense for rolling release distros (arch, nix) but it's helpful if you have a stable base (years old debian) but need the latest feature on an specific application or have to use very specific libraries that are not packaged on the main distro and would require complex upgrades

i mostly use them for proprietary stuff or for software that is incredible painful to package (mostly electron apps). i will probably never use them for anything that actually matters but i also use rolling release distros everywhere so latest release is never too far. for testing latest version of any software i prefer appimages since they are simpler and don't need a messy setup as flatpak, but i also won't use them pass the testing phase and i prefer packaging the software if possible.

snaps, on the other hand, will never go near any of my systems. not even by accident

the pro-worker movement has been quite vocal for a long time on many different issues but the business organizations have been pushing the narrative that more rights for worker will damage the economy, which governments have been supporting.

when amlo won, many pro-worker activists got more vocal and some were able to get closer to the government, making some good material changes (increase the minimum salary, having 12 days of vacation per year, having a fucking chair in your workplace) but amlo was very clear that 40 h/week kill not happen during his term. due to this, the movement got way more intense, even getting violent towards the government to increase the pressure.

sheimbaum said that it was confirmed to happen during her term but she has been stalling the discussion while "discussing with the corporations" since then. it looks like the pressure finally made effect.

i am not very close to these events so i might have gotten something wrong or misrepressented something but tldr this was a workers won despite the government, not thanks to it.

this is the next step from just reading headlines and getting everything wrong