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You won't have your workers without investors. Exactly. Patient capital isn't real. That wealth is debt, which is fake. If you measure our economics in real wealth, the planet is incredibly poor. Capitalism is the ultimate fake wealth machine. But fake wealth still beats nothing.

One aspect us lefties often ignore about capitalism it the limits of our own technology. How is it possible supermarkets and restaurants throw out tons of food when millions are left starving around the world? It is not a production problem, but one of distribution and coordination. It's a mistake to blame all of capitalism's woes on human nature. It is possible that capitalism is the best we can do with our level of technology. Not just logistical technology, but financial technology. The way we think about capital itself might be incompatible with any superior system. Crypto was the first (and in my opinion, failed) attempt at this. Capitalism was only born with the industrial revolution and the rise of manufacturing. Post capitalism might only be possible with an entirely new definition and more effective form of capital. Banking on purpose and excellence as a motivator for your NDEs is a lost game. No one will invest in a company like that. No one will go into the mines and do boring or dangerous work for the 'love of the craft'. Profit is the only motivator here, because the whole point of doing that kind of work is to make enough money so that you don't have to do it anymore. No one is going to go down into a mine and get black lung for free.

Self-bias 101.

I'm trying it for the first time this week for my sleep issues. Works good for me. At least so far. I preferred microdosing zopiclone, but I recently moved the doctors here won't prescribe it unless they see you with ongoing problems for months.

The more I make things, the more I appreciate how difficult creating anything is. I've been learning how to make 3D motion graphics (think title sequences for tv shows and movies). Just to make two minutes of animation at that quality can take half a dozen people at least six months to get it done.

Because in order to be convinced, one has to be open to changing their mind. The issue is they don't want to be convinced. There is nothing you could say to make them change their mind. They have to decide to do it themselves, which may never happen.

Good to know, thanks. I made the mistake of neglecting remineralizing before and it's no fun. Not for long, but enough to notice. Then when I did remineralize it didn't feel quite right either, so I gave up on RO. I hope you find something that works for you.

So what's the alternative?

That's it! No more penis in vagina! The level of suffering is too damn high!

What's so bad about suffering from time to time? You'd be such a snowflake if you had never suffered.

Sounds like a funny idea for YOU to make.

Immature men will act up to see how much bad behavior their girl will tolerate before leaving them. But that's very different from shit testing.

JUST FUCKING GET IT - says Ralston, while I, the naive hippie, just can't seem to grasp what the fuck a cup is.

Nah. They are too busy giving scriptwriting and producing jobs to each other in a big incestuous bureaucracy.

You should be using whatever resources you have to get a better job. Use your money to learn a new software, enroll in a course, whatever you need to get a better job. McDonald's is a place to escape. What kind of work do you like doing? Use the money to get that kind of job.

At the very least, the soundtrack has a few bangers.

Casting Jared Leto in anything is THE red flag.

Obviously. Holding double standards is a key to power. You couldn't do it without a double standard.

Talk to physiotherapists and go to back pain specialists to get scans done. There are dozens of causes for back pain, and you need to be absolutely certain of what it is before suggesting a treatment. 3 years sounds like it could be a chronic illness or arthritis.

Always seek help. Because when one is in pain, they cannot trust themselves to be objective about their own suffering. Have hope that you can make a better future for yourself.

Depends on the type of liberal you are talking about. In Australia and the UK we make a distinction between wets and drys. Liberals are generally orange, but can lean either side of the spiral. The wets go to the opera (green), the dries go to church (blue).

Owning houses and property as an investment vehicle. People working in factories, mines, and other dangerous professions. Essentially extreme capitalism and anything that puts life at risk. In a couple hundred years (maybe even less) it will be ridiculous to have humans doing most things. We are entering the machine age - AGI and robotics are poised for their own industrial revolution.

What do you mean extinct? One is running the white house.

Green politics has barely even begun to emerge and is still riddled with many bad ideas. Don't expect to see it replace orange any time soon.