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I am still reading this, but it's really good.
One comment (in support) -- you wrote:
Some people ask whether the Al Capone theory of sexual harassment will subject men to unfair scrutiny.
...to which my response is: yehmaybe, but perhaps we should balance that against the fact that women are being subjected to, you know, more actual abuse, maybe?
If men care about women, they will be happy to support a process which helps protect women better, I should think.
(...right, Anakin?)
cc: @blogdiva
@rnd You'll get no argument from me -- and this is exactly why the megacorps need to be broken up and democratized, so {we the people {who are affected by these strategic decisions}} can make those strategic decisions collectively and consensually.
@artemis The only reason I ever push back online, these days, is just so 3rd parties aren't lured into thinking "hm, this person has a point" when in fact they're misrepresenting the facts.
...and I'm trying to cut down on that, too. (Fortunately, fedi makes it easier: nowhere near as many disinformationists and trolls here as in most other venues.)
@wackJackle I dunno... just because TFG thinks that way doesn't really prove anything. The fact that Biden was surprised (as I would have been, in his position) tells me that he is not a full participant in that club.
I don't think the club's existence proves that democracy can't work; it proves that we don't really have it.
hey folks 😊
Do you know of some cute meet ups for non binary people in Berlin? I have a friend who is looking to connect with some community. We have a very cute community for trans women, but I am not familiar with the non binary scene here.
@akamran @gabe @TomF @Phosphenes @cstross
ancient ring bearing the royal QR code public key seal
@gabe @TomF @Phosphenes @cstross @akamran
Handwritten signatures are soooo 20th century and terrible security praxis.
To prove a book was signed by the author, it should be affixed with a QR code whose contents are a hash of the book's ISBN digitally encrypted by the author's ed25519 private key. No muss, no fuss, no bother!
This is a perfect and correct solution and I'm sure everyone will love it. [/straightface]
@artemis Lately (for the last couple of decades, anyway) I find myself thinking: "what is the US such that defending it is vital and opposing it is traitorous?" not to mention "why should I be upset if we were somehow meaningfully invaded by another country whose government is clearly more egalitarian than ours? What, exactly, would I be defending, and why?"
...and I keep coming back to the idea that nationalism is basically an authoritarian trick to keep people in line. The things we're being told to be loyal to are not the things that actually matter.
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ICYMI yesterday: Six theses on the historical significance of the midterm elections.
A diminished MAGA government remains acutely dangerous. But the path to consolidated authoritarian rule is shut. America must use this fleeting window for transformation.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
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https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/014f72cf-2e67-4859-adcb-9ffc7916f155
@silverfox Hurrah! We can now restock our television for several more days, at a minimum! \o/
@devopscats dayyng. That's ridiculous, and sets entirely the wrong tone as well.
...which, I'm sure, is the intent.