Sci-fi writer Ursula Leguin wrote a book about an anarcho-syndicalistic society called The Dispossessed. In that book, those who ‘opted out’ of this society were barred from enjoying the fruits of the collective labor but could still live on the outskirts and start their own subsistence farm or whatever. Societal control in that story was basically maintained through personal relationships among the community (shame those who don’t want to contribute) whereas the capitalistic society control method is threaten with death by restricting access to resources (home,food,water,etc). I’m not saying public shaming is the best route, but it’s still more humane than work or die.
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brendansimms@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What is the best place to search for actual news about a keyword and get results that are actually timely and date order descending?1·4 days agoKagi = best 5$/mo I spend. Found them in my de-googling process.
brendansimms@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.world•I'm not sure that this is truly so unpopular.English6·4 days agoI think the commenter is focusing on the idea of ‘competition for what?’. ‘Better ourselves’ how, and for what purpose? I struggle with this myself, specifically in terms of motivating myself at work. i.e. What is the goal of all this (our working society, at large, not just my role as a cog).
brendansimms@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why are Nickel and Cobalt considered ferrous?2·8 days agoYea it seems like including Ni and Co as ‘ferrous’ materials is only done in certain industries/applications. From a pure chemistry point of view, only iron (Fe) is ferrous. [source: got bachelors in chem]. Also, as mentioned elsewhere, some people/industries [incorrectly] use the term ‘ferrous’ to mean magnetic, but the actual term is ‘ferromagnetic’. Lots of the old terminology (lots of latin) is still used even though we now know they are technically incorrect.
brendansimms@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why are Nickel and Cobalt considered ferrous?3·8 days agoIn what context have you seen them referred to as ferrous? [source?]
Come on over to Maryland :) Specifically the corridor between DC-Balt-Annapolis is pretty progressive (but expensive…)
I played GTAV on T-430s
but if any other leader is elected, it was a SHAM and STOLEN ELECTION! so theyre just fascists who want their xenophobe in chief to reign supreme