@Mek101@mstdn.io imagine being motivated solely by the threat of starvation and houselessness
no wonder everything sucks now, people are only trying to get paid. they don't care about what they're doing.
@RadioAngel A good explanation of what might be labelled as exclusion from society at this post.
https://sunbeam.city/@RadioAngel/106930435801093857
(basically what is effecting most of us with demand for conditional acceptance of very dubious things (or indirectly demanding) the need to accept things before anything, often irresponsibly accepting things (without much basis other than someone said so)
Extra notes for the reader or Siren
- Structural Violence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence#cite_ref-170
- Systematic Violence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence#cite_ref-173
For more about the above in my own writing see:
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/109111778297480432
NOTE 1
This post is just for those that need labels as a hint, not to stick it to 'a label' only)
NOTE 2
Even writing it as a label seems to disassociate the reality - so now I remember the feeling saying the terminology to family and it sounding like it's a something external / distance kinda real but someone possibly inflating it / taking it too hard / even conspiracy theory type opinion, so the original writing at the top seems to be better at explaining it and mentioning the label (unless your audience already knows the concept and for sure would actual help to shorten it, where for most people it's going too far in doing so and needs explaining as was said by click in this post or seeing he pasted version below )
"It was too early for the family pep talk of... 'you're not useless, you're depressed. Get a mind like water...' I tried to tell them that a mind like water doesn't help if you are in a swimming pool. They didn't get it. So, I'm going to explain it here.
You can be a positive person and it might get you somewhere in life. But if there is any type of structural concept that rules society that say's you're out. You are against everyone in trying to move forward. I'm not saying don't keep fighting. I'm saying recognize that it isn't you that is broken. If you feel depressed it's for a reason. You can be a happy person and not have opportunity. You can be a depressed person and not have opportunity. The point here is to realize it just might not be you that's the problem but the walls society built to keep you out. Once you recognize those walls, there's only one thing to do. Tear them down.
The walls are institutional & hierarchical. "
(same written by Siren at link below)
https://sunbeam.city/@RadioAngel/106930435801093857
QUOTE - "Business interests invaded the environmental policy realm even before climate change emerged as a key issue."
@TauAs
just sending a link is unclear.
Is it your own writing?
@lucifargundam And a bit of advertising semi-disguised as a courteous rejection :L)
Big arc Truchet tiles, continuous color variation #penplotter #plottertwitter #generativeart #creativecoding #mastoart
@gemlog :) "Well. It seems like distributing $80 tablets to play mahjong would be a lot cheaper than buying $79,000 robots." :)
@rastinza
Reason I asked was that there is a 'subscribe' often next to the name in the timeline format - this probably doesn't help for your wish (which is about not seeing people's retoots / boosts in your feeds or notifications)
@leo YEAH (AGREE) BUT APART FROM APPLES MOST THINGS BECOME QUITE PROBLEMATIC AS THEY ARE NOT SO ABUNDANT.
I think you mention abundant in the first line as a collective thought, but on it's own is hard to understand (you could add 'to fight create abundant by contributing collectively)
And then you have the legality of such things if in place more permanently borderline ILLEGAL / AVOIDS BEING TAXES (the main part of government is for this!)
AND falls into the 'you can't do it that way' de-facto for many other 'health and safety reasons)
Apples and nuts are by far the most plentiful and perfect thing for giving / receiving but giving massages or other things means you might soon find problems
(socio-related / bad neighbours etc so this is also going to need to be solved)
I've found Apples practically grow themselves (pumpkins, cherries, hazelnuts etc also) and is easy to see / transfer but services perhaps a further challenge
SO I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE IN MANY CASES THE MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION OR LONGER DISTANCES SIMPLY MEAN IT'S NOT WORTH TRAVELING MUCH FOR.
And a small community needs to be quite tight like few hundred max otherwise you get bitching which needs to be solved as gets it's own momentum.
Nice idea though.
A website I thought of showing people giving for free could be these kinds of websites (pardon any ads / put blockers on)
https://www.nevyhazujto.cz/
https://freecycle.org/
or simple mailing list.
So I like the idea just with less abundant material it's hard ( apples are BY FAR the best I know)
And then distances / time to give this is the main challenge (sociology-economic / time stuff) - you might have to spend more time doing this than your job and I guess this is also part of the problem that people do things for money... and that is even going up and up (meaning less and less we care apples and more about money/paying rent/ now electricity is crazy 300% up maybe 500% / 1000% up soon -)
So do try... but do watch out for these bumps in road as many people aren't sympathetic or like others to get free ( it causes attention and many wrong types of people you can't change)
So unless you literally can give apples locally to like-minded people not many have time or even want to make time (example I know in village people don't even pick their own apple but 'only the best one' like ungrateful people but they are really just aesthetically fascist or like perfection or just prefer to put them all in compost and not cut all the half good apples - this is what I saw to this day now! ) -
I can also agree apples work 100% with right person but something more than that I think will be tested in others ways sociologically / pathologically in people wanting to pay for things or expecting perfection...
