fiat_lux

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fiat_lux,

There's nothing more human than killing each other to stop war, either.

The human species' best creations have been through collaboration on new ideas and projects, but we keep going back to the old competitive methods that have clearly demonstrated that they don't make good long term solutions. We just don't learn.

fiat_lux,

Thanks for standing up to Nazis. It gives those of us who had family experience the horrors wrought by fascists in WW2 hope that Germans haven't been won over again by the same poisonous ideas.

fiat_lux, (edited )

Can we... see them?

Edit: some quick math, the minimum recommended space between trees is 3m, 200 million of those is 600km² / 148k ac , which would make the space required bigger than 17 countries (larger than Andorra but very slightly smaller than Saint Lucia). They have a blog with their tree planting updates but I wish there were more photos.

fiat_lux,

Perhaps if we consider slavery as more of a spectrum, like we do other kinds of abuse, then economic coercion still fits the definition.

One person being denied medical care, working inhumane lengths of time in hard labor for almost no money, being unable to access different forms of work and being beaten is clearly slavery, as you've identified. But that doesn't mean the person who is experiencing all of that, but only without being beaten, is not experiencing slavery. It just makes it a (possibly) less severe form of slavery.

If the key difference between a fast food worker living in rural wherever who can't access healthcare, doesn't have a choice to move or change jobs etc. and a slave is immediate physical violence... perhaps we need to revisit the definition of "slavery" or of "employment" or both. Dying a slow death from homelessness and poverty due to systemic inequity isn't actually a hugely better deal than a fast death at the hands of one person. In some cases it may even be worse because the suffering lasts much longer.

You assume that people who are unemployed can access help and resources, I'm not sure that the reality on that widely reflects people's experiences, depending on their location.

fiat_lux,

The word "fossil" could have made an appearance in this article title, and yet it is noticeably and somewhat misleadingly absent.

fiat_lux,

Well, I'm suitably terrified. That is a face of impending mischief.

fiat_lux,

This guy was found guilty of two felonies (plus a bunch of misdemeanors) that carry a maximum sentence of 8 and 5 years each. He got 6 years.

Charles Littlejohn who released Trump's tax records got the maximum sentence of 5 years for his felony.

I just thought that 100% punishment vs (arguably) <50% punishment was an illuminating comparison worth noting.

fiat_lux,

Is it possible that millions of people who lack the critical evaluation skills to determine when they're being scammed are victims of malicious grifters instead of just being people who are to be dismissed? And is it possible that lacking intellectual and cognitive skills is a disability and we should approach disability with empathy?

When you relegate people to the "stupid" and "deranged" categories, you dismiss them as people capable of learning skills (even if they haven't already for skills that are considered "basic") or possessing any other valuable skill that contributes. Dismissing them also shifts the responsibility from the people who are trying to take their money and radicalize them for their own ideological purposes.

The people trying to exploit others are the ones we should be condemning.

fiat_lux,

Thanks for understanding and being willing to entertain a different perspective! I'm glad I could help.

Whenever I catch myself wanting to call someone or their actions stupid, I consider whether telling a 5 year old child that they're stupid has ever helped them learn (good) lessons, and whether calling them stupid is a better teaching strategy than rewarding positive behavior. Research suggests that killing someone's self esteem isn't great for learning, especially pro-social behaviors, so it's probably also not a great first choice for whatever situation I've run into.

fiat_lux,

I appreciate you. I also appreciate Japanese supernatural stories, this one is great. Thanks for introducing me to it!

fiat_lux,

Adding to this: Bilan's self introduction video (1 min 41 sec, hardcoded English subtitles). Sorry, no transcript for those who rely on real text. I wanted to watch this but I was left with no information in the article on how or if English speakers even could.

The entire Western media's approach to African nation reporting also enrages me. The continual insistence of media (especially UK based) on choosing photos to remind us that black Africans are poor and "backwards" is shameful racism. It's no wonder that African nations are distancing themselves economically and ideologically from the West when their colonizers allies' media machines continue to treat them this way.

fiat_lux,

More important things to worry about than journalism on issues that affect (at least half) the entire population? Issues that have never been acknowledged institutionally due to women being denied employment and education? In a country that ranks fourth lowest for gender equality globally, maternal and infant mortality rates? Do you really think Somali women have nothing to add to these conversations that hasn't already been covered?

fiat_lux,

It seems to me that if we're talking about addressing starvation, war and political instability, then allowing the demographic who largely are responsible for food production and family health to lead and participate in a single (probably 1 hour long weekly) conversation on TV about those issues might be a key step to better understanding the core problems facing them and increasing democracy by ensuring 50% of the population is heard. Problems can't be properly addressed until they are accurately identified, and missing 50% of the the population's voices about problems won't help.

Also, for just 6 people to address a huge communication gap on a national scale in multiple media formats that can reach a population that is largely illiterate? That sounds like a hugely impactful and solid strategy for organizing important community projects and initiatives that increase stability.

What specific projects would you suggest to these 6 women that address the problems you have identified and make a larger positive impact than their current efforts?

Is it possible that people with lived experience might have a better knowledge of their needs and the next steps in fixing their own problems than you?

fiat_lux,

Read as: Taylor Swift has enough money to defend herself by threatening Musk legally.

