Χίμαιρα corvids @autistikai@computerfairi.es

by the loss of faith in the very notion of community; and by the shrinking presence of the radical voices, values, and vision necessary to resist this dark neoliberal moment.

by the growth of a consumer culture that repeatedly emphasizes the satisfaction of the self over the needs of the community; by the corruption of democracy by money and by monied interests, what Henry Giroux refers to as "totalitarianism with elections"; by the mockery of a judicial process already tipped in favor of the powerful; by the militarization of the police; by the acceptance of massive global inequality; by the erasure of those unconnected to the Internet-driven modern economy;

This divide is characterized by the demonization and privatization of public services, including schools, the military, prisons, and even policing; by the growing use of prison as our primary resolution for social contradictions; by the degradation and even debasement of the public sphere and all those who would seek to democratically occupy it; by an almost complete abandonment of the welfare state; by a nearly religious reverence for marketized solutions to public problems;

....ok, the following quote is long, bear with me. it's a single sentence from Nobody, by Marc Lamont Hill, of which we were given a free copy

there are two moods: depression and empathic mimickry

ah, yes, the bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb

ok im in a community for a game, & someone joins and is like "please ignore the name & appearance i made this account before i came out" and the first two people to respond, one of them is like "the devs have changed characters' genders before, here's how to get in touch with them" and the other is like "if that doesn't fix all the problems i can give you a chunk of [premium currency] to use for e.g. name change & such"

honestly who the frak put us in charge of our chassis we don't know the first thing about taking care of it