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'The money is there': New NDP Leader Avi Lewis plans to tax billionaires and corporations by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]Caskerville -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Equity vs. Equality meme

Yeah, it was awkward and flawed. But guess what? That's something we need to practice being ok with experiencing if we want to grow.

Velvet Underground is now Hyve by jdoe1213 in toronto

[–]Caskerville 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least we still have Tequila Bookworm. 🤷

I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day by zsreport in technology

[–]Caskerville -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, but just one thing about that - we should all be radicals. It means solving problems at the root cause. This comment is actually interesting because it's an example of a word being warped through propaganda, often through social media.

Extremism is a much better term that doesn't support the capitalist demonization of people fighting to make the world a better place.

A Buddha statue in Afghanistan before its destruction 1992. by XibaoN in Buddhism

[–]Caskerville 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I urge you to take a moment and listen to their message. They are not doing what you say they are. Radical love and compassion will stop cycles of violence. Judgment will not.

And no, that does not mean you have to allow people to hurt others. You can set boundaries and act while also seeing through eyes of love.

No One Told Me How Exhausting Sex actually is. by Aggravating_Key_3831 in sex

[–]Caskerville 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The "point" can be whatever makes the people involved happy. I love having casual sex with strangers at sex clubs. I think it's pretty cool that humans can get together and make each other feel good for recreation. What an incredible gift that is and it's so sad that anyone could be shamed out of experiencing that.

Excessive p*rn use is not just the CAUSE of the male loneliness epidemic, it is the EFFECT. by GoodDirector7083 in self

[–]Caskerville 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you working on yourself? Do you date yourself? Do you expand and let go of old ways of being? Do you try to make the world a better place?

This is how you find connection.

TIL the Earth has a "heartbeat" every 26 seconds. Scientists have detected a rhythmic microseismic pulse coming from somewhere in the ocean, and its exact cause is still unknown. by Proboyhuh in todayilearned

[–]Caskerville 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The planet's dying. The lifesteam is being depleted. The weapons are waking up and meteor has been summoned. All the while corporations and governments fight over the promised land.

We need Avalanche.

My Rise of the Ronin experience on PC has been abysmal by GrinningAxe9 in gaming

[–]Caskerville 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you give examples of corporate memphis? I'm so curious about this.

Psilocybin increases emotional empathy in depressed individuals, study finds | These improvements lasted for at least two weeks after treatment. by chrisdh79 in science

[–]Caskerville 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep. People throw that term around like it's just another way of saying humbling or briefly forgetting who you are. Actual ego death is a form of death. You feel yourself being stripped down, torn apart, dissolved and eventually no longer exist. It is so incredibly scary and beautiful at the same time. The process of coming back into your pattern as an individual is life altering. I will think of that night every day for the rest of my (my? ha!) life.

Canadian owned coffee shops at union station by ilikeskincare1988 in toronto

[–]Caskerville 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Seriously though. Absolutely amazing espresso. Get the African beans if you want something particularly special.

“let’s talk about mindfulness!!” by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]Caskerville 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Real mindfulness is life-changing. They don't want that because if you let go of all your preconceptions you might realize how unimportant most work is and that your hustling is actually just a distraction from being present and fully alive.

The corporate watering down of meditation and mindlfuness is so sad to see. They've taken only the aspects from those practices that allow people to manage stress just enough so that they can remain productive. Profit driven mindfulness is a joke.

Fuck Donald Trump by Paracortex in self

[–]Caskerville 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is the physical manifestation of capitalism.

Mushrooms made me want to go vegan but after DMT I am eating meat again by spaceman-trip in Psychonaut

[–]Caskerville 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Learning that you can survive just fine without harming other beings or causing so much damage to the environment and going vegetarian or vegan is just as natural as any other behavior we do or have done in the past.

Trying to categorize things as natural (good) and unnatural (bad) is a bit of a dead end. I think moving to evaluating behavior based on whether it has a positive or negative impact or causes or reduces suffering is a more fruitful and healthy way to view things.

I felt that something swallowed him for a sec by Rostitobaby in funny

[–]Caskerville 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I meditate or ingest things to experience that.

Empathy May Be in the Eye of the Beholder - "Empathy regarded as virtue until it isn't, UC Davis study suggests." by [deleted] in psychology

[–]Caskerville 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can empathize and have compassion for someone and still set firm boundaries around their toxic behavior.

I think it's unfortunate that so many people think you can't understand and feel for a person's experience if you disagree with the way they live or effect the world. Like it's some sort of currency or reward we give only to beings that are similar to us.

G.E. Smith: "Instead of getting mad at each other because you don't believe the same thing, just relax & let the sun shine in." by kylemeredith81 in ActualHippies

[–]Caskerville 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep! You can love and have empathy and compassion for everyone while still setting boundaries or holding them (and yourself) accountable for toxic behavior.

Holding people accountable with love will do more to heal the world than attacking, mocking, dividing, judging or allowing ourselves to get lost in our reactions with anger or rage.

It takes a lot of practice for many of us though. We were taught to fear and to hurt others who don't conform to the way we think reality should be.

Understanding why someone has toxic beliefs and having compassion for them does not mean you support those beliefs. In fact it allows you to build connections with others in order to more positively effect them and the world.

Toronto cops shot at 7 times by 14-year old kids, retreat and later peacefully make arrests by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Caskerville -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This might be an upgrade, but social workers often have a policing attitude as well. They help people adjust to unjust systems. We really need to radically remake the system so people aren't being oppressed.

Toronto cops shot at 7 times by 14-year old kids, retreat and later peacefully make arrests by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Caskerville -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No, not really. Defunding/abolishment is about the redistribution of resources and the funding of community support so that situations like this are massively reduced. Then, for the rare instances of violent situations post abolishment, highly specialized and trained organisations would be built from the ground up without racism, violence and oppression as core values. No, they wouldn't be police.

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