Absolutely abhorrent. But yeah, those libertarians can't go two sentences without undermining their own "ideology".

Lmao, we're in the same boat. I literally had chatgpt spit out like a dozen suggestions before I found what I was looking for

Fuck, Samurai Cop is bleeding into reality

Also, what level of cognitive dissonance is Starmer on that he can lead the “labour” party and still read The Sun?

That is one part of the equation, sure. Buy It For Life should be a cornerstone of transition economies, at least. However, I feel like future policymakers will have to be more radical and find ways to shelve commodification as a mindset altogether. This includes the concept of "shopping" as a leisure activity, but also other things such as consuming entertainment at the volumes we do today, and reduction in the role of consumption in courtships. I'm not even sure if such a shift is possible, and would possibly cause widespread resentment if it were to be implemented at scale.

I have a feeling that it would be more along the lines of the patron-client model that propped up the creative economy of Renaissance-era Italian city states. The key difference being that, with basic needs met, you'll no longer have to bear the last name Medici to have the resources needed to become a patron.

On the other hand, I also think that, in light of the climate crisis, we may have to significantly scale back the commodity economy. One way I envision this playing out is a reservation system for raw material on a community basis that would enable a grassroots patron-client and gifting ecosystem.

[pls note I have no sources to back these theories up. They're a hodge-podge of stuff I've come across over the years]

Seeing Tom Scott fly into the sunset was surreal. I'm beginning to feel like my time on the internet is also coming to an end, and soon it will be time to log off for good and touch grass until I'm buried under it.

On the toilet seat. Constipation cured!

Not entirely sure but, based on what I’ve seen, the individual choice to abstain is labelled “child-free”

Any idea if it is even possible to blow-up the scope of an in-group to encompass all of humanity? Feels like it violates the definition of an in-group to begin with, but considering the scale of the challenges humanity is facing at the moment, I can't help but wonder if this is worth exploring.

There's dozens of us!

I remember seeing a 4chan comment of some Indian essentially willing to prostrate himself at the feet of neo-nazis as long as they got rid of the Muslims

AMCA is already fictional space Blowback lol