> This essentially erases their culture and robs the children of any freedom of identity. From single-digit ages they are being forced (under threat of discipline) to provide economic security for their parents. That is sickening.
What are you referring to here? Care to share some sources?
Closest Notepad++ alternative I found on Mac was CotEditor - https://github.com/coteditor/CotEditor. Has all the basic features apart from plugin support.
Because of this I find myself gravitate towards sports games like Fifa. Easy to get right back-in on offline career mode. I just stay away from FUT (Fifa Ultimate Team)