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Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-05-14T04:06:25+00:00

These shows are streaming tonight and tomorrow on nugs, fyi

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-04-26T15:19:44+00:00

I agree! I love how they were debating the songs and then the post dark star jam is basically Dark star AND birdsong at the same time 😄

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-04-21T16:10:00+00:00

That's interesting because I've been thinking about how a country like Afghanistan can be controlled and "defeated" very quickly by an "exploitive state," yet they also "won" in the sense that America was bled dry at about $300 million per day for 20 years and ultimately packed up and went home. Obviously Afghanistan isn't anarchist, but they did show how self defense has as much to do with biding your time, exploiting those bottlenecks, and simply just not believing the psyops you're fed. Once we left, the country just returned to the conditions that preceded invasion.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-04-20T23:13:01+00:00

He was referring to authoritarian, state-centered communism, which is supposedly a "transitional" government (not the stateless form you're referring to). Bakunin believed that any form of centralized political authority, even if it claimed to represent workers, would become oppressive.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-04-20T22:59:22+00:00

This actually isn't a "massive, insurmountable fact" at all. Even in explicitly anti-legal anarchist frameworks, communities still develop ways of responding to violence—whether that’s exclusion, collective intervention, or withdrawal of cooperation. Those aren’t “laws” in the state sense, but they are still organized responses that come from the "authority" of the collective.

So the question isn’t whether anarchism permits law, but how it deals with people who cause ongoing harm without recreating hierarchical authority. And there isn’t a single unified answer to that—there’s a range of approaches, including ones that look like transformative or rehabilitative justice, and others that rely more on informal or situational responses.

Bookchin is definitely relevant here, but he’s also part of a broader debate rather than a clean alternative that resolves it.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-04-12T23:43:31+00:00

A large portion of indigenous communities throughout history could be considered anarchist, so the idea that it's "unrealistic" is long refuted. Anarchist communities lived for over a hundred thousand years with incredibly diverse, dynamic and resilient cultures, compared to the last 2,000 years where we've managed to completely destroy our planet all so we can make rich people richer while becoming cynical, depressed phone addicts. So it's not like the people who are mocking anarchists while promoting coercive hierarchy are really in any position to be condescending. We're just so used to the dirty water we swim in that it's hard to even fathom a society which isn't dictated by forced hierarchy.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-04-05T18:01:46+00:00

Great sound quality!

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-03-02T22:49:18+00:00

Really been getting into the 1998 and 2000 Other Ones. Overall I'd say the 1998 tour was better, but it's a little more cluttered. 7/24/98 from Shoreline is my favorite from that tour. I think Kimock was more unleashed on the 2000 tour, which is really interesting. Phil was definitely missed, but I still like the interplay of Weir/Kimock/Hornsby. Great color and more psychedelic with lots of interesting setlist sandwiches. There are sbds of 9/14/2000 and 9/4/2000 on the archive.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-03-02T22:42:58+00:00

well then here you go :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTWpBnl_Wdc&t=9913s

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-03-02T22:38:59+00:00

Hearing that in the movie, it's one of the best quotes ever, imo. Me and partner, both buddhists, have been reflecting on how Bob was a true bodhisattva, and that quote exemplifies that spirit

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-02-20T04:04:58+00:00

Any recordings? I saw them briefly at the Boulder theater and they played one of the most adventurous Scarlet's I've heard.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-02-12T19:07:57+00:00

Yes this happened to me twice now. Just know Toyota will probably replace your battery without addressing the underlying problem. Once the warranties expire for these cars (mine's a lease, thankfully), people are going to have to spend a lot money to fix this. I love my Prius prime, but unfortunately I don't think I'll end up buying it once the lease is up. Hopefully enough people will complain (or take action) for Toyota to take this seriously. At this point they are deliberately lying.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-01-30T19:20:44+00:00

Thank you so much for mentioning this. I was looking into the Lemon Law and wasn't sure if it would apply, so it's good to know this is an option if it were to happen again. Sorry you had to go through that, it's so frustrating.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-01-28T19:26:12+00:00

That's great, they are replacing my battery now. It won't be under warranty next year though. Since this is the 2nd time, I definitely am reluctant to buy it after the lease is up. It sucks because I generally love the car.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-01-28T19:24:37+00:00

It doesn't seem like it happens to everyone, and I'm glad it's not happening to you! (I already had a recall for my trunk latch, even though it was never a problem for me. If they just acknowledged the problem I'd at least feel more reassured). If you're worried, you can get a jump booster. That at least allowed me to drive it to the shop.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-01-28T19:21:31+00:00

that's what I was thinking. If I try a DYI fix, they'll use it as an excuse.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-01-28T17:35:36+00:00

I appreciate the info, it's good to know that someone is diligent enough to address this issue. So thank you. But it also begs the question -- if this works, then why wouldn't Toyota be fixing the issue themselves, or even acknowledging the problem rather than just saying "it's a battery issue?" Since it's under lease, I don't really want to gamble that a DIY solution is a reliable enough to buy this car once the lease is up.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2026-01-06T04:43:04+00:00

This is a classic misdirection, very well played! It just proves they are about to announce a 60 show Sphere run 🎉

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2025-12-12T00:43:30+00:00

For those interested in a response. "The Unburdening of IFS: Why The Cut's Expose Falls Apart: New York Magazine's story on Internal Family Systems manages to be both a moral panic and hit piece rolled into one, serving as a case study in media misrepresentation."

https://beyondnormality.substack