yet another plea to advocate for social systems that prevent abuse instead of meme-hating on capitalism

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bc of the magic of automatic reposting & my choice to follow an author on multiple platforms, i’ve seen the phrase “why psychopaths get rewarded in capitalism” several times the last couple days and it’s kinda grating for me, bc it feels like memified anti-capitalism instead of a coherent position bc the thing about psychopaths … yet another plea to advocate for social systems that prevent abuse instead of meme-hating on capitalism

Twitter blip

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Today I saw that an author I like had tweeted about something I care about, and I wanted to interact. So I signed up for an account, responded to their tweet, tweeted my own tweet, retweeted a couple things… and then noticed that the author’s automated block filter had blocked me, because with only one … Twitter blip

Tribalism and Branding Among Groups That Don’t Like Trump

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“The Resistance” is not the Democratic Party. “The Resistance” is not Indivisible. Indivisible is not the Democratic Party. “The Resistance,” as it’s commonly referred to, is like Anonymous – there’s no membership rolls, no policy platform. If you say you’re resisting, you are part of “The Resistance.” There is a Resistance Party that has a platform, … Tribalism and Branding Among Groups That Don’t Like Trump

“A failed state is a political body that has disintegrated to a point where basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government no longer function properly”

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I don’t want to believe that we’re at a point where the party in power is saying it’s “playing politics” for the opposition to demand they (those in power) do what they (those in power) said they (those in power) would do FOUR MONTHS AGO before they (those in power) get another extension, when they … “A failed state is a political body that has disintegrated to a point where basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government no longer function properly”

CrossFit Open 2018 and rule 1.04

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I can’t boycott the CrossFit Open this year bc I’m not affiliated with a gym (and am out of shape), but am sharing this in case you or your friends are: Rule 1.04 (https://games.crossfit.com/rules/open) is transphobic, as is CrossFit Inc.’s refusal to engage with critics on this issue. CrossFit Inc. wants the Games to be … CrossFit Open 2018 and rule 1.04

White Wine In The Sun

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This song by Tim Minchin may be my favorite for this time of year [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q]