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@RustyBertrand Ah, misunderstood. Yes, Dawn of Everything is very much worth reading.

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@RustyBertrand Ah, misunderstood. Yes, Dawn of Everything is very much worth reading.

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@RustyBertrand Specifically, OCBBM leaned on a debunked idea that the right brain hemisphere was mostly inert, and outlined world history in a childishly constrained way, which made me suspicious. But more core to it was the argument that self-consciousness is based on continuous narrativization -- which studies have found very many people don't do. And finally, Dawn of Everything was persuasive that human beings have been consciously experimenting with social forms as long as we've existed.

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@RustyBertrand Specifically, OCBBM leaned on a debunked idea that the right brain hemisphere was mostly inert, and outlined world history in a childishly constrained way, which made me suspicious. But more core to it was the argument that self-consciousness is based on continuous narrativization -- which studies have found very many people don't do. And finally, Dawn of Everything was persuasive that human beings have been consciously experimenting with social forms as long as we've existed.

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@daphlawless I know I'm prone to catastrophism, and sometimes I worry that I can't clearly distinguish between that and a clear assessment of major problems.

One thing that nags at me is that there's a long history of lamenting an imminent catastrophic collapse of society, going back at least to writers in the Roman Republic, which was most often reactionary (for lack of a better word).

And I suspect that's why some people are inclined towards advocating red-brown alliances.

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@daphlawless I know I'm prone to catastrophism, and sometimes I worry that I can't clearly distinguish between that and a clear assessment of major problems.

One thing that nags at me is that there's a long history of lamenting an imminent catastrophic collapse of society, going back at least to writers in the Roman Republic, which was most often reactionary (for lack of a better word).

And I suspect that's why some people are inclined towards advocating red-brown alliances.

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cursed, dnd, lolth, nsfw, lewd concepts, genitalia, arachnophobia

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@aud That was one hell of a content warning.

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@aud That was one hell of a content warning.

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@RustyBertrand This bit about Dawn of Everything was funny to me.

"But it may stand up as really when push comes to shove, this is like Origin of Consciousness in the Bicameral Mind. This is the real deal. Mumford, Technics and Civilization. I think this book's going to stand up."

I'd read Origin of Consciousness years ago, and I thought it was very interesting and persuasive, but it had flaws that nagged at me, until finally Dawn of Everything convinced me its central premise was false.

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@RustyBertrand This bit about Dawn of Everything was funny to me.

"But it may stand up as really when push comes to shove, this is like Origin of Consciousness in the Bicameral Mind. This is the real deal. Mumford, Technics and Civilization. I think this book's going to stand up."

I'd read Origin of Consciousness years ago, and I thought it was very interesting and persuasive, but it had flaws that nagged at me, until finally Dawn of Everything convinced me its central premise was false.

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@Researchbuzz "Study confirms what was obvious to everyone but capitalists in tech".

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@Researchbuzz "Study confirms what was obvious to everyone but capitalists in tech".

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@Lazarou @RustyBertrand I've heard more than once that rich people are building bunkers and openly wondering how they'll maintain the loyalty of guards.

What seems most astonishing is that this would be a new thought to them. The ruling class doesn't understand the elementary principles of their own power. They understand less than children do.

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@Lazarou @RustyBertrand I've heard more than once that rich people are building bunkers and openly wondering how they'll maintain the loyalty of guards.

What seems most astonishing is that this would be a new thought to them. The ruling class doesn't understand the elementary principles of their own power. They understand less than children do.

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@swiftone There's a bad habit people like me develop, of talking as if you're addressing a session of the Communist International. But that's long gone, and good riddance really.

What a lot of people are emphasizing is that we need to rebuild social connections, with coworkers and with our literal neighbors. Those connections have been methodically dismantled, at an accelerating pace.

We're all only mortal, and none of us can be safe. But if we work at it, maybe some of us will survive.

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@swiftone There's a bad habit people like me develop, of talking as if you're addressing a session of the Communist International. But that's long gone, and good riddance really.

What a lot of people are emphasizing is that we need to rebuild social connections, with coworkers and with our literal neighbors. Those connections have been methodically dismantled, at an accelerating pace.

We're all only mortal, and none of us can be safe. But if we work at it, maybe some of us will survive.

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I have a young, small, energetic cat who keeps struggling to jump onto windows, that are about 46 inches (117 cm) off the floor. She tries, reasonably enough, to jump from furniture near the windows, but the furniture isn't quite designed for that.

Really I want to encourage her to get some exercise and enjoy the windows, without doing too much damage.

I'd guess a large, tall cat tree would help, but that might be expensive.

Any other suggestions?

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I have a young, small, energetic cat who keeps struggling to jump onto windows, that are about 46 inches (117 cm) off the floor. She tries, reasonably enough, to jump from furniture near the windows, but the furniture isn't quite designed for that.

Really I want to encourage her to get some exercise and enjoy the windows, without doing too much damage.

I'd guess a large, tall cat tree would help, but that might be expensive.

Any other suggestions?

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I am hardly an optimist, but I do think there's some possibility of formal resistance by state governments in the US. I found it heartening when Gavin Newsom said he was going to protect the people of California from Trump's policies by every means at his disposal.

On the other hand, Newsom is an asshole who did a photo op in which he personally threw the possessions of homeless people in a dumpster.

The best any conventional politics can do is delay and buy us some time.

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I am hardly an optimist, but I do think there's some possibility of formal resistance by state governments in the US. I found it heartening when Gavin Newsom said he was going to protect the people of California from Trump's policies by every means at his disposal.

On the other hand, Newsom is an asshole who did a photo op in which he personally threw the possessions of homeless people in a dumpster.

The best any conventional politics can do is delay and buy us some time.

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@Sci_Fi_FanGirl @Still_Evolving I've wondered about the implication of the dual empathy problem that I could unmask if I were spending a lot more time around other autistic folks.

However, I imagine a requirement there is that you both be working at unmasking. I've seen it suggested that a lot of conflicts between autistic people (particularly parents and children) come from one person pressuring the other to mask more thoroughly. I think that's been an issue in my familial relationships.

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@Sci_Fi_FanGirl @Still_Evolving I've wondered about the implication of the dual empathy problem that I could unmask if I were spending a lot more time around other autistic folks.

However, I imagine a requirement there is that you both be working at unmasking. I've seen it suggested that a lot of conflicts between autistic people (particularly parents and children) come from one person pressuring the other to mask more thoroughly. I think that's been an issue in my familial relationships.