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[–] sh00g@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

A lot of people on here are making the point that war is profitable in many cases. They aren't wrong, but it's much simpler than that and has nothing to do with money. The entirety of the sovereign state based system we live in is predicated on the premise that to consolidate power you have to have a monopoly on use of force. And when you have a bunch of individual states claiming sovereignty over a bunch of individual territories, the only way that sovereignty is actually worth anything is if that state is willing to put up a right to prove it. I think the only way we will ever get away from war in the way we see it now is by moving onto an Earth-encompassing single state. We are a long, long way off from that.

[–] sh00g@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Used to scroll endlessly when bored but now I try to force myself to open up a book on my Kindle app when I have free time...or I gett on Lemmy/kbin 🫣.

[–] sh00g@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

This is sound advice. I'm under no illusion that you owe any company any "loyalty," but a little bit of professionalism goes a long way. People talk, and many industries are much, much smaller than they seem.

 
 

To get the ball rolling officially in this community, here's a (paywall removed) link to a News & Advance article on upcoming local events!

I would highly recommend to anyone who has not taken part in the community theater experience in Lynchburg to give it a go. There is a thriving thespian community locally and lots of different companies—both amateur and professional—offering many different shows!

A short list:

  • Endstation Theater Company (professional)
  • Wolfbane Theater Company (professional)
  • Renaissance Theatre (community)
  • Commerce Street Theater (community)
  • Little Town Players (community, Bedford)

Also as a general note, I know r/Lynchburg was heavily used to discuss local politics and especially the city council. I'd love to get more of that content flowing in here so I'll try to open up some threads for discussion therein.

 

To get the ball rolling officially in this community, here's a (paywall removed) link to a News & Advance article on upcoming local events!

I would highly recommend to anyone who has not taken part in the community theater experience in Lynchburg to give it a go. There is a thriving thespian community locally and lots of different companies—both amateur and professional—offering many different shows!

A short list:

  • Endstation Theater Company (professional)
  • Wolfbane Theater Company (professional)
  • Renaissance Theatre (community)
  • Commerce Street Theater (community)
  • Little Town Players (community, Bedford)

Also as a general note, I know r/Lynchburg was heavily used to discuss local politics and especially the city council. I'd love to get more of that content flowing in here so I'll try to open up some threads for discussion therein.

 

Hi everyone!

I thought I'd create this community to help the migration from Reddit to Lemmy. Lynchburg isn't a big city by any means, but I'd like to put it on the map in being one of the earliest communities in the Commonwealth to join the fediverse (is that even what you're supposed to call it?)!

Also, if anyone who joins this community was a prior mod on r/Lynchburg please let me know if you'd be interested in helping out!

[–] sh00g@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think the issue is packing SCOTUS isn't even a band aid fix to the problem. You'd have to completely overhaul the way the Court works to get a meaningful impact on the way it operates currently. I've seen ideas floated like expanding the judiciary and then choosing a certain number of justices randomly to preside over each case, but that is probably worse than our current system because you could end up with an even more radical Court presiding over a very impactful case.