Mastodawn

comrade in arms ☭May 6, 2023

Celebrating the greatest philosopher, economist and political theorist of all time

(Made this myself, while I have a thesis to write)

comrade in arms ☭Feb 21, 2023

Have #socialmedia platforms democratized self-expression, or have they stunted creativity by mass producing homogenized ' #content '?

Ruchi Gupta (Future of #India Foundation) comments in The Hindu.

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-democratisation-that-is-more-a-fallacy/article66533115.ece

A ‘democratisation’ that is more a fallacy

Even as social media platforms have brought new voices into the public sphere, it is worth looking deeper into the premise — of their democratisation of self-expression

comrade in arms ☭Nov 25, 2022

Here we are, #Kerala , a small state in the southern tip of #India , where #football fans celebrate all playing nations. Saw this yesterday in a moving bus. You wouldn't think that the people of a nation which has not even qualified for the #WorldCup in its history would ever cheer for the playing teams like Indian football fans do.

comrade in arms ☭Nov 9, 2022

"Imperialism and Peace, Science and Freedom", D.D. Kosambi, 1952

https://www.marxists.org/archive/kosambi/exasperating-essays/x01/1952.htm

#Kosambi #Science #Marxism

Exasperating Essays

comrade in arms ☭Nov 9, 2022

Leaving our residence in #Mumbai prematurely due to multiple reasons, but locals (suburban, tram) ain't one of them. #MumbaiLocal is a blessing. You haven't experienced the city if you ain't travelled in one of these - during non-peak hours! There needs to be more to dampen the hocus-pocus during rush hours.

#India #UrbanTransport #PublicTransport #FuckCars

comrade in arms ☭Nov 6, 2022

Me and SO were talking about toxic influencer culture and how fans swarm around them no matter what shit they do. If not for the attention economy which incentivizes such behaviour, influencers would have not existed.
(Contd.)
#Influencers #AttentionEconomy #Algorithm #SocialMedia

comrade in arms ☭Oct 31, 2022

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) extends its greetings to the people of #Brazil and Com. #Lula for his victory in the presidential elections.

#cpim #amazon #left

comrade in arms ☭Oct 29, 2022

This is Juhu beach, on of the most popular beaches in #Mumbai . There was a huge ass billboard above the water, right in the center.
Where People Come To Relax And Get Away From The Relentless Attention Grabbing!

Can someone update me what stage of #capitalism we are in right now?