@sensorystories_ Another nuance to the story: adults who discover they may be autistic might choose *not* to pursue formal diagnosis, even if they could afford it. There are very good reasons for not wanting that label in your medical records in a time of rising fascism.
@devisridhar We're so brainwashed by neoliberal capitalism we don't even notice how*fucked up* it is want to justify healthcare measures by including "productivity losses" in "cost benefit analyses". By that logic, no boosters for the unemployed...
@peterfrankopan fuck GDP
Our obsession with GDP growth is literally what is causing eco-social collapse ... and even as we begin to comprehend the scale of that impending eco-social collapse, we're telling each other what a shame it is that it'll bring down GDP
fuck GDP
@peterfrankopan *this* is the bit that gets me - we must put the impacts of climate change in terms of GDP loss to be taken seriously
crop failures? pandemics? drought? unsurvivable heat waves? refugee crises? floods, tornadoes, hurricanes? yaaaawnnn
possible 2.8% GDP loss? EMERGENCY KLAXON
@PoliticOfNature The European Parliament is hosting a conference on degrowth next month. Over a thousand people are expected. Clearly, nobody is talking about it...
@mans_johansson@AdamRutherford "social constructs without a material reality backing it up" is LITERALLY what money is ... so I guess if someone hacked into your mum's bank account and drained it you'd just be like "meh, hot air"
@millares@pablorros_@glezjuanje@eldiarioes más que un poco ... llevo más de 20 años trabajando en desarrollo sostenible y el único impacto positivo es que mi terapeuta tiene su ingreso asegurado
@los_365@murciaplaza_ Pasé por allí en bici hace un par de meses. Hacía una mañana espectacular, sol, aire fresco, flamencos en el agua como en un espejo... y un señor mayor subido en ese murillo en la derecha de la foto, polla en mano, meando en la playa.