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Humility is the only just response when confronted with the universe.
Migrated from @nomi in Jan 2023
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@lex solarpunk us such a tough needle to thread from a storytelling perspective. The punk requires hierarchy and the (even momentary) triump of the hopeless. While the solar implies a society that values harmony and generally rejects the hierarchies that would create punk.
If your AI feature isn't smart enough to know when to shut up and stop bugging me, it sure as hell isn't smart enough to handle the nuances of anything actually important

@forthy42 @Daojoan

the way you say "getting wealthy" reveals that the dream has been insanely successful. It's the dream of escaping a 996 wage slave schedule for the "wealth" of free time and not spending 25% of your income on food. Follow the American Dream to the prosperity of escaping crushing poverty, not for the lottery ticket chance of being a millionaire

Are you anti-colonialist because you support blood and soil but for different people, or because you believe participatory government is more just?
Are you anti-imperialist because you love to tear things down or because you believe self-determination is the path to human flourishing?
Me, approaching a pond where the frogs are croaking like wild: aww yeah. welcome to fuck town
@abreaction my brother in christ, if you want to address real problems then you should log off

What's more problematic?

a) a white american speaking in a mexican accent and playing up mexican stereotypes

b) antonio banderas, a spanish actor, speaking in a mexican accent and playing up mexican stereotypes

Tech folks want to revolutionize things, but most revolutions have been terrible ideas and it's good that they failed.

@domingosfaria any leads on more reading on this topic? I'm just coming across it and it's very neat.

Seems like the controlled breathing counterpoint requires a dualism such that your body takes action separate from a "you" that takes action.