Believe it or not, right wing authoritarianism is not the only possible answer to left wing authoritarianism. And those who say that "we" must oppress the people and force them to think our way in order for "them" to be unable to accumulate power is the same type of narrow-minded aggressive power-grabbing of which you accused "them" to begin with. Or to put it differently: "He who fights monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you" - Friedrich Nietzsche

Owning nothing sure is expensive.

I like that ribbon type old-timey bookmark that beautifully bound books still have. Alas, I don't have the means to buy a whole lot of those so I mostly read print-on-demand paperbacks by fantastic, yet nearly forgotten authors. So I built myself a crooked little brass clip with a ribbon attached to enjoy some classic bookmarking action on any old pile of recycled paper I have on my puny bookshelf. Not an ad, not a piece of art, just a fun side project that didn't require a computer for once 😄

Just came home with a Pixel 10, any advice concerning GrapheneOS that isn't in the docs? Like, is it actually trustworthy or is it in any way related to state actors?

@Economista Austriaco @vinney...axkl @Ben Justman🍷 @TheoVin I know it's old hat by now but I do so enjoy a good bashing of the concept of having a state

I remember Tim Pool to be a fun, humble, independent journalist who would take great care (and a long time) to make nigh unassailable arguments backed by sources he would also immediately name. When I first heard him on Joe Rogan back when I listened to Joe Rogan, Tim sounded almost boring trying to never give an opinion and to strictly adhere to what he firmly believed to be facts. Then he changed a little to become what he called a "Classical Liberal" - what we might call a minarchist - and committed himself to fight the "culture war", siding with the right wing. Now he's apparently become a mouthpiece for the government, arguing against the most traditionally American right-wing issue imaginable, the right to keep and bear arms. Here is the video my favourite podcaster Dave Smith has made about him, among other things:

So the city of Dallas had to close the new building of its construction permitting bureau because it ... lacked construction permits 😂

Found on YouTube of all places