A really succinct and effective breakdown, helpful for avoiding atrophy and reaffirming my stance on the matter. I think this would be beneficial to many to read. Time and time again I think the collective conscious has become roused to the idea that no Industry is in our service - if something is free, and it's not charity or for the sake of community, then YOU are the product - a lesson you'd think would be taught to many by "ladies nights" at bars. I was really surprised to see how many people fell for the "Tiktok was saved!" pop up when Trump revoked his earlier decision to shelf the app in America. I really appreciate you writing on this.
EDIT: It feels a little sickening to respond with a polite head-nodding and mild thanks to this essay when there is a clear call to action. I don't mean to cheapen this at all. I've been focusing on building up real world connections in the wake of such division and catastrophe, talking my colleagues around to more Marxist-adjacent stances, and of course reading the Anchor. If not for some desire to participate in the future we are fighting for, it is tempting to pull a Thomas Crooks. Alas. (*For legal reasons, this is a joke!*)
Insightful, and highly readable, thank you Carlos. Machiavelli - who is often (and unjustly) regarded as nefarious, when all he did was basically point out what human nature IS as opposed to what it is idealistically supposed to be; and how to act accordingly, to preserve the state, would not be at all surprised at the realpolitik in action here. My take on the election is that Trump did not deserve to win - but the Dems deserved to lose.
A really succinct and effective breakdown, helpful for avoiding atrophy and reaffirming my stance on the matter. I think this would be beneficial to many to read. Time and time again I think the collective conscious has become roused to the idea that no Industry is in our service - if something is free, and it's not charity or for the sake of community, then YOU are the product - a lesson you'd think would be taught to many by "ladies nights" at bars. I was really surprised to see how many people fell for the "Tiktok was saved!" pop up when Trump revoked his earlier decision to shelf the app in America. I really appreciate you writing on this.
EDIT: It feels a little sickening to respond with a polite head-nodding and mild thanks to this essay when there is a clear call to action. I don't mean to cheapen this at all. I've been focusing on building up real world connections in the wake of such division and catastrophe, talking my colleagues around to more Marxist-adjacent stances, and of course reading the Anchor. If not for some desire to participate in the future we are fighting for, it is tempting to pull a Thomas Crooks. Alas. (*For legal reasons, this is a joke!*)
Insightful, and highly readable, thank you Carlos. Machiavelli - who is often (and unjustly) regarded as nefarious, when all he did was basically point out what human nature IS as opposed to what it is idealistically supposed to be; and how to act accordingly, to preserve the state, would not be at all surprised at the realpolitik in action here. My take on the election is that Trump did not deserve to win - but the Dems deserved to lose.
"But since it is difficult for a ruler to be both feared and loved, it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two must be lacking".
The Prince, magnificent read.