I mean, I suppose, but at that point it really hits the level of abstract principle rather than plausible policy. Kind of up there with “no more war”, “ending hunger”, or “socialism replacing capitalism”.

And while I do believe that a better world is possible, I really wanted to speak to things that are plausible in the existing political and economic climate in my lifetime.

Yeah but there’s no real international authority for that, and how am I supposed to get my national government to join a treaty organization for that purpose when neither it nor any lower level of my government offer anything similar?

Also nationwide lead removal fund.

Copyright should go back to 14 years.

And forced arbitration should be invalidated.

Haiku, but honestly I’m just happy to see the conversations here

Dogs working contribute to society, but don’t talk. I don’t know why being able to talk would suddenly change things for cats.

No. Some of the worst politicians are young. Some of the best politicians are old. Age isn’t a problem. Undemocratic systems and bad politics are problems.

I don’t feel guilty. It’s fair to be suspicious of someone who covers their face without context like cold weather or a medical mask (could be sick or concerned about getting sick). The trick or test is to ask yourself “Do I/would I become equally concerned if this person was in a different racial category?” If the answer is “No”, de-escalate yourself. If the answer is “No”, look for the other markers that are actually setting off alarms for you. It’s not just covering the face. As others have pointed out there can be a variety of harmless reasons why people might do that. But look for how a person carries themself: where they keep their hands how they move their eyes. Or maybe you are just paranoid about hoodies in general, in which case you should try to develop a more holistic way of sizing people up.

When AirBNB first arrived, I think we thought it would be a tool to let people rent a spare room in their house short term to travelers, with a built in system for reviews and reputation building to ensure that it’s safe for both parties.

Turns out it’s a platform that enables wannabe real estate moguls to buy up housing and convert it into unlicensed hotels for a tidy profit.

Saying ‘female’ to refer to a person who is female can sound overly technical or abstracted, and therefore a bit dehumanizing or depersonalizing.

That said, some people over-react, and sometimes it is more appropriate or at least fine to say ‘female’, for example if you were speaking in the abstract about something that spans between women and girls, or is specifically about biological sex.

But most of the time ‘women’ or ‘girls’ or even ‘ladies’ is going to be more appropriate.

What language are you coming from, out of curiosity?

One issue is not simply attitudinal (I have the right!), but habit/expectation (this is normal!).

A lot of people already structure their lives around cars. It’s hard to get someone to go from “yes, it is normal and right for me to travel 40+ miles a day for errands” to “it is unreasonable for someone to visit these 5 places across town in a single afternoon”.

Holy shit I never thought about what’s inside an LED bulb past the LEDs themselves.

Rockbox + sandisk is fantastic

I aim for a (un)healthy mixture of tech and political commentary, far more than I could ever actually listen to.

Based on your current selections, you seem to favor comedy/celebrities/comedians. I don’t follow too much stuff like that, but I have maybe two suggestions: Blocked and Reported for Internet bullshit (furry infighting, Adult Baby Diaper Lovers, Twitter drama). It tends towards a sort of moderate liberal/radical centrist politics. Srsly Wrong do kind-hearted goofy skits to explain their politics. Self-identified utopian socialists.

Most of the rest of the stuff I listen to is some variant of interviews with important thinkers or 2+ dudes/chicks/yos shooting the shit about socialism or FLOSS.

I rhink I’ve heard them called freight damage or scratch and dent grocers but this is already a thing.

The YouTube channel Then and Now is pretty good for beginners.

CCK Philosophy is good for Nietzsche, Marx, and postmodern / continental philosophy broadly, but you’ll get more out of his work after reading a bit of those first.

Ben Burgis is a Marxist who teaches logic. He’s not always a great public speaker, but he’s very affable and generally on point. Will interview interesting people too.

Whatever it is, it should be public so if an issue is raised and resolved then others can see that too.

No more Discords for support, please, for the love of god.

Taxes can be a tool for taking unjustly gained capital and redistributing it to the people as a whole.

That does require workers exerting power through and over the state, but taxes are simply an exercise of power towards redistribution of resources.

The other thing that makes it tough is that we don’t really have a good grasp of what it is. At least, last i checked.

Like, are we just pathologizing people on this or the other side of a fuzzy threshold of executive function? Or is there a population that really is physiologically/genetically different? Either way, is there something wrong with society where people within a previously normal range of executive function are now unable to keep up?