starkillerfish

joined 2 years ago

To make a consistent living on stocks you already need a considerable amount of capital. Otherwise it’s just gambling. There’s nothing immoral here, just stupid way to spend money.

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Who knows? So go for it. I mean, it’s not like it’s hurting anyone.

lab grown meet requires biopsies. lab grown meat also often goes through taste testing that requires actual meat.

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

if there was a way to totally not have animals in the process, then yes it would be technically vegan. maybe it will be super viable. but again, i think on a mass scale it is more efficient to just produce crops. communal agriculture is dead simple. while lab-cultivation requires lab equipment, which needs a whole new production process. you need to think about accessibility also, and its hard to beat accessibility of seeds and ground.

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

i dont think its viable in scale. maybe for specific needs its an optimal choice. you still need biopsies to get cells from animals, so i would say its more vegetarian than vegan (so its still exploitative to animals). in general people can already have a vegan diet today. theres no need to invent anything.

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 6 days ago

i dont trust the neolib government to still provide pensions when i retire, but this is why i organize against the gov. not gamble

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Depends on the country

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I would recommend Origin of the family, private property and the state by Engels https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:The_origin_of_the_family,_private_property_and_the_state

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

a society with legal euthanasia without universal healthcare / shelter / food is just a society that values death of "undesirable / unproductive" population over universal life

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

capitalist society puts people into poverty + creates mental health crisis. this pressures people into looking for easy solutions. euthanasia is one of them. the people most affected by this are often racialized and/or lgbt+. we already see extremely high rates of suicide of trans teens for instance. creating legal structures for it only creates easier conditions for a eugenicist disposal of the "undesirables," instead of actually solving the issues that lead people to be depressed (money, healthcare, alienation etc)

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

eugenics with extra steps

[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i tried DBT after CBT and found it much much better. depends on the specialist of course

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4415605

I noticed that several socialist countries took out loans from the IMF (Yugoslavia, Poland, Romania) even though there was an understanding that the IMF is a predatory organisation. I assume it is connected to the wave of liberalisation in the 1980s, but would be interested in a more concrete breakdown of the logic and context behind it, or articles/links on the topic.

 

I noticed that several socialist countries took out loans from the IMF (Yugoslavia, Poland, Romania) even though there was an understanding that the IMF is a predatory organisation. I assume it is connected to the wave of liberalisation in the 1980s, but would be interested in a more concrete breakdown of the logic and context behind it, or articles/links on the topic.

 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins two days of hearings to consider Nicaragua’s request that emergency measures be imposed on Germany over its support for Israel’s war on Gaza.

 

From the description:

We often hear of a struggle between "democracies" and "autocracies." This conflict is presented as immutable and is commonly coded in an ethical lexicon. This video considers the two terms -- and the misleading binary they produce -- as political instruments, rather than useful analytical categories. We must reject the empty rhetoric that evokes these concepts and instead elevate the standards of democracy. Democracy should mean truly popular control over both politics and economics. It should require a deeply embedded commitment to public welfare and management of a collective future.

Tackles the same topic as Second Thought did a bit ago, but from a slightly different angle and a bit more succinct.

 

UE gives an overview of planned obsolescence. Pretty classic stuff, but also contains some more in depth economics perspectives that were new to me

 

Was listening to rev left radio and they had a guest who talked about this course! From their description:

Economics for Emancipation (E4E) is a seven-module introductory curriculum with interactive and participatory workshops. It offers a deep critical dive into the current political economic system, exploration of alternative economic systems, and dynamic tools to dream and build the economy that centers care, relationship, and liberation.

Theres lots of info, readings, takeaways. All around well made course. If anyone knows similar courses/adjacent stuff would love to hear about it!

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