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the shift that people are generally advocating in this context is a return to an older way of doing things. that has historically not gone well. the only way out is through
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
the shift that people are generally advocating in this context is a return to an older way of doing things. that has historically not gone well. the only way out is through
in capitalism, the tendency is toward socializing production. the supply chain gets more complicated, but each individual job in that chain becomes simpler, gets deskilled. this is true of every major tech advancement. the actual solution to the problems you present is socializing ownership.
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
in capitalism, the tendency is toward socializing production. the supply chain gets more complicated, but each individual job in that chain becomes simpler, gets deskilled. this is true of every major tech advancement. the actual solution to the problems you present is socializing ownership.
do you think telling people not to use AI, or shaming people for using it, is likely to result in "ethics, regulations and transparency"? if not, what do you think is?
and what sort of ethics and regulations do you envision?
and what sort of ethics and regulations do you envision?
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
do you think telling people not to use AI, or shaming people for using it, is likely to result in "ethics, regulations and transparency"? if not, what do you think is?
and what sort of ethics and regulations do you envision?
and what sort of ethics and regulations do you envision?
I'm not interested in redeeming their legacy; I'm interested in what you see as the way forward
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I'm not interested in redeeming their legacy; I'm interested in what you see as the way forward
the luddites were not wrong, but they ultimately only succeeded in delaying their own replacement by machines, not stopping it entirely. do you think telling people not to use AI, or shaming people for using it, will yield different results?
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
the luddites were not wrong, but they ultimately only succeeded in delaying their own replacement by machines, not stopping it entirely. do you think telling people not to use AI, or shaming people for using it, will yield different results?
-the cycle of capital (M-C-M and its various elaborations, particularly those in volume 2) (would def include this before trpf)
-finance capital
-"primitive accumulation"
-imperialism
-finance capital
-"primitive accumulation"
-imperialism
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
-the cycle of capital (M-C-M and its various elaborations, particularly those in volume 2) (would def include this before trpf)
-finance capital
-"primitive accumulation"
-imperialism
-finance capital
-"primitive accumulation"
-imperialism
I had just seen a screening of Ricochet like 2 weeks before I saw it, and was like "wait a minute. I've seen this before"
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I had just seen a screening of Ricochet like 2 weeks before I saw it, and was like "wait a minute. I've seen this before"
I like that it's the same plot as Ricochet
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I like that it's the same plot as Ricochet
those tendencies are present in every society though; while fascism is specifically a creation of european societies
November 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
those tendencies are present in every society though; while fascism is specifically a creation of european societies
personally I think it was settler colonialism and the atlantic slave trade, and the ideologies justifying them
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
personally I think it was settler colonialism and the atlantic slave trade, and the ideologies justifying them
I think a lot of left-leaning people want to believe that media they enjoy is radical or subversive or anti-fascist, and this leads to flawed analysis of the media
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I think a lot of left-leaning people want to believe that media they enjoy is radical or subversive or anti-fascist, and this leads to flawed analysis of the media
as far as the ideology is concerned, I agree that most of it is there, but again, Elphaba in the first act is portrayed as a singular Great Man who rises above the rabble because she's naturally better than those around her. that isn't an anti-fascist narrative
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
as far as the ideology is concerned, I agree that most of it is there, but again, Elphaba in the first act is portrayed as a singular Great Man who rises above the rabble because she's naturally better than those around her. that isn't an anti-fascist narrative
I don't think there's enough information about the history/political economy to say definitively whether or not it's fascist -- fascism is basically what settler-colonialism is called when it's done to europeans, and, as far as I can tell, there isn't evidence of settler-colonial relations in Oz
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I don't think there's enough information about the history/political economy to say definitively whether or not it's fascist -- fascism is basically what settler-colonialism is called when it's done to europeans, and, as far as I can tell, there isn't evidence of settler-colonial relations in Oz
much more interested in the anti-fascist angle than in arguing which songs are better
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
much more interested in the anti-fascist angle than in arguing which songs are better
For Good is the best song in the show.
I wouldn't say it's anti-fascist: act 1 is Elphaba rising up above those around her because she's naturally better than them; then in the act 2 she's a folk hero resisting industrialization. interesting portrayal of primitive accumulation though
I wouldn't say it's anti-fascist: act 1 is Elphaba rising up above those around her because she's naturally better than them; then in the act 2 she's a folk hero resisting industrialization. interesting portrayal of primitive accumulation though
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For Good is the best song in the show.
I wouldn't say it's anti-fascist: act 1 is Elphaba rising up above those around her because she's naturally better than them; then in the act 2 she's a folk hero resisting industrialization. interesting portrayal of primitive accumulation though
I wouldn't say it's anti-fascist: act 1 is Elphaba rising up above those around her because she's naturally better than them; then in the act 2 she's a folk hero resisting industrialization. interesting portrayal of primitive accumulation though
the US won't survive denazification, period
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
the US won't survive denazification, period
which is itself a function of technological development. some sort of feedback loop
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
which is itself a function of technological development. some sort of feedback loop
presumably the rate of technological/cultural development has an effect on how people perceive this.
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
presumably the rate of technological/cultural development has an effect on how people perceive this.