Reminds me of Christopher Lee explaining to Peter Jackson what it sounds like when you stab someone in the back

That’s what I’m getting at. Biodegradable refuse is one thing, maybe once civilization grows you can’t just toss your apple core wherever. Central composting is fine.

But it’s exactly once non-biodegradable trash enters the picture that the problem arises. If, the first time someone just tossed out some artificial thing, people said “What are you doing? That’s gonna stay there”, maybe we would have taken more care in the things we produce and given more consideration to their lifespan.

Someone well above my pay grade needs to organize a panel of legal and civic experts to hammer out a charter and make sure it’s got ironclad protections against corruption

There’s the problem, it always comes down to someone else. So long as we keep waiting for someone above our pay grade to do the work, we’ll keep waiting.

Find a group and get involved. Figure out what your pay grade is, and contribute on that level. This kind of organization doesn’t just happen, it takes people doing things. It’s why I joined the DSA. They aren’t perfect, but they’re a relatively large organization working on exactly these things.

Maybe you can help organize events or recruit those legal scholars. Maybe you can put up posters or try to recruit members. Maybe you can donate to help retain legal advice. Just do something, don’t fall into the bystander effect.

Unless you’re advocating for a revolution, you have to work within the system.

I’d argue that even if you’re advocating a revolution, it absolutely helps to work within the system to control the damage and try to secure the most favorable conditions possible while you build the necessary organization to actually follow through on the revolution. It’s a lot harder to organize when everyone to the left of Fetterman is declared a terrorist and the gestapo arrests them for possessing leftist pamphlets.

One could propose actively letting things get worse to inspire a revolutionary spirit in the masses, but that involves the suffering of already marginalized people.

I’ve seen that one. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the engineering that goes into a modern landfill. If you’re going to accumulate a bunch of refuse, a landfill is the way you deal with it.

I just wish we never decided it was okay to just throw away the things we make. I nearly said “garbage”, but that didn’t really feel like an invention. Imagine if the idea of just “disposing” of something was as bizarre to everyone else as it is to an environmentalist. If you make something that doesn’t bio-degrade, you have to figure out something to do with it when you’re done because there’s no such thing as “trash”.

Landfills I guess? If the idea of just… disposing of something was never normalized, we might be more conscientious about what we make and what becomes of it when we don’t need it any more.

People like Mamdani won because people voted for them in primaries, and then voted in the general. Protest non-voters didn’t lead to shit, except Republican victories.

Most Americans are fine and decent people. It just brought the bloodthirsty bigots to center stage.

What absolute nonsense. Yes, every system is made up, and you’re supporting this current rotten one.

Where did you get such a ridiculous notion? You should reread what I’ve said, because I never did such a silly thing. Yes the system is made up, but it still exists, and it still has power. You can use that power on your own terms like a smart person, or throw that power away like a stupid person.

I’m not the one doing the expected thing which reinforces the current system my peep.

Of course you are. I used to think the same thing when I was a teenager too. Your righteous doomer rebellion is unwitting controlled opposition. The fascists love that you think voting is a waste of time, and they love that you’re encouraging others to feel the same way. Stop making the fascists happy.

I’m talking more like 12 Angry Men, but each juror’s internal monologue. Same location, same events.

Further proof that you did not read what I wrote. It was very short, I don’t know why you’re having such difficulty.

The way political maturation works is you start off naively trusting in institutions. Then, around your teen years, you realize that the institutions are untrustworthy, and you become disillusioned. Then, when you grow up, you realize everything is made up anyway, and all that really matters is people and what they do together.

You’re stuck in the second stage. The second stage is an important development from the first, but it is adolescent. You have to grow up. Realize that every system is made up. Your disillusionment is just another part of the status quo, you are the unwitting controlled opposition helping the system. Stop playing by the rules of the status quo.

You called me delusional because you’re immature. Reread what I told you. Disillusionment is immature, you’re not done yet.

That album definitely doesn’t get enough credit. It’s got some surprisingly heavy-hitting songs. Nervous in the Alley? The Fonz? Let’s Rock?

It’s crazy to me how many commercials used Walking on the Sun for the “So don’t delay, act now, supplies are running out” line, considering the broader context of the song.

I was definitely too young to understand most of those songs as a kid.

I could definitely see the spectrum angle for obvious reasons, but I swear I heard somewhere it was more a request by his staff because he was too friendly and he’d spend way too long talking to everyone. I may be running off someone else tho

I just watched the music video, and in that context it’s pretty funny. “Wield the square hammer! It is your destiny!” is hilarious

I’ve never really listened to Ghost but I have a buddy who really likes both them and ABBA, so that tracks

I think you may be overestimating the general consensus. You’re on a platform where Altman is a frequent subject of criticism. The average person doesn’t even know the formula for quartz.

It’s pink like their outside during spawning season