That’s a lose-lose competition, comrade. I hope neither of us do.

I’m thinking of fossil fuels sales.

Life/death, darkness and light, flow/stagnation, positive and negative, sadness/joy, anger/compassion, peace and war, feast or famine, love/hate, boredom/engagement…

Yeah, it is. I wonder if cave dweller early hominids used to give their companions grief over useless hobbies like staying up mixing pigment and painting cave walls instead of sleeping and readying to gather berries and hunt?

You’re welcome, good comrade.

You’re not wrong. A family not far from me have two adult children living at home. I’m sure they contribute to family expenses, but the house and property are mortgage free. The pop worked his backside off and only recently retired. One adult child won a tidy lottery and couldn’t think what to do with it, and has three vehicles parked on the lawn.

Nigh on 50 years ago, I knew a middle aged man who took quite a lovely photo of a blackeyed Susan in a soda can on a beach with the water lapping at the can. My childish self was delighted and urged him to submit it to the local newspaper. He wouldn’t because it was off-center and didn’t follow the current “rules” of photography. He’s been dead about a decade, but this article reminded me of that, just now. I bet the soda company would have bought it from him and perhaps eased some financial burden; and if not, plenty of people eyes would have been enriched by the simplistic beauty of that photograph. But at least my eyes were, and closing them, I can see the image as clearly and crisply as the day I saw the photo.

And I get the Luddites. I dream of an AES state for those behind me, where 25 or less work hours are needed and provide a lifestyle where painting, photography, sculpture, pottery, poetry, gardening, ballet, music, whatever the passion can be easily affordable and enrich consumers, in a similar way. Thank you for resurrecting that memory; and a salient point. ❤️🫡

I am really into your analyses, lately, please don’t stop!

Ah, I forgot to mention the Zionist kabbalist asserts the tetragrammaton means, “I am becoming what I am becoming,” which makes more sense. As are all of us.

The Trinity was heretical, originally.

Crowley, and some Zionist Kabbalist (the one who declared antizionists as the erev rav, “mixed multitude” that must be converted or “weeded out”) helped me resolve the contradiction. I mainly see it more akin to Crowley, with a lot of help from Don Milo Duquette, and Carl Jung’s archetypes (I know!) but this is a personal interest that has spanned several decades, but I really only got to the actual meat of the matter the last few years. You can compare the kabbalism tree of life and listen to some of those podcasts, for a shortcut. I’ve also listened to a lot of Manly Palmer Hall along the way. Like most religions or philosophy, it doesn’t require belief, merely the suspension of disbelief. I’ve also listened/read some unsavory websites and podcasts to learn a little bit of Torah, so there’s that. And I’ve mostly enjoyed it, once I got over closing the reading material or podcast as soon as vile supremacist garbage appeared. I know myself and I know what I will and won’t accept, and I’m working on bettering myself. But I also think it’s good to ponder dangerous ideas and learn how to refute them. That doesn’t mean mindless consumption, as much as pausing and reflecting. But that doesn’t mean endless consumption, either, same as doomscrolling, eating, drinking, or anything else.

Excellent share, thank you!

I don’t know what to say, this is heart-rending. I wish you and the children whatever success you can make of it.

I’m wondering for Christmas gifts, could you possibly give out oranges, something soft but with some nutritional value. You said it was a mistake last time, can you keep them hidden until day’s end? I don’t know if it is affordable for you to give an orange to each child. It’s just an idea.

Thanking you for trying, and for sharing.

I fervently hope so.

https://kbin.earth/m/atlantanews@yall.theatl.social/t/2257041/21st-Century-Crime-Fighting-Requires-New-Tactics-and-Advanced-Technology#comments

The field by my dwelling uses it and other synthetic chemicals.

The usual instigators. Is there any pie without the empire’s digits in it?!

I feel it’s incredible the empire is surprised by these types of developments, and wonder if leadership and corporate class have been well aware, all along, but strung along the petit bourgeois and poor to extract more wealth?

Thank you comrade, for this.

Articles detailing the harassment and death threats of scientists speaking and publishing studies and articles about the harms Bayer - Monsanto suppressed have largely disappeared from the internet, much like articles detailing switched votes and other issues with Diebold voting machines, in the second W election, along with impossible “suicides” of investigators, reporters and judges of the era. Money talks and silences dissenters, one way or another.

Eventually, I do think we should start moving away from GDP

This is my hope, since a few ultrawealthy individuals and multinational corporate conglomerates can heavily weight GDP. One individual or family can be subsisting at or below a couple of currency units per day, starving, sick, unhomed or homed, while another individual has a net worth of several hundred billions.

It’s happening! Probably not in any gated communities, but a house not far from me has it.

I’m not sure how long I was here before I lost my password and had to create this account, so I’m fine with that, either way.