Munrock

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[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

baristas [...] unproductive labor

The coffee beans and hot water don't turn into coffee without the barista's labour.

The existence of instant coffee doesn't make it unnecessary labour: in the case of instant coffee the work was done earlier.

The fact that I can brew my own coffee doesn't make it unnecessary or unproductive labour either. It's production whether I do it or pay a barista to do it.

And it's not unskilled labour: if the coffee machines in any of the coffee shops I go to were self-service, they'd break down within hours from misuse. And when you have a really skilled barista, you can taste it.

You should tell your mutuals-with acquaintance that whoever's insisting to them that baristas are unproductive ought to be chewing coffee instead of drinking it.

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago

I think it's just credit cards.

They definitey don't to wechatpay or alipay.

But I bet there are other ways to get funds to African Stream if you contact them about it.

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They're on Patreon.

As soon as I found out they were susended I went over to support them

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The unions are part of the top legislative body.

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Hasn't the Northwest Passage melted clear already?

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Not if you want leftists to think they're labels that leftists came up with.

Maybe I'm paranoid. If it wasn't for OP's post history I'd be accusing, but as it is I'm just wanting people to consider who benefits from this kind of terminology being created.

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

"China campists" in one thread

"Beijingcap/Beijingfash" in this one

Trying to introduce language to conceptually 'other' China: cui bono?

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Maybe, but there are better options now.

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago

And if it was, it was framed as an example of how brainwashed we are.

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

When police do good cop/bad cop interrogations, they good cop and bad cop hang out together afterwards.

When governments manipulate you with a good party/bad party electoral circus, the good party and bad party also hang out with each other afterwards.

Of course they respect one another.

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'd suggest getting started by getting in touch with the prolewiki people. They might be able to help you get the ball rolling: they have established infrastructure, community and organisation.

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