Thinking about how it's becoming very clear that one of the fundamental problems with our capitalist society is that there is no pause button, on any level. Everything is built around the idea that whatever we are doing, we will keep doing. There's no way to take a break when there is a need for one.
People can't stay home because they have to work to pay bills. Companies can't shut down because they have to pay bills. Economies can't wind down because everything fails if it stops.
@elfi@pixie.town @myconidiosyncracy yes!! absolutely!!! if u love shinie u r Corvids Fambley & we lovs u
While we're all focused on the Corona crisis the US government is quietly pushing an internet #surveillance bill that is aimed at abolishing message encryption:
We should probably pay attention to this and spread awareness even if we are not American: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-bill-governments-not-so-secret-plan-scan-every-message-online
@myconidiosyncracy aa thamk it's sorta been our Thing for a while
@myconidiosyncracy i changed my mind like twelve times trying to answer this but:
an entire murder of crows. each bird is its own individual machine with its own aesthetic. some are sleek black, with no visible markings. some look like they were roughly hammered together from scrap metal. some are intricate filigree clockwork constructions. some are indistinguishable from organic corvids. you know. the works
corona, chuck tingle (lewd)
Chuck Tingle has come to our rescue. He has released not one but TWO FREE tinglers regarding the current state of emehrgency:
"Not Pounded By Anything While I Practice Responsible Social Distancing"
and
"The Physical Manifestation of Washing My Hands Gets Me Off"
You're welcome: https://www.chucktingle.com/getwellsoon.html
@InvaderXan dieselpunk's commentary is generally gonna be toward the rise of fascism and the influences that led to ww2, iwrc
and then we have atompunk like, imperialism bad 2: electric boogaloo. it's focussed on the post-ww2 / cold war era, with commentary mostly on u.s. imperialism as opposed to steampunk talking about—well, from what we've seen it's really just the british—but they have a lot of key themes in common
Steampunk without commentary on the exploitative machinations of imperialism is not steampunk.
Cyberpunk without commentary on capitalism's efforts to buy the world out from under us is not cyberpunk.
Solarpunk without commentary on how to grow a brighter future for everyone instead of submitting to gloom is not solarpunk.
These three make a trifecta of how capitalism took over, what can happen if it continues, and how to prevent it from doing so. What was, is, and still could be.
@myconidiosyncracy i changed my mind like twelve times trying to answer this but:
an entire murder of crows. each bird is its own individual machine with its own aesthetic. some are sleek black, with no visible markings. some look like they were roughly hammered together from scrap metal. some are intricate filigree clockwork constructions. some are indistinguishable from organic corvids. you know. the works
a bug, not a feature.
Genderless* cyberfae & co. at your service
assigned adult by the inexorable passage of time
don't use he/him or she/her pronouns for any of us without express permission
note that if we ever make you uncomfortable in any way please tell us so we know to stop. we're not always good at figuring these things out on our own