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YES
Luddites have never been anti tech.
But they've always been anti corporate owners using tech to disadvantage workers
This distinction matters, I think
Because who benefits from pushing anti luddite propaganda?
A great piece, imo
theconversation.com/im-a-luddite...
Luddites have never been anti tech.
But they've always been anti corporate owners using tech to disadvantage workers
This distinction matters, I think
Because who benefits from pushing anti luddite propaganda?
A great piece, imo
theconversation.com/im-a-luddite...
May 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
YES
Luddites have never been anti tech.
But they've always been anti corporate owners using tech to disadvantage workers
This distinction matters, I think
Because who benefits from pushing anti luddite propaganda?
A great piece, imo
theconversation.com/im-a-luddite...
Luddites have never been anti tech.
But they've always been anti corporate owners using tech to disadvantage workers
This distinction matters, I think
Because who benefits from pushing anti luddite propaganda?
A great piece, imo
theconversation.com/im-a-luddite...
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Luddites weren't anti-tech.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
I hate crypto, I hate online gambling, I hate AI, I hate pay-later, I hate subscription models, I hate the gig economy, I hate ring cameras, I hate drones, I hate self checkout.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
May 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Luddites weren't anti-tech.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
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Periodic reminder:Substack profits off Nazi pages bc they don't want to be "in the censorship business,"but they also won't host adult content,so they ARE in the "censorship business." They just think Nazis are better than pornographers.
This is why I will never give Substack a single shiny nickel.
This is why I will never give Substack a single shiny nickel.
May 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Periodic reminder:Substack profits off Nazi pages bc they don't want to be "in the censorship business,"but they also won't host adult content,so they ARE in the "censorship business." They just think Nazis are better than pornographers.
This is why I will never give Substack a single shiny nickel.
This is why I will never give Substack a single shiny nickel.
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If your thing cant exist without theft of others work, without plagiarism, maybe just maybe it shouldnt exist. Maybe theres a reason even Sam Altman has admitted this. Even in a world without copyright it would still be completely unethical on this level.
say it again, slowly and out loud.
I've said it before, will say it again. If you support Generative AI, you are no friend to any artist or creative, and can feel free to eff right off.
I've said it before, will say it again. If you support Generative AI, you are no friend to any artist or creative, and can feel free to eff right off.
May 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
If your thing cant exist without theft of others work, without plagiarism, maybe just maybe it shouldnt exist. Maybe theres a reason even Sam Altman has admitted this. Even in a world without copyright it would still be completely unethical on this level.
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Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace
May 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace
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let's do this friends!
Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT.
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
May 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
let's do this friends!
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my latest totally real and serious artworks #myart
i literally just wanted to draw me as the kitty can has cheeseburger and it derailed from there
i literally just wanted to draw me as the kitty can has cheeseburger and it derailed from there
May 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
my latest totally real and serious artworks #myart
i literally just wanted to draw me as the kitty can has cheeseburger and it derailed from there
i literally just wanted to draw me as the kitty can has cheeseburger and it derailed from there
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Take your fifty Oblivion dollars and give it to the PCRF. You've got so many games in your backlog that you haven't played. Wait til you can get a second hand copy of Doom, it'll be on Cex within the week
www.pcrf.net
www.pcrf.net
PCRF
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for free medical care they could not get locally
www.pcrf.net
May 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Take your fifty Oblivion dollars and give it to the PCRF. You've got so many games in your backlog that you haven't played. Wait til you can get a second hand copy of Doom, it'll be on Cex within the week
www.pcrf.net
www.pcrf.net
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If you don’t know how to insult a woman without relying on misogyny to form your insult you need to up your game
May 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you don’t know how to insult a woman without relying on misogyny to form your insult you need to up your game
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Having allergies is not a valid excuse to create bespoke animals to suffer for your pleasure. That kind of human hubris and selfishness is absolutely wild to me. 🧵
May 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Having allergies is not a valid excuse to create bespoke animals to suffer for your pleasure. That kind of human hubris and selfishness is absolutely wild to me. 🧵
I have like TWO chapters left to edit then all I have to do is write the ending (god help me) and then!! And then. I do another round of edits but AFTER that--
May 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I have like TWO chapters left to edit then all I have to do is write the ending (god help me) and then!! And then. I do another round of edits but AFTER that--
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Reminder that defending porn is an absolute requirement for the right to free speech. you will lose all autonomy trying to scrub uncomfortable content.
so, in addition to KOSA & many other things, if you find the internet useful & don’t want to see queer people placed on the sex offender registry for being inherently pornographic, IODA is worth your 5 minutes & calls to your senators and house rep.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
May 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reminder that defending porn is an absolute requirement for the right to free speech. you will lose all autonomy trying to scrub uncomfortable content.
