Plants and Leftism @Ashrand@mastodon.xyz

This has made me do a think

when implemented properly i feel like it's a good thing and it's a natural conclusion to arrive at when organizing. like when workers decide to strike, and they prevent dissenting workers from scabbing, that's centralism in action. once they decided on a position, they all carry it out.

not saying it hasn't fucked up bad, just saying there's something to be said about organizations that don't rip each other apart over stuff after they've decided to do a thing.

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which one of you fucks was it who tooted about how the only genres of music they liked were donkey kong rap and donkey kong country because I can't stop thinking about that tweet

“I left Mastodon 27 days ago”

https://medium.com/@cassolotl/i-left-mastodon-27-days-ago-ae34919290e1

A follow-up to the post I wrote when I first left Mastodon, to see what’s changed since and what hasn’t.

#mastodon

Smol

"For markets to be made innocuous, a society needs unimpeded, non-monetized access to their basic means of survival. Land, as well as people’s vital activity, must be inalienable..." - Peter Gelderloos

Defying Power: Different Views on How Best to Understand the Evolution of the State

Part 1: https://c4ss.org/content/50774

Part 2: https://c4ss.org/content/50991

rt @PaulMMCooper Dutch engineers drained Amsterdam's River while building a metro, and they've put every object they found at the bottom online.

https://belowthesurface.amsterdam/en/vondsten

@Ashrand tbh i think there is the possibility of certain architecture being objectively better than other kinds. things like allowing for more natural light, adding in things like gardens to purify air and liven up the place, sturdier construction materials and designs that give peace of mind and require less maintenance, environments designed to be more easily cleaned or even clean themselves naturally so they feel more welcoming and take less work.

hee hee hee hee I can't stop giggling at @TheShyIon describing "pretending not to be queer" as "keeping a straight face"

This is an extraordinary video, plotting life expectancy vs. income per country, with color-coding per continent/area. Hans Rosling - who died last year of pancreatic cancer, RIP - was an extraordinary statistician, and I beg you to take five minutes to watch his video and another five to see what we can do to bring the world toward convergence again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo

Even fortune cookies are socialist these days

"What ever happened to civility?"
"You labeled it 'political correctness' and decided it was something bad."

/via SMBC: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/frigid

If someone with a disability or a chronic illness or a mental illness tells you something is too difficult for them to do, believe them. Maybe it's something they could do on another occasion. Maybe it's something you find, or even "everyone" finds, easy. Maybe it's something you found trivial to research or learn how to do. Believe them anyway. Maybe it's only three steps, maybe it's a piece of software, or a phone call. Believe them anyway.

Believe people when they tell you their experiences.

Ah, os nossos girassóis também cresceram! 🌻
Ah, our sunflowers have also grown! 🌻

#gardening #DIYGarden #urbanGarden #jardinagem #quintalDeCasa #huertasUrbanas