Notices by Rob Williamson (eswag@dju.social)

@aral

I assume you're aware of Gary Stevenson's work on how exactly the mechanism functions, and his idea of what to do about it?

https://www.wealtheconomics.org/

#economics #inequality #fascism #GaryStevenson

@aral @ErickaSimone @broadwaybabyto

Who among us doesn't have a subsistence farm in the backyard of the house they definitely can afford?

Personally, I tire of consuming the food industry's products and services. Now, you'll excuse me while I start the daily grind. By lunchtime I might have enough grains pulverised for some wood splinter and grit-infused flatbreads. If I start grinding now, that is. Good day to you, sir.

@hellomiakoda

Book recommendation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_You:_A_New_Science_of_Consciousness

If mind is software, copy is so easy, it's going to become a way of doing a thought experiment. "What would I do if..." becomes "simulate whatever if is, insert a copy of me in, see what happens, then kill (delete?) the me copy". So much unethical cyber mind abuse.

Abortion bans linked to people moving out of state, study says

https://ground.news/article/abortion-bans-seem-to-be-driving-young-people-to-move-out-of-state?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share

It's good to have this kind of thing investigated and undeniable. Very unsurprising result.

@mekkaokereke @professorhank agree completely. I think I misunderstood you.

I've witnessed whataboutery used on me about Ukraine, and the purpose & technique was to attempt to justify Russia by using the US's record to claim that there are no (and by implication, can be no) good actors, so to point out & resist bad behaviour is doomed to failure & a waste of time.

The big difference is that the Iraq war is over. Nothing can make it better or worse. Russia's crimes are happening now.

@mekkaokereke @professorhank

I don't agree that what you're describing is whataboutery. What I understand from what you wrote is that you're talking about bringing up another instance of a similar thing as part of the same discussion.

The rhetoric of bringing up the USA's invasion of Iraq in response to criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine certainly hasn't been to support criticism of Russia, it has been to say, "but the US did it, so it's not so bad when Russia does it".

@mekkaokereke @professorhank

It's bad because it derails the conversation from the topic that was uncomfortable for the "whatabouter". In many (most?) instances, the whatabout topic still a valid comment on its own merits.

In 2022, some were particularly fond of saying "what about Iraq?" whenever Russia's invasion of Ukraine was criticised. IMO the hope was to derail to "US bad". It's defensible to say that "invading is bad" and "a plague on both the US/UK's & Russia's houses for doing it".

@pluralistic you must be so proud. Or possibly dismayed that it's such a zeitgeist.

https://mastodon.social/@ScienceCommunicator/113563682865133091

@shanselman

+1 for psychological safety in the workplace.

If you're the work experience student who doesn't understand how the organisation establishes confidence in their deployable entity before rollout, how comfortable are you asking someone senior? What if the answer doesn't make sense? Do you feel safe pushing the issue?

There may be a glaring gap in the organisation's way of working, and your perspective may mean you're the only one who sees it. Do you know you're safe to flag it?

@aral

Bigger font. Printer couldn't make it wider. I bet there's a more creative & pretty way to have this with big text.

Unreasonably delighted that my birthday present to myself arrived. Based on an idea I saw on Mastodon last week somewhere; sourced locally though.

@sun @amerika @genmaicha @newt

Compared to 60? I'd call that a win for multiculturalism.

@sun @amerika @genmaicha @newt

Thanks, I've suspected that might be happening in a criminal gang in Berlin.

The article you shared says the practice is declining. Furthermore, it says it's declining due to the influence of other cultures.

@sun @amerika @genmaicha @newt

Which ones?