Apples given hand to hand without paperwork or online attention ok... the other stuff I don't know unless really small AND like-minded community.
Remember anything that works or can cause attention (including saving money) and there will be attention by authority on it OR people will shit on it themselves because human nature of seeing people get 'for free' is stronger than the will of those to defend other people who practice it
(nobody wants a fight)
MY TIP ABOUT SAYING 'ABUNDANCE'
I would have continued the 1st sentence as abundance doesn't exist (in a lot of ways) but if you said abundance from everyone contributing what they have extra (people will just dismiss abundance on it's own like 'sustainable' things if there is not context showing all of us giving = abundance)
I might edit this - had to send to not lose it
@rastinza
Just checking: Do you mean subscribe as in RSS or 'Follow'
(or something else)?
@SIDMusic
Ok this worth commenting on - do you have a link to screenshots or anything? (this was just the menu)
Mainly wanted to say this sounded way different to others or just had bassy effect at the same time as the usual. Wonder why it wasn't like that more often? I guess I haven't listen to them all but seemed more unique / unorthodox.
VIDEO OF PFIZER CONTRACTS GIVEN TO EU THAT MUCH IS BLACKED OUT / CENSORED
TRAGEDY COMES FROM NON-TRANSPARENCY & SECRETS OF COMMERCE AND IT'S CONTRACTS
OUR HEALTH RELYING ON THESE BLACKED OUT CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS IS A JOKE
- have a look for 10seconds
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=2jTgDj7uiX8&t=6m1s
The whole video is good, this part made me laugh out loud and then choke on the cucumber I was eating as it's absolutely probably the truth they wouldn't ever give the truth or anything possible for people to investigate regarding their own health.
@GustavinoBevilacqua
That's useful - I see something similar through the GUI in the redirect or 'Switch Invidious Instance' link on every video page
(example below)
@GustavinoBevilacqua
lol funny video and nice it was short and funny
and yes probably views are not counted though I could assume the counter is not always 100% responsive
@DutchCourage COVID JUSTICE / TRANSPARENCY / QUESTIONS
(VERY GOOD VIDEO)
Press conference with Cristian Terhes after Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla refused to answer in front of European Parliament
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=2jTgDj7uiX8
This link above is non-tracking / non-ad (filtered version = https://yewtu.be)
__________________
Interesting Comments from video:
- This is the best press conference I have ever seen in my 58 years . I'm almost in tears to know that justice is going too come !
- You know they have something to hide when they don't show up!
- It’s great and rare to hear such words of truth and reality from elected officials. Thank You All.
@nathaniel Can you say more about this?
Specifically was interesting
"I have done the things in life that I've done in spite of my upbringing not because of it."... which lead me to ask myself: "is it possible to do things in life despite the upbringing" <--while still assuming we would do different things anyway in all of the possible cases BUT perhaps we choose to work on main things from what we see lacking in life or have some response even if it's like "fuck not following my parents in that I'm going for something totally new / different" etc... Seems hard not to do things from living life :)
But yeah anything on that welcome. Thanks
@GustavinoBevilacqua YES 'play and forget' autoplay is also a good one.
Are you 100% sure Invidious video filter doesn't increase count?
(I was wondering about that)
Also I'm not sure what you mean by the last paragraph- can you say more in other words? thanks
@derek Q. BOOK FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISING?
*Specifically* How to pursue climate action at a local level?
I encourage my followers to see this and reply.
I don't have a book to suggest right now (but it's a good question and I'm sure I might dig something later) but I can suggest talking more to people regularly at a VERY good way for everything and integrating that into people around you AND the like-minded stranger from time to time (welcome to try me) as a way of spiraling more people and interest while genuinely upping the levels across the board.
Talking more helps organically learn and practice in the audible sense of conversation (video not needed) on these topics many people are not able to do with others... and actually people cover a lot more in a short space of time and really *feel* it too... which is all important for all the 'members' (members of humanity, family, community etc).
*Almost* everything can be built and done this way (with books too along the way) and even should be because allowing and *making space* for people to talk IS possibly the #1 thing in all this modern day stuff and rebuilding / starting community almost from scratch.
I see why things breakdown and this is a huge part of everything if not #1 as 'talking about it' or 'communication' - so in the end happier methods or happier people can stick around longer (even in the bad situations) and not just run on positives or hype (usually at the beginning)
Rather than project after project going down from mainly 1 person or problem this method harmonizes people *first* to make for more experienced people and less narrow-minded.
Maybe I'm 'extreme' as a reflection of the modern 'hi and bye' methods (ignoring most of life actually) but this way of continuing to talk regularly is priceless... possibly #1 key to enabling people. People also hold books and knowledge in themselves so this allows sharing a lot more incrementally as people are a kind of interface-for-books themselves and without having to ask everyone to always read.
Happy to talk more about this isn't excluding other ways - justa strong main way at the same time everything else (reading books etc + Mastodon social + learning elsewhere at the same time).
