ukpol, "benefits fraud"
it's astounding to me about how every conversation about disability benefits has to include a disclaimer to the effect of "of course there's undoubtedly some fraudsters taking advantage of the system". like: this is no more true of benefits than it is of any other system? statistically benefits fraud is vanishingly low. and yet no one feels compelled to add this admonitory caveat to any discussion of banking, or employment, or business management, or governance, or or or
drawing tablet had a noticeable layer of dust on it so I cleaned it off and attempted a mechagirl. bit too technical for me and i still struggle to get line thickness consistent (I should probably reduce the sensitivity in #krita ?) but a fun 'quick' (two hours!) draw.
@anon_opin Musk turning up the dial marked “electrocute elephant” while looking back to the audience for approval
How much progress have we made on climate change? by Simon Clark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1jOqyjcO4g
What would happen if we stopped asking, “How can this grow?” and started asking, “What is this thing’s natural size?” What if we evaluated projects not by their potential for expansion but their depth of impact within their chosen bounds?
Choosing to stay small, focused, and finite can be a radical act. It’s a declaration that some things are valuable precisely because they resist the illogic of endless growth.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/you-dont-have-to-monetize-the-things-you-love/
Trans woman, bisexual, someone's fiancée, forever a programmer, poly, and former total mess