I like what Cory Doctorow posts on here a lot. I agree with his prescriptions to the problems a lot too. However, what’s lacking is context regarding why these solutions may not come to fruition.
It’s hard to call a government that allows …
Reading
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
Ha-Joon Chang
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human trafficking/slavery
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the great risk it puts women in
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most woman who willingly …
The Big Ask
Post by @galacticstone@mastodon.social
Folks, if you have favorite TikTok or YouTube accounts that you follow, send a comment or DM to that account and tell them about PeerTube and Loops.Progressive voices are not welcome or safe on those broligarch …
mob rule
Social media
Test
1986
Back Home Again in Indiana (NOT)
I recently went over to my Alumni group for my high school and one of the moderators posted a topic starter “What’s the biggest” change in the world since graduation?”
This was an answer:
Honestly, it just reminds me of the trash heap of …
Shaming and Stigmatising Sex Workers isn't Feminism
A post on the Feminism Reddit proclaims: “Sex Work isn’t feminism”. A commenter on that thread said:
“The main reason I think prostitution is bad because
war, what is it good for?
radical
United Kingdom
reflection
The Death of the Open Internet in the Upside Down
I posted yesterday about Bluesky suspending #transgender authors. This type of nonsense will continue as long as people insist on algorithm based, centralized (no, Bluesky isn’t decentralised) social media. I feel like a grumpy old person …
I’m already tired of the revisionist (or just flat out ignoring the) history of #PopeFrancis. He wasn’t a social justice warrior. He wasn’t anti-capitalist. He wasn’t even anti-paedophilia. He was slightly better than the …
Social media
DeGoogling Expectations
In the past year and a half, I’ve been trying to de-google or to extract myself from algorithmically based social media apps. I’ve had a revelation in doing that. You’ve probably heard it before, but, if you do not pay for an app, you …
Capitalism is Better for Who?
Currently reading: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang 📚 and straight off the bat, I’m giving this book the side eye.
“Despite its problems and limitations, I believe capitalism is the best economic system …
My Gmail accounts are slowly just becoming spam buckets.
peertube.martiabernathey.com/w/5teeZiu… this makes me cackle, because it’s true!
My So Called Life
lgbt
friendship
transgender
Time Marches On: Trans Edition
I was alerted to the passing of Jeri Hughes, by my friend Ethan St. Pierre. It comes a day after watching a video of a trans person referring to themselves as a trans elder when they transitioned in 2020. It’s made me reflect on how many of my …
I’ve got the custom CSS fixed on my peertube instance the way I like it, at least for Desktop, but not yet for mobile. Work in progress, but I’m happy with it.
politics
banks
capitalism
Fascism
The Trading Game and Gary Stevenson
I just finished reading Gary Stevenson’s book The Trading Game 📚 and I wanted to offer some thoughts about the book.
I watched this interview with Gary on Novara Media:
and it’s what pushed me to buy the book. I thought that the book …
I’m currently reading: “The Myth of Sex Addiction” by David J. Ley 📚 and bought my first book from Bookshop.org, “The Trading Game” by Gary Stevenson.
Currently reading: The Myth of Sex Addiction by David J. Ley 📚
Leaving Another Social Media Account Behind
With the coming TikTok ban, I’ve realised that I’m doing something that I’ve done since 1997, which is leaving another social media site.
My online social media prepense since 1997: AOL community (1997), Livejournal (2001-2004), …
Social media
Abbey Asks a Very Good Question! What is POSSE?
My mutual Abbey (OpenBookShelf), asked on TikTok what “POSSE” is. POSSE stands for “Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere”. You start with your website. For me, I start with my blog on Micro.blog, but you can use WordPress too. You can …
My So Called Life
remembering
2024 You Were Mostly Shit, But I Learned A Few Things
I don’t really like doing New Year’s resolutions, for a few reasons. A. I don’t see the new year as the beginning of something. Yes, it’s a chance to reflect, but there’s nothing “new” about the year apart from the year …
Book Favourite: A Demon Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan 📚
This is one of my favourite books. So much of what is wrong with the world is within the pages of this book. Nostradamus would have been proud of Sagan.
“I have a …
sex work
Conservatives
TERFs
Understanding Migrant Sex Workers' Struggles: Reading "Not Your Rescue Project"
I'm reading "Not Your Rescue Project: Migrant Sex Workers Fighting for Justice" There are books that I get a hold of that I have to read more than once, and this is one of those books.