Starry Messenger 🦋🍁
@starrymessenger.bsky.social
Artist, adjunct, art teacher, labor, socialist, star wars, reylo, AI hater, she/her
Had a mild stroke 2/12/2025. Excuse the brain fog. Check your BP ladies 🫀
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Had a mild stroke 2/12/2025. Excuse the brain fog. Check your BP ladies 🫀
(DNI: minors, fintech, traders, OF, antis, “refined gentlemen” pls do not follow)
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Progressive orgs just should not attempt economic action without consulting seasoned labor organizers.
Boycotts in particular are deceptively difficult to pull off in a way that moves the political needle at all, and have a very strong potential for blowback from both consumers and workers.
Boycotts in particular are deceptively difficult to pull off in a way that moves the political needle at all, and have a very strong potential for blowback from both consumers and workers.
November 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Progressive orgs just should not attempt economic action without consulting seasoned labor organizers.
Boycotts in particular are deceptively difficult to pull off in a way that moves the political needle at all, and have a very strong potential for blowback from both consumers and workers.
Boycotts in particular are deceptively difficult to pull off in a way that moves the political needle at all, and have a very strong potential for blowback from both consumers and workers.
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Every time I see these boycott calls I think about how the Montgomery Bus Boycott worked bcs the community made sure no one was left without a way to get to work or school. Everyone carpooled, it was a very coordinated fight against one entity and that's why it worked and these general ones dont.
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Every time I see these boycott calls I think about how the Montgomery Bus Boycott worked bcs the community made sure no one was left without a way to get to work or school. Everyone carpooled, it was a very coordinated fight against one entity and that's why it worked and these general ones dont.
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This is so true and reminds me of the time I saw, in the wake of Joann closing, someone saying that it's easy to shop local just drive around until you find a fabric store and then they revealed they live in NYC and it's like ma'am. You have no idea what the hell you're talking about oh my god.
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is so true and reminds me of the time I saw, in the wake of Joann closing, someone saying that it's easy to shop local just drive around until you find a fabric store and then they revealed they live in NYC and it's like ma'am. You have no idea what the hell you're talking about oh my god.
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I like a lot of the work Indivisible does but imo it cheapens boycotts as a tactic to call them for multiple retailers at once, and to deploy them repeatedly during price drop events.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I like a lot of the work Indivisible does but imo it cheapens boycotts as a tactic to call them for multiple retailers at once, and to deploy them repeatedly during price drop events.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
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This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
"Woke is ruining D&D". Meanwhile Dimension 20, one of the wokest real play shows around, just sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl for live shows and brings armies of new players to RPGs.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
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Honestly, this is it right here.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: yes, my job is 87% vibes and 0% consequences
Managers: yes, I spend half my time managing up and never got proper training to manage down
Workers: only the 27% of the time I waste justifying my job to my boss
GenAI is TPS reports.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: yes, my job is 87% vibes and 0% consequences
Managers: yes, I spend half my time managing up and never got proper training to manage down
Workers: only the 27% of the time I waste justifying my job to my boss
GenAI is TPS reports.
When they make AI manager, do you think it'll be *suspenders* boss or *more flare* boss?
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Honestly, this is it right here.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: yes, my job is 87% vibes and 0% consequences
Managers: yes, I spend half my time managing up and never got proper training to manage down
Workers: only the 27% of the time I waste justifying my job to my boss
GenAI is TPS reports.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: yes, my job is 87% vibes and 0% consequences
Managers: yes, I spend half my time managing up and never got proper training to manage down
Workers: only the 27% of the time I waste justifying my job to my boss
GenAI is TPS reports.