ScottinSoCal πΊπ¦ π π³βπ @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es
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- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
- Ε ΔΕΕ§Ε§ Δ - πΊπ¦ π
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.
Joined Nov 2022
Breaking news: Brazil makes homophobia punishable by prison ποΈ
In an almost unanimous vote, the Brazilian High Court has ruled today that homophobia can now be punishable with a prison sentence
This is a huge win for the LGBTQ+ community in Brazil that needs to be celebrated π§π·
The 9-1 vote ruled that homophobic slurs and hate speech are a crime, similar to other forms of hate speech, such as racism.
"If gawd wanted me to mask up, I'd'a been born with a mask on," says local man, while wearing prescription glasses.
Non-vaccine measures such as social distancing and wearing face masks have been "unequivocally effective" at preventing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to a major report by the UK's Royal Society https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388929-lockdowns-and-face-masks-really-did-help-to-control-covid-19/
My level of frustration with the need to report the Republican debate β because itβs a legitimate political party in the United States despite the fact that its platform is a gobbledygook of flat-earthing anti-vaxxing anti-science racist misogynist not-even-up-to-the-comedic-stylings-of-the-Church-of-the-Flying-Spaghetti-Monster ramblefuckery β is large
#ThrowbackThursday
Some years back, woke up to my pooch snuggled with IT. Knew my momma cat had captured IT. "IT" was the body of a poor, departed squirrel -- my Godfather "horse head in the bed" moment.
I got the message. Food was served pronto, well, after disposal.
#CatsOfMastodon #DogsOfMastodon
#SquirrelInDisarray (So sorry)
Even when heat records are being broken all over the northern hemisphere, the classics are always appropriate.
The entire population of Spain during the civil wars was only about 25M, so saying there were millions in these collectives is stretching credulity.
@nil@functional.cafe @HeavenlyPossum
I return to what I said earlier - small groups can manage it. It doesn't scale to large groups, it breaks down. We've had anarchist groups in the US, too. Small groups of like-minded people, for relatively short periods of time. They always break down. That doesn't mean they always will, but it ain't happening soon. It would require a complete change of social psychology, over generations.
@nil@functional.cafe @HeavenlyPossum
You're describing a highly contrived theoretical situation - one which can't exist in the real world. Someone will have a bigger gun, or a bigger club, or a bigger rock, or more people, or better nutrition, or better tactical ability.
Theory can be fun, but it doesn't always apply to the real world. Ammon Bundy exists - that's beyond dispute. So do lots of other people like Ammon Bundy - my parents as example 1.
@nil@functional.cafe @HeavenlyPossum
@passenger @nil@functional.cafe @HeavenlyPossum
No, I described how people work, today, in the real world.
Anarchy is all very nice when it's theory, or in The Dispossessed (I enjoyed that book), which is fiction. In the real world, there are people like the people who raised me. Think Ammon Bundy, with less beard. Think Ammon wouldn't take all your stuff? If you fought back, think he wouldn't round up a bunch of people like him and come back again?
@nil@functional.cafe @passenger @HeavenlyPossum
And anarchism means if my gun is bigger, you're my bitch and I get all your stuff.
@homelessjun @bike @actuallyautistic disappointing that that's what you got from what he said @markusl .
Iirc he talked about male privilege; how he was sexually assaulted before transitioning (presenting as a woman) but after transitioning (presenting as a man) he was never treated that way again etc etc
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Are we just going to ignore the fact that Biden let Hurricane Hillary hit California when he could have used a Sharpie to move it out to sea safely?
@HeavenlyPossum @nil@functional.cafe @passenger
I reject the premise of your question, and I'm not playing your words games where every law is inherently a personal attack. Laws are necessary for society to function.
Can a small group of people work together long enough to build software? Absolutely - examples are everywhere.
Can a much larger group of people acquire the materials, the knowledge, and the resources to build JWST, launch it, and get it out to L2? No. I don't believe it for a second.
And no, I don't, but not for lack of effort. I've asked where I can donate, no one answers. The link on my server, every time I checked, was out of date and unworkable.
@nil@functional.cafe @HeavenlyPossum
And I like civilization and technological advancement. I like having a road to drive my EV on. I like having JWST out in space, learning about the universe. Those things required a huge cooperative effort, over the course of centuries, to develop. They wouldn't exist in an anarchy.
I don't think capitalism is forever, I don't even think it's the best possible solution. I just think it's the only thing that will work now, with what we have and who we are.
@nil@functional.cafe @HeavenlyPossum
- Pronouns
- He/Him
- Orientation
- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
- Ε ΔΕΕ§Ε§ Δ - πΊπ¦ π
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.
Joined Nov 2022
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