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LSD My cookies are wild man
GME investor since just after the sneeze. Now zen because my shares are DRSd and booked at ComputerShare.
LSD My cookies are wild man
The very concept of a state is the problem.
State - a group of people who claim they are allowed to use violence to get their way and that nobody else is allowed to protect themselves from this violence.
(Others may define “state” to be essentially synonymous with “government”. The above definition contains the only quality in common with every entity I am speaking of.)
There is no reality in which any state is not taken over by those willing to cause the harm necessary to do so.
This does not mean the best course of action is attempted immediate destruction of any state, that will cause the boot to stomp harder on us. The best course of action is minimize dependence on the economic system that state depends on. That is to say, growing some portion of your food is just about as radical as it gets.
I think a lot like you do in this regard, this is a complex topic.
At first I treated my cats like roommates almost. I gave my first kitties freedom and they paid with their lives. Now I don’t let my kitties out at all.
I’ve come to the conclusion that the “sin” was in domesticating and distributing the species in the first place. Now that the domesticated species exists and is some combination of unfit for the environment and invasive, it’s our responsibility to care for them and restrict them when necessary, including their numbers. The alternative for my cats would be a cage.
I’m an anarchist and don’t feel I have any entitlement to control any another regardless of species so this was a difficult conclusion and not necessarily consistent but I don’t like dead kitties.
Ya, it should be clear by now that there are no good states.
I’d say even arguing, so long as it’s in good faith is healthy online conversation.
What makes a conversation unhealthy exactly? I’d say mostly things like
not arguing in good faith (common from the right wing)
not respecting other commenters perspectives
insulting others
calling them liars without evidence
tribalism and group think
getting unnecessarily heated
needing the last word
ganging up on people
The concern about TikTok acquiring your private information for marketing purposes is a red herring. The concern of our government here is propaganda and narrative control – power.
The church is an organization that preys on people using their fear of death.
Is there a name for comedic math? I love it.
Take that pesky kids!
This is what’s possible by cutting out avocado toast.
Mussy?
Ah, something I can finish.
My mind cannot go there
Ah, it’s a term used to turn respect for others into something bad, scary, and wrong.
What is cultural marxism and why should I be against it?
I always think about how the little mosquito is mankind’s greatest animal killer and how just a few hundred mosquitoes weighing one gram in total can totally ruin this 200 lb person’s weekend.
It’s not that he’s a fake philanthropist, it’s that philanthropy itself is bullshit. It’s apologia for wealth.
I don’t trust anything about reddit any further than I could throw it.
Now do Ken Griffin