marxism-leninism-memeism:

thepeacockangel:

that demands self-denial and scarcity, suck.

Like to do you seriously not believe in technological solutions to resource problems?

Are you a fucking primmie?

i believe that a significant amount of productive capacity will, over the next few centuries, have to be dedicated on effectively repaying the massive overdraft we’ve aleady drawn on the natural resources of the earth. this means letting arable land lie fallow, drastically easing off on rare earth processing (and therefore computer production), along with petrochemical extraction and all forms of heavy industry. i literally wouldn’t be surprised if we see a re-intensification of agriculture in teerms of human labour, given that supplies of inputs like fertilizer and gasoline will probably decrease.

obviously, if we take a flying leap into replicators and chemical computers and ftl and fusion and space elevators then shit becomes a lot easier, but i’m not willing to place my faith in what could just end up being a pipe dream.

Fertilizer is literally endlessly renewable

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4166 and we’ve got a lot of possibilities in terms of new power sources so… no, and like we can recycle the metals from extant computers so naaahhhhh

Lazy, dishonest and always on the take

The basic premise of all of my political convictions:

But you’re a trained makeup artist and you live in heels

sinbadism:

gruochmacbeth:

tockthewatchdog:

thepeacockangel:

The fact that Gloria Steinem ADMITTED to informing to the CIA on the actions of her black radical comrades and is still considered to be a relevant and respectable feminist figure just goes to show the reactionary character of liberal feminism.
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CIA agents are tight-lipped, but Steinem spoke openly about her relationship to “The Agency” in the 1950s and ‘60s after a magazine revealed her employment by a CIA front organization, the Independent Research Service.

While popularly pilloried because of her paymaster, Steinem defended the CIA relationship, saying: “In my experience The Agency was completely different from its image; it was liberal, nonviolent and honorable.”

i mean….. she told on all communists she met. that was kind of the thing to do in the 50s/60s. we were in a goddamned war with them.

if youre going to criticize her, then do it well. this is just propaganda.

we were not in a goddamn war with american citizens. jesus fuck. and no that was not the “thing to do” at the time. kirk douglas managed to not do it, someone who is ostensibly a progressive thinker as an entire vocation should be able to also

Feminism is incompatible with capitalism as an ideology.

porcupine-girl:

ryukodragon:

drcalvin:

kleenexwoman:

johanirae:

dreadpirateekre:

ok so let’s talk a bit about jobs vs passion. my last fulltime job was at a big game development studio; the kind of job you’re (supposedly) passionate about. most of my colleagues adored the games we made, and so they didn’t care that the company had a major diversity problem, that our salaries were below average, that we didn’t get overtime compensation yet stayed ‘til 11PM more often than what’s healthy, and that the company promoted an unhealthy alcohol culture. because we were passionate. this was the kind of job you grow up dreaming about; don’t go throwing it away because some colleagues are harrassing you or because you get no recognition for your efforts!

for more than a year I was tired. stressed. in constant pain. my anxiety was through the roof. I worked on these “dream projects” and I felt dead inside.

when I quit that job I started freelancing as a writer. I got some really good jobs. I also got a bunch of small-time, low-paid, “hey at least your name is on it so isn’t it enough to pay 10$ for this text?” kind of jobs.

with the typical millenial housing situation of an apartment that I could barely afford on a fulltime pay and a constant stream of job offers that were underpaid I spent four months doing what I love, while constantly overwhelmed by stress. my insomnia got really bad, and when I managed to fall asleep I would dream about my bank balance. I would dream of losing whatever stability I had left in my life, simply because I couldn’t afford a “normal adult life”.

and so, today I got a job. it’s a fairly standard QA job at a medium sized game development studio. unlike any other game companies I’ve been at they offer humane working conditions. they don’t expect me to show up too early and stay too late because I’m passionate. the hours are nine to five, and they disapprove of overtime. the pay is slightly above average, and I get health benefits. I’ve been through several interviews, and at no point has someone tried to belittle my career or tried to convince me to work for less than I’m worth.

for the first time in many years of my career, I’m happy. I’m at ease. I applied for this job because I wanted to get away from the passionate part of the industry. I wanted a job where I could go home at five and dedicate my freetime to my own writing projects. I wanted to work at a place that didn’t eat my heart and soul and energy as I contributed to projects that wouldn’t even bear my name in the end credits.

so what I’m trying to say is that there’s nothing wrong with having a “normal” job. you’re not giving up on your dreams if you take a job outside your main interests. if it offers stability in your life, it’s enough.

This really resonates with me because I left the architectural industry last year. The hours were unreasonable, work stressful and devolved into the new projects filling me with dread. My boss kept hinting I wasn’t doing enough, I wasn’t passionate enough… I finally left, and after a difficult half year, I finally found a job outside the industry. It is not a dream job, and it is not where my passion lies, but the work lets breathe. And I tell you, I now value “breathing” over “making my dream come true” any day.

if you have a job that you can do reasonably well without intense stress and leave at the office when you leave, you can actually spend as much free time as you like Making Your Dream Happen

like, yeah, you can settle down in a cafe on sundays and write your novel, because you have that time carved out and you can afford it. you can put extra money towards materials for your sculpting project. save up for a kiln or fancy paints or whatever. get a gopro and convince your friends to act in your arthouse zombie movie on the weekend because it’ll be fun.

dreams can be dreamed on many levels. jobs only have to be successful on one level, and that is the level where you make enough money to live your goddamn life.

Work to live, don’t live to work.

To all my followers who want to write, animate, and create – this is very real and true!  Please take note!!

Academia is really bad about this. “Passionate” is conflated with “willing to work 60-70 hours/week, move anywhere in the country for a new job once a year, live apart from your significant other for years at a time, put your family life on hold, etc etc.” If you’re not willing to do all that, you just don’t want it badly enough. Fuck that. Fuck any employer who thinks that way.

#capitalism