The law is a weapon wielded by the rich, and brandishing it can convince other rulers to yield. Anyone else it helps is an unintended side effect.

fiat_lux,

We never could depend on it. But when a machine is broken, the solution of throwing out the entire machine and getting a new one may not solve the problems, and there's a high risk of having new and worse problems. The better initial plan is to figure out the parts that are causing the failure, analyse why those components broke, and adjust the design with more robust parts and better error handling.

The problem isn't always the laws, many of them are very pro-society. The problem is which laws are created or challenged, by whom, and how often. Currently laws are prioritised by money when they need to be prioritised by impact and scale. The thing we can no longer depend on is our economic system.

fiat_lux,

True, but I think weapons can be re-aimed.

My personal theory is that if we change the motivation, we change the outcome. 100 years ago the world moved mostly from the Gold standard to GDP as a measure of money's value. Instead of measuring only productivity, let's measure social metrics too. We can't solve greed, but we can force people to pay for harm, and we can reward actions that collectively benefit everyone.

fiat_lux,

not if government is frozen in a tug of war between the left and the right.

Oh, you must be American, sorry, I was thinking a little more globally than that. Institutional corruption and capitalism are very worldwide issues.

Your country definitely has a unique problem that needs to be solved, but I was sort of hoping the rest of us who rely on laws and their existence to survive wouldn't have to also die in the course of fixing that problem.

Globally changing the definition of value and money would be hard, but it's been done before, and would have far wider reaching impacts across global industries including but not limoted the legal, political and religious industries.

fiat_lux,

“Before the war, I used to play with my friends,” he said. “I can’t play because of my injury. I can’t play, and I don’t have friends, and I don’t have anything.”

Acquired disability is a problem that will exponentially increase with climate change and industrial pollution. Wildfires create smoke that triggers heart and lung problems. War creates amputations and trauma. Drought increases food prices and creates malnutrition. Floods spread malaria and infection and other poisons. The stress on the body from any of those can in turn trigger other underlying health conditions and other genetic inefficiencies.

If we don't stop spending all our resources on killing each other and start spending them on helping each other, more people won't have anything. Just like this 12 year old child.

fiat_lux,

5 months ago, mod, Removed Post Reddit is dangerous. The admins are out of control. Humanity needs a viable alternative. – Blog covering the Reddit admins retaliating against me, reason: rule 4

I thought I recognised your name. I happen to be experimenting with my own gut-brain axis, so I recall skimming your project.

Here's the problem.

Reddit will not act on people insulting your personal project unless they consider it a legal, financial or reputational risk not to do so.

Lawyers will not take on your case unless they think there is a solid chance of financial or reputational gain beyond the standard hourly fee. They are telling you in the most professional way possible that they see no merit in spending their time on your theory's reputation. My suspicion is that they feel your... zeal and passion for your theory is bordering on fanatical. They don't want to work with fanatics.

Without substantial and demonstrable effects on your finances, what you are left with is just some low level insults on the internet, and one or more relatively anonymous individuals who know that trolling you will get them the reaction they desire. If you continue to react like this, they will continue to try to get a reaction from you.

These concepts have been explained to you previously.

I understand that you believe you have found answers that have previously been ignored by medicine. I know how that feels. But research is already being done in this area and will take time to bear fruit.

Additionally, continuing to post your site as a response to threads that lightly touch on adjacent topics does not do much more than highlight you as a self-promoting spammer who might be fun to troll. It also does not endear you to admins or mods, let alone anyone who might positively engage with the topic. Threads like this let trolls know their efforts to annoy you are working extremely well. Using your real name to do so just makes it much easier for them to harass you.

I do not like victim blaming, but I hope you are able to reflect on how your reactions and inability to let minor insults slide might be compromising your ability to have your project and theories taken more seriously and treated with respect. If you are very serious about legal recourse, then regrettably you need to monetize your project and accurately document negative effects caused by specific people.

fiat_lux,

So many. I like music and I like languages so when there are lyrics there's a good chance it's not English.

There are so many more. I didn't even touch Caribbean patois or Arabic or Polynesian languages etc. I'm very big on global music though, especially with a strong beat and lyrical themes on anti-colonialism...

fiat_lux,

Thanks for trying, at least.

It's pretty concerning times when we have notably prominent neo-nazis in Australia though. I'm honestly surprised NSW proactively stopped him.

fiat_lux,

Ordinarily I'm more in favour of taking down colonialist statues and putting them in a museum, but this will do just fine for today.

fiat_lux,

It took him that long to line up the next gig? Typical.

Adopted little Nori! (lemmy.world)

Promised an update so here it is! 2 weeks ago I asked around for some authentic cat toys, and got loads of great suggestions for what to get the cat, appreciate all of them! ☺️ Our newly adopted Nori arrived just a few days ago and we couldn’t be happier! She’s full of life and it only took here a few minutes the get...

fiat_lux,

Awww look at the tiny little floof. For toys, my cat also loved little crunched up foil balls. Loud enough to be fun, oddly shaped enough to be unpredictable, light enough to be thwacked great distances.

Also, I'm going to need you to keep posting a lot more pictures.

fiat_lux,

Love it. Thanks for reminding me of the sound of my cat galloping across the floorboards like a clumsy Clydesdale.

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