[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago

Don't look for snake tits

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

Not use it, as much as I don't use all my other numbers

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 20 points 8 months ago

By truth do you mean that Santa doesn't exist, that the whole Christmas celebration is an adaptation of Roman pagan traditions, or that Jesus never existed?

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

Sure, if people suddenly switched languages and then laughed in my face, I would feel bad.

But if it's like the other comments in this post, and it's a couple having a quick word about a private matter, I wouldn't mind. It's not like I should be a part of that conversation

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

It's rude for spouses to have a private conversation? Would whispering be better? Would it be better if they hid in a cupboard where no one could see them?

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

You can also fix it by running the following command on your Linux machine:

timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

We were both supposed to be taking Halidol but hadn't for a few days.

We decided to change out our meds for some really potent weed with some PCP, LSD and meth mixed in.

Don't see how that's relevant to the story, though

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

The fact that you enjoyed playing with a ouija board and took metaphysics classes shows that you are open-minded and suggestible. These practices help you notice micro-expressions of the other participants and help you attune to the “vibe“ that other people are projecting.

The metaphysics teacher is also trained in these sensibilities, and noticed how you were all out of sorts when he arrived at your house

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 18 points 11 months ago

It's even worse. The original US Constitution does not prohibit slavery. It wasn't until the Thirteenth Amendment was passed seventy years later - after a Civil War tore apart the country - that slavery was abolished. With the express exception of punishment for a crime. No qualifications for the severity of the crime. And that exception gets frequent use to this day in the penal system

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

Spun (2002)

It's also entertaining and fun. Highly recommend

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Orwell wrote infantile fiction, and it’s frankly silly to call that a critique of Leninism.

I love the writings of Marx, Russell, Orwell and many others. I would never presume to call any of them infantile, but OK

Once again, the reality is that socialist states, whatever faults they may have, are a tangible improvement on capitalism.

I am not comparing right versus left. I am asking about the practical applications of the pin factory scenario

Coming back to Russell’s scenario, here’s the plan USSR had for reducing the work week. And what business tendency are you talking about in a socialist state such as USSR exactly? The industry is owned by the state, the purpose of the industry is to produce things for people living in the state. Work isn’t done to create wealth for people who own businesses, there is no inherent incentive to exploit the workers.

Business does not cease to exist in a socialist state, it only operates under different management. And management from the left can be just as oppressive as from the right. Both socialist and non-socialist countries have tossed around the idea of shortening the work week, and also implemented policies that made work feel like slavery. The big difference for the common citizen is not between right and left - it is between oppressive and non-oppressive governments.

What remains unanswered is: exactly what measures should be implemented to solve Russell's critique? All I'm getting as an answer is philosophical statements that I mostly agree with, but no examples of practical implementation

[-] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Right, we have never seen the state wither away, only a series of hegemonies replacing the previous ones. This is the issue Orwell identified in his criticism of totalitarian Leninism.

Coming back to Russell's scenario, how exactly would you implement an obligation to keep workers on full payroll for half-duty? And would you apply it only in the pin industry or expand it to all industries? What hand would force the tide back from the natural business tendency towards efficiency?

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