Joy Lives Here (day/dem/dares)
@joyliveshere.bsky.social
Disabled. Queer. Creator. Sr. NPComms Pro.
Trying to help build the world I want to live in.
People > Profit, Productivity, Property.
Prickly when riled.
Boston, MA
Likes: collaboration, curiosity, compassion. Dislikes: competition, coercion, conformity.
Trying to help build the world I want to live in.
People > Profit, Productivity, Property.
Prickly when riled.
Boston, MA
Likes: collaboration, curiosity, compassion. Dislikes: competition, coercion, conformity.
The sad fact is for the most part all they have to do is expand categories to take advantage of the infrastructure that is already in place to do this to large swaths of the population. This is the why behind so many nonviolent crimes associated with poverty and trauma.
December 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM
The sad fact is for the most part all they have to do is expand categories to take advantage of the infrastructure that is already in place to do this to large swaths of the population. This is the why behind so many nonviolent crimes associated with poverty and trauma.
Reposted by Joy Lives Here (day/dem/dares)
Just to be 1000% clear here:
This isn't an accident.
It was built into the 13th amendment.
It's fully intentional that it impacts people of color, especially Black folks, at the highest rates.
The carceral system is built to create cheap labor and disenfranchise marginalized folks.
This isn't an accident.
It was built into the 13th amendment.
It's fully intentional that it impacts people of color, especially Black folks, at the highest rates.
The carceral system is built to create cheap labor and disenfranchise marginalized folks.
December 2, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Just to be 1000% clear here:
This isn't an accident.
It was built into the 13th amendment.
It's fully intentional that it impacts people of color, especially Black folks, at the highest rates.
The carceral system is built to create cheap labor and disenfranchise marginalized folks.
This isn't an accident.
It was built into the 13th amendment.
It's fully intentional that it impacts people of color, especially Black folks, at the highest rates.
The carceral system is built to create cheap labor and disenfranchise marginalized folks.
I’m tried of losing people to abandonment, neglect, brutality, exposure, and other preventable causes. Can we please trade callous disregard for human suffering for a bit more compassion?
December 2, 2024 at 7:15 PM
I’m tried of losing people to abandonment, neglect, brutality, exposure, and other preventable causes. Can we please trade callous disregard for human suffering for a bit more compassion?
And, because it unfortunately has to be said, if your knee-jerk response to fear about what’s coming is “we survived the last round, we’ll survive this, too…”
All the people who didn’t survive the last round would beg to differ, if they were still alive to do so. Including a few friends.
All the people who didn’t survive the last round would beg to differ, if they were still alive to do so. Including a few friends.
December 2, 2024 at 7:10 PM
And, because it unfortunately has to be said, if your knee-jerk response to fear about what’s coming is “we survived the last round, we’ll survive this, too…”
All the people who didn’t survive the last round would beg to differ, if they were still alive to do so. Including a few friends.
All the people who didn’t survive the last round would beg to differ, if they were still alive to do so. Including a few friends.
The desire to control others through coercion and violence is a moral failing, not a mental illness.
November 30, 2024 at 5:55 AM
The desire to control others through coercion and violence is a moral failing, not a mental illness.
The economy isn’t real. The frailty of human life is.
November 30, 2024 at 5:52 AM
The economy isn’t real. The frailty of human life is.
Nothing humans have created is so essential to our survival it can’t be reimagined or replaced.
November 30, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Nothing humans have created is so essential to our survival it can’t be reimagined or replaced.
An unjust system cannot fix the damage it causes.
November 30, 2024 at 5:47 AM
An unjust system cannot fix the damage it causes.
Self-determination is more important that self-reliance for helping people overcome and move beyond crisis.
November 30, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Self-determination is more important that self-reliance for helping people overcome and move beyond crisis.
The highest priority of a just society is keeping people alive, safe, and free from coercion or constraint.
November 30, 2024 at 5:29 AM
The highest priority of a just society is keeping people alive, safe, and free from coercion or constraint.
Making sure people have clear air and water; nourishing food; a safe, comfortable home; and other resources essential to survival is never a waste of money, time, or effort.
November 30, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Making sure people have clear air and water; nourishing food; a safe, comfortable home; and other resources essential to survival is never a waste of money, time, or effort.
No one is disposable. Every preventable death is tragic.
November 30, 2024 at 5:11 AM
No one is disposable. Every preventable death is tragic.
Discrimination is real, systemic, and the consequences of ignoring it are deadly.
November 30, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Discrimination is real, systemic, and the consequences of ignoring it are deadly.
Access and inclusion are minimum standards for a just society.
November 30, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Access and inclusion are minimum standards for a just society.
Conformity should not be a requirement for acceptance or belonging.
November 30, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Conformity should not be a requirement for acceptance or belonging.
Everyone deserves to have the resources they need to sustain a safe, comfortable, self-directed life.
November 30, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Everyone deserves to have the resources they need to sustain a safe, comfortable, self-directed life.
People matter more than property, profit, or productivity.
November 30, 2024 at 4:58 AM
People matter more than property, profit, or productivity.
Incidentally, executive function is also the reason I don’t own any stove top water kettles anymore. I decided it was too dangerous after the 2nd time I checked out long enough for all the water to boil away & the bottom to burn off. Executive disfunction makes so many things more difficult.
February 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Incidentally, executive function is also the reason I don’t own any stove top water kettles anymore. I decided it was too dangerous after the 2nd time I checked out long enough for all the water to boil away & the bottom to burn off. Executive disfunction makes so many things more difficult.
If there is any specific moment that perfectly captures what executive function is to me, it’s the 1st time I found myself standing disoriented at the kitchen counter w/my pour-over filter ready to go & the electric kettle in my hand. I’d checked out mid-task long enough the water was tepid.
February 11, 2024 at 5:55 PM
If there is any specific moment that perfectly captures what executive function is to me, it’s the 1st time I found myself standing disoriented at the kitchen counter w/my pour-over filter ready to go & the electric kettle in my hand. I’d checked out mid-task long enough the water was tepid.
Please, just let me have one unremarkable year. That’s all. This year, my resolution is to find a way to live my life again rather than letting myself be subsumed into just trying to survive. And to spend some time taking pleasure in the company of people I love.
January 1, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Please, just let me have one unremarkable year. That’s all. This year, my resolution is to find a way to live my life again rather than letting myself be subsumed into just trying to survive. And to spend some time taking pleasure in the company of people I love.