I'm not anti-book :) 📚
At the same time I do value people a bit more than book (so still both very highly valued).
@derek Anything since then about that thought?
It's about changing / opening our minds...
I give people time and I thnk that's the difference to others online who really don't have or give time and give up on people really easy... (don't mean to be competitive, no put-downs, just I more dedicate time to others and weave us together).
So you don't even have to read any of this because EVERYTHING needs time + communication and without that a lot is broken and even less human even if it's for good...
Just follow and put notifications on to TEST MY FEED.... the rest below is just over-info for most poeple.
Open Learning School or Freedom University...
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A lot you might be at length and depth, but if you're easy about it, you can take the best and even take me along to understand life with others!
To learn and do everything practically! (this is a practical living (and gets stuff done as much as we can).
Fan of Fediverse!
Quick Look - peace-loving work / services:
█ Mini-Podcast (few mins each, examples below)
█ Picture remixes / video remixes
█ Lessons without being too 'teacher' about it. Teacher has teeth for eliminating doubt.
█ Food for thought as gentle soul also.
█ Unique ideas - often impossible for professionals (they are burdened by financial repsonsibility and therefore associational risk in saying things). I'm more diverse and occasionally direct (with respect, though I don't shy away from reminding people).
█ Not too embarrassing to say "I don't know" but can still chase things.
█ More responsive than casual users usually because people think having 'job' is enough in life. I say it's not! And even faimily is of no use if it's only getting worse (in everything!).
Podcast Examples:
1. Gary Ackerman's thoughts on AI
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111867522723922385
2. The Little Prince book
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111845561003150354
3. Fantasy genre from a fan's perspective
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111845709367492677
I help people create audio / edit educational audio / podcast / music / visual short videos / transcript text
+ I like to add a bit humour while being quite strict in my own politics (opinions) but open / inviting for others to tell me what I should do if they can explain more than just a short comment (I don't mind it's healthy for me at least if you have logic and can stand yourself explaining).
FreeSchool is about Learning towards Freedom (which is about Uniting everyone slowly, even "1 by 1"... Easy with The Fediverse!
Not virtue signalling here only, but practise of EVERYTHING as we go. Judged by getting in contact (many have) and having courage to communicate (or seeking it from others is ok, EVERYONE needs a bit of courage or hand-holding to make big personal changes). Who else is there for example if family doesn't understand?
Learning and watching can be good and staying out of people's way, BUT better is doing something every day and helping each other with some tough decisions / lessons... and then being bold enough to do them. 1... 2... 3 that is all that's needed.
Let my posts do most of the talking.
Put me on notification (click bell that appears after follow ia accepted) and if it's not interesting switch off after and tick me off the list of potential people to follow daily!
Media version of my posts here... open link for later... good for visual scrolling version and judge me on that I don't mind...
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/media
I'm usually impressed with my media gallery as I work on posts a lot usually or hit the "Aha!" moments and capture it (other people may forget it for years, not me!).
Freedom is about *making it work together* better like using #Mastodon on the #Fediverse daily for better platforms with more #bestpractices and 'best' people to help us which I kind of collect here and
when it's #1 comment!
I am measurably better because I reply and stick to everything to the end(!)
No cancelling friendship suddenly without saying why or being moody!
Freedom is to Learn, Respect and Love eventually and ️to Unite!
Practically it's also like Tetris - add yourself to the puzzle and watch it all happen...
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talk more on Mastodon and the Fediverse and puzzle it all out using better ways to less use the other bad commercial / extractive people...
L£$$ of the less caring people like the ggl's / ytb / gmail / mainstream communication points etc who are offering lots of space 'free' and it's not free of peace there.
We GIVE to real people (TIME NOT JUST MONEY).
There's no buy-in solution - we have to make it with selotape or whatever we have - it's not shameful to bring whatever you have.
FreeSchool is terminology put together from many good things from past (coined in 1950's/60's. I / we become it eventually through being.
It's a movement for Freedom via Learning it all (learning self included and less active stuff) and doing the learning *together* --> https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeschool.
I encourage you warmly to participate with me as a I have time and then spiral out naturally to others (we are part of humanity and so naturally a sort of evangelism or ecological pyramid of life as we choose to spread lesser suffering while accepting consuming is part of it).
Less-commercial in orientation (in everything) and happy to think / work for free.
Naturally you will hesitate if someone is sure of themself or ok standing on shoulders what we copy do the best from humbly but not too sterile either.
Based on just emotions ruins almost everything, which seems very common - very ungraceful - so don't disconnect... do it gracefully at least!
A "school" of thought is here you can interact / ask and make best together as free/low cost as possible.
Even a bad answer you can take best from (of course I won't know all your situation when I suggest something but I don't need to answer 100% - you also need to help me!).
Leave perfectionism, we are all imperfect humans! Let's do it... Choose something ANYTHING and keep the thoughts rolling together...!
All content under the Creative Commons license CC-BY-SA-NC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1 Thereby, ideally, only using tools and resources that are #FLOSS #OpenSource. #nobot