Despite the problems of capitalism you described, Europe might be the sanest collection of societies currently.

Hope places like South America & Canada, Africa could get their shit together and join Europe in a global union in some decades and topple the influence of the tyrannies causing harm to people

Of course the US, Russia, China et al pushed their polarization agendas in Europe as well.

Default listing and sort setting not saving

Yeah both China and USA bad. What of it?

Not infuriating. Doing the right thing

It doesn’t seem to work correctly — yet(?). Beehaw users can’t downvote anywhere. Other users can downvote on beehaw.

Intention is probably that downvotes are not available only on beehaw for anyone.

Post item thumbnail opens comments instead of pic/link

Edit: not consistent. Sometimes works normally