A serious environmentalist drastically reduces their consumption of meat (especially beef). A serious moralist cuts it out completely (and all animal products)
i find it utterly obscene that Bezos has the audacity to suggest that human water consumption is limiting AI and What on the off chance that we sacrifice our life necessity drinking water in the hope AI can magically create new water sources?.. This same guy could champion his ultra rich friends to end world hunger…but instead he’d rather lecture us about how much water we are drinking while he flies private and luxuriates in his yacht.
OBSCENE.
The oligarchs are nervous.
In our corrupt campaign finance system, billionaire-funded super PACs are paying huge amounts to beat progressives and elect establishment candidates.
The number one political issue is ending Citizens United and moving to public funding of elections.
BOOMER: “Stop renting. Build equity.”
ME: “Down payment is $84,000.”
BOOMER: “Save up.”
ME: “I save $500 a month. That’s 14 years.”
BOOMER: “Get a better job.”
ME: “I make $72,000.”
BOOMER: “We bought our first home at 24.”
ME: “Rates were 3%. Price was $67,000.”
BOOMER: “That’s not my fault.”
I know.
But you vote for the people who keep it this way.
And then wonder why your kids won’t call.
Therapy helps but let’s be clear. You can’t CBT your way out of capitalism. You can’t mindfulness your way out of racism. You can’t self care your way out of oppression. You can’t journal your way out of ableism. This isn’t about coping, it’s about deconstructing the systems.
They could announce that the richest 0.00004% of people have 95% of the money and they'd still be ranting on about an immigrant having a better cardboard box than them.
That is genuinely how stupid 20% of the population are.