Alex Powers

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@MarcyBelowFloor @Mirs_____ It is

[Alex Powers @Zandorv]

@danielcincu @JeffersonTeMan @hecubian_devil The conceit is that politics can fix some problems that are caused by our current socioeconomic structure, not that it can magically fix *anything.*

[Alex Powers @Zandorv]

@danielcincu @JeffersonTeMan @hecubian_devil I didn't say it could fix everything, and I don't think it can. It can't, for example, prevent a culture of isolation but it can create structures that help encourage community, and can limit the power of those that are incentivized to use us as laboring bodies at our own expense

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@danielcincu @JeffersonTeMan @hecubian_devil Plus, the fact that it's not easily measurable is part of what (I think) OP was talking about. These things are measurable by proxy if not directly, but they're harder to pin down than things like GDP

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@danielcincu @JeffersonTeMan @hecubian_devil I mean this is true when you get down into the weeds of it. But I think there are pretty basic metrics like "humans need to be in community with others" that political projects can help grant access to and prioritize, even if they can't make them happen by themselves.

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@JeffersonTeMan @hecubian_devil particularly if you stick to the obvious like the fact that people need community with others, time to rest and relax, and access to art and education. A political project can grant access to things like these with, e.g. robust worker rights and abundant free community spaces

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@JeffersonTeMan @hecubian_devil My point was that the current system prioritizes even frivolous and malicious capitalist projects even when they come at the expense of basic human physical and emotional needs. Liberalism has failed to prevent that, and political projects are capable of prioritizing it,

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@JeffersonTeMan @hecubian_devil This is just my humble opinion, but I think a political project that prioritizes the importance of human thriving over the endless production of increasingly more worthless (or even actively malicious) consumer goods designed around "convenience" is a good start.

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@SweatieAngle This was a pretty common TERF talking point back in like 2012, but unfortunately they scaled back on their most batshit ideas once they started gaining more members

[Alex Powers @Zandorv]

@elijahjamss @OakTwinTrees @TeddyisVenn Oh man I didn't realize OP was retweeting a reply and this was part of a thread; I thought it was just a regular Discourse Post. I rescind my statement, reply is totally fair in context of the thread.

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@Bennieeexyz I know this story is fake and all and just meant to give you the feels but goldfish need the awareness I think

[Alex Powers @Zandorv]

@Bennieeexyz 8 years is not old for a goldfish. Their natural lifespan is 30+ years in the right conditions. The reputation they have for being short lived is because the bowls they're frequently put in are way too small and fill quickly with toxic waste. They grow to be a foot long naturally

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@OakTwinTrees @TeddyisVenn Not to butt in but I'm like 90% positive what you're describing is not the kind of behavior OP was referring to. I mean I get where you're coming from but I'm pretty sure what you took from that post was not a fair reading of it.

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@funplings @kenthecowboy_ This is a line from a Ronald Reagan speech. Not sure if that's what you're referencing but here it is.

[the phantom callback @realjdburn]

it's all so very tiresome

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@145k4 The View From Halfway Down by Alison Tafel, from Bojack Horseman. I think about it whenever I'm struggling with suicidal thoughts

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@daisygirlboy @hecubian_devil I said *just* talking about it doesn't do much. Talking about cinema *can* change it, but it won't if it's only talked about in tiny, insular circles like academic feminist media analysis. The talking has to reach people, resonate, and inspire new art.

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@daisygirlboy @hecubian_devil People have talked about all sorts of problems in cinema for decades that have never been fixed. Most of the time just talking about it doesn't really do much

[Alex Powers @Zandorv]

@modeledcitizen @AnnieMcnei41751 @gran_archist @Lons It's describing when people express their sympathy in such a way that their own emotions overtake the conversation and detract from the one needing the sympathy. Of course it's subjective; the very concept of "immaturity" is subjective