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@evacide really well done and glad this exists. A little worried that journalists need to be told that simply repeating marketing statements authored by cops and surveillance tech companies is not a good thing.
I see it all the time with big tech too. So much coming from our media is just a regurgitation of a company's press release. Like, is this where we are with journalism or am I missing some context
@mekkaokereke few things radicalize a white American faster than the real-time realization that cops don't give a federal fuck about their stolen bike, and, in fact, the cop who showed up is visible annoyed about the proceeding paperwork.
We could create an entire movement just by following what Dr. king wrote in a Letter From a Birmingham Jail.
https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
The Civil Rights Movement, The Black Panthers Movement, Young Lords, etc.
I keep reading Letter From a Birmingham Jail. Dr. King lays out the purpose of a protest. I can't help but notice how divorced the #NoKings movement is from those tenants.
If a protest doesn't have a call to action or a means of pressure to bring decision makers to the negotiating table, then it's not a protest. It's a gathering.
I fear so much of mainstream "direct action" is a way to keep us busy and feeling accomplished. We don't know any better because we don't have real activist leaders.
lol I thought I was replying to this essay so take that for what it is worth
If we do not come to terms with the fact that Democrats, as an entity are not on our side, that they exist to maintain the power structures that benefit the Fortune 500 and the rising Cloud Empire, we have zero chance of capturing the changing winds.
Only then can we focus our attention on shifting our attention *away* from the trillions of ad impressions that current pay for our oppression.
@dangillmor This was a fantastic read.
I think it worth acknowledging that just 18 months ago, this pullquote would've been deemed radical and alarmist by liberals. And that the "Epstein Class" does not go into remission when Democrats take office.
It's also worth acknowledging that change can lead to an absence of power, which causes a vacuum. And we are ill equipped to capture that power for the people.
Right now, as it stands, we're looking neoliberalism dying, and technocracy rising.
@bloftinsk8 dude by the way, the opening teaser to your podcast is really good. I'm invested.
@sidereal AHHHHHHHH
Here's the other thing—semi-colons are making a come back, baby!
Millennials overused the aloof stylistic choice of no punctuation and all lowercase letters (grow up Sam Altman).
This new generation is going to punctuate so hard. They're gonna proper noun the fuck out of everything. We're gonna see carets and tildes & maybe some ampersands, too.
Nope. Scratch that. Millennials over used the ampersands with coffee shops and leather hat stores.
I've never once been 100% certain that I used a semi-colon correctly. I’ve been 95% sure. I’ve been a coin-toss 50/50 fuck it-sure. But never bet my socks on it-definite.
Hello, my name is Jason and i’m a writer. Today I--
Shout out to the semi-colon. They'll show up to a sentence and be like—Let's extend this thought but also set some healthy boundaries.
Just a dude who's all about the vibes; what a legend.
@mekkaokereke coooooooooooooooook
@jdp23 thanks for the heads up and the read!
@mekkaokereke I agree that no one should feel guilty for not watching a snuff video. Anyone posting those videos should use the appropriate hashtags and content warnings.
On the other hand, snuff videos are the only thing that springs liberals into action.
We had an ICE murder just two days ago, and it was largely missed.
I've never had anything more than a wishy-washy opinion on this. Idk.