At MIT we built an entire course around the fact that billionaires + companies dont innovate, normal people do
We innovate to solve problems we or our communities face, then companies either form around, buy, or steal those innovations and sell them for profit
The absolute attack on every art form is just so apparent at this point? What are all these tech bros goals? To stop paying humans for all labor? What then? Are you going to tackle the poverty and capitalist system that keeps us trapped in a cycle of working till death? When you
Anything to survive. So then we’re criminals, criminals who can’t vote. Criminals who could be given the death penalty. And once you become a criminal, they don’t care what happens to you. Because prison is not about rehabilitation. It’s never has been. It’s all connected.
I was accepted to Stanford 100% bc of affirmative action. A 15 yo rez girl living w kids from royal families & trust funds. When I worked for Stanford Admissions, I had to answer does Stanford practice aff action? My response was always yes bc the playing field isn’t level! 1/
I just read a post on LinkedIn from a woman whose husband suddenly died last month leaving her a widow with two small kids AND her employer laid her off today while she was on a bereavement leave.
And NO ONE in the comments is saying anything negative about the company.
Need the extra money? Give it to the Free Community Store.
Barter with your friends. Make connections and relationships in a safe space.
This world is mean. Don’t add to it.
I’ll never understand this. “Don’t give to others because you can’t tell if they REALLY NEED it”
Why? Why are we so individually minded that we can just give to the community? We don’t know if they need it just this once, if they need it seasonally due to certain breaks/layoffs🧵
Our jobs isn’t to police who needs it. It’s to try our best to PROVIDE these services.
Extra veggies in your garden you can’t possibly eat? Give them to your neighbors you know need it. Put a free stand on the side of the road
Have GOOD CLEAN brand name clothes and you don’t
One of the questions that annoys me most - if you cover your hair why are you at a hair salon?
Just because I don’t allow everyone access to everything about me 24/7 doesn’t mean I can’t change my appearance FOR MYSELF????