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Fact of the matter is "hey, I have uncertain feelings about my gender identity I want to discuss with a therapist who can help me make sense of them" and "I would like to change my sex characteristics" are two separate healthcare issues that can and should be provided independent of each other
May 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Fact of the matter is "hey, I have uncertain feelings about my gender identity I want to discuss with a therapist who can help me make sense of them" and "I would like to change my sex characteristics" are two separate healthcare issues that can and should be provided independent of each other
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'Afro Art' is a series of portraits celebrating the beauty and versatility of black hair inspired by Baroque period artworks, by Kahran Bethencourt (and partner Regis) aka Creative Soul #womensart
May 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
'Afro Art' is a series of portraits celebrating the beauty and versatility of black hair inspired by Baroque period artworks, by Kahran Bethencourt (and partner Regis) aka Creative Soul #womensart
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Journal comics- escapism failed aka an excuse to draw ps1 graphics
May 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Journal comics- escapism failed aka an excuse to draw ps1 graphics
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This post remains ever-green.
May 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This post remains ever-green.
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ive been enjoying doodling with this brush, if anyone has any simple humanoid character requests in this style comment it below and ill draw it :3 #myart #artrequest #art (characters dont belong to me except pink pearl)
May 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ive been enjoying doodling with this brush, if anyone has any simple humanoid character requests in this style comment it below and ill draw it :3 #myart #artrequest #art (characters dont belong to me except pink pearl)
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Do journalists not realize the degree to which "supportive" messaging nowadays tacitly accepts transphobic framing, transphobic dogwhistles, transphobic dogwhistles?
Or do they simply not care?
I fear I know the answer to that.
Or do they simply not care?
I fear I know the answer to that.
May 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Do journalists not realize the degree to which "supportive" messaging nowadays tacitly accepts transphobic framing, transphobic dogwhistles, transphobic dogwhistles?
Or do they simply not care?
I fear I know the answer to that.
Or do they simply not care?
I fear I know the answer to that.
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At a certain point, you just need to assume people ARE the thing they're financially supporting and shun them appropriately.
If you seriously can't give something up when supporting it actively harms marginalized people, then IMO, you're just making excuses.
If you seriously can't give something up when supporting it actively harms marginalized people, then IMO, you're just making excuses.
May 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
At a certain point, you just need to assume people ARE the thing they're financially supporting and shun them appropriately.
If you seriously can't give something up when supporting it actively harms marginalized people, then IMO, you're just making excuses.
If you seriously can't give something up when supporting it actively harms marginalized people, then IMO, you're just making excuses.
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Saw this image of textile art on another thread that's nearly identical to an image in the news article. Life imitating art!
May 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Saw this image of textile art on another thread that's nearly identical to an image in the news article. Life imitating art!
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none of my friends peer pressure me into drugs, they do worse. they get me into new fandoms.
May 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
none of my friends peer pressure me into drugs, they do worse. they get me into new fandoms.
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At the end of the day, the surgery and makeup are not the problem, and we have to be clear about that.
When we mock privileged people for gender-affirming surgery and gendered self-presentation, vulnerable people who most need those things catch our strays.
AND.
When we mock privileged people for gender-affirming surgery and gendered self-presentation, vulnerable people who most need those things catch our strays.
AND.
May 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
At the end of the day, the surgery and makeup are not the problem, and we have to be clear about that.
When we mock privileged people for gender-affirming surgery and gendered self-presentation, vulnerable people who most need those things catch our strays.
AND.
When we mock privileged people for gender-affirming surgery and gendered self-presentation, vulnerable people who most need those things catch our strays.
AND.