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seachanger

@seachanger@alaskan.social

obligate organizer, systems thinker, radical optimist, public good believer, artsy generalist

living in Lingít Aani, my ancestors were quebecois & ukrainian jews

posting ideas at #SocialTech; always boosting #alaska;

⚠️: I’m often wrong

Avi is wild hair blowing in wind, cover is a watercolor I made of a volcano

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seachanger, to random
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people who pop on social media to act super cavalier about nuclear waste always give me pause. the track record speaks for itself — we don’t live in a hypothetical society, we live in a world that can’t even produce frying pans without killing bystanders, natural disasters are not predictable, and advanced civ is itself in jeopardy.

fine to debate the finer points and possibilities of nuclear but the weird guy condescending attitude that its dumb or wrong to be cautious has got to go

seachanger, to random
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marking myself safe from my own terrifying early morning dream that my fave coffee mug was broken (what does that mean)

jalcine, to random
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The word "pseduoscientific" isn't as bad as it sounds if you decenter science as a place of truth (or if you also understand science to be a mutable and adapting means of discovery).

Something incapable with the scientific method isn't "false" or "not true".

seachanger,
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@jalcine a great deal of current medical science is pseudoscience imo because capital has decided which studies get done and why so many times that you can’t separate out profit motives from standards of care etc

inquiline, to random
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Everyone who is worried about being replaced by AI has it all wrong

seachanger,
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@inquiline can’t stop looking, still can’t make sense of this

kategenevieve, to random
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Interesting article. though McDowell's “The sun is a powerful enemy” is a strange way to express our predicament.

human systems may be both dependent on—and vulnerable to— all that the sun has to give...

but the real adversaries are right here - extractive industrialisation & agriculture, cutting down the forests, burning all the fossil fuel...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-strongest-solar-storm-in-20-years-did-little-damage-but-worse-space/ #spaceweather #CMEs #solarstorm

seachanger,
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@kategenevieve I agree. And lol this guy

“It’s kind of unfortunate to be at the whims of the sun,” says JJ Hermes, an astronomer at Boston University.

sluttymayo, to random
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real cuddlebug hours in the maison de sluttymayo

seachanger,
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@sluttymayo ahhhh

rickirobin, to random
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I'm headed to Homer for the this weekend. Will anyone else from here be there? (the conference, specifically; I'll honk and wave at Homer Mastodon, generally, but will be busy and sleepy I think)

seachanger,
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@rickirobin ahhh sounds cool! have fun!

seachanger, to random
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reply guying is when you don’t take the time to sit with a stranger’s ideas long enough to understand them and offer respectful counterpoints or ideas. Instead you assume they must be dangerously incorrect and you must correct them. Ironically in regard to this thread, reply guys are often older white men who haven’t examined their own cult indoctrinations. they aren’t used to being confronted about it since our entire society is built around not hurting their feelings https://zirk.us/@McPatrick/112451962450329227

seachanger,
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and today I’m not in the mood

seachanger, to random
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I used to think ignorance drove injustice but now I think it’s denial — the human capacity to create and believe in stories collectively is our greatest blessing and deepest curse

seachanger,
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@Ponygirl yeah, and what we think we do know

seachanger,
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we tend to sideline actual cults and death cults from the mainstream of modern society but maybe they are its purest form. maybe cults aren’t abnormal for humans, but in fact are the norm. maybe there are precious few of us who aren’t wrapped up in one or more ourselves

seachanger,
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“why can’t they see that cult leader is an abusive fraud!” uh karen why can’t you see capitalist & gendered white supremacy is keeping you married to an asshole etc etc

seachanger,
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@Wen @paninid contempt is just learned from stories told to us and that we tell, the primary emotion is insecurity right

seachanger, (edited )
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I was raised as a white girl by a single working mom in the US in the 1980-90s, which means I was indoctrinated into the cult of never fucking pretty/worthy enough because we have things to sell you that you cannot afford; the cult of your value is determined by white men; the cult of tv can replace community; the cult of whiteness doesn’t exist; the cult of your wild intricacies as a complex human being are less important than your appearance and future marriage and children

seachanger,
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I mean it’s right there in the word culture right! we just never think cult behavior applies to our own selves! but what if that is legit what defines us — our ability to believe the mythology and stories all around us as objective truth/reality, and to do so unconsciously that we are always confused as to how others could be so “ignorant”

seachanger,
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@McPatrick that’s neither what I said nor a respectful manner of replying, muting thanks

seachanger,
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@niboe good questions I think most of us wrestle with right? forming community with people who have shared values is pretty important, sometimes easier said than done

seachanger,
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@plantarum and it seems like the more threatened we feel (ie autonomic nervous system engaged) the harder it is to be flexible with our beliefs. which to me basically explain fascism — terrified people hardened around a fearful worldview

seachanger, to random
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I’m old enough to remember when we were finding no (0) planets let alone floofy ones 🤯
https://newsie.social/@servelan/112448694273316863

EBecker, to random
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😍

seachanger,
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@EBecker 🤪

Hunter, to random
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I feel like Joseph should be a little more concerned. Celebrities from Cardi B to Macklemore are publicly criticizing his policies with the latter putting out a wildly popular Hind's Hall with the lyrics "The blood is on your hands, Biden, we can see it all. And fuck no, I'm not votin' for you in the fall"

seachanger,
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@Hunter also a real earworm imo

seachanger, to random
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kinda fascinated by who all the influencers would be in the world if the algos had never happened to them. what would the world look like with all that energy applied to things in real life that aren’t them

Hunter, to random
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The story about The Portal connecting Dublin and NYC is bringing me so much joy. If you're looking for some "humans being humans" absurd type of levity recommend following. https://www.businessinsider.com/livestream-portal-between-new-york-and-dublin-descends-into-chaos-2024-5

seachanger,
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@Hunter I love this too, and immediately wanted more of these everywhere

seachanger, to random
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finally read this book, it’s kinda testament to the power of relationship, relentless reporting, and telling the fierce fucking truth, recommended reading #bookstodon
https://share.libbyapp.com/title/4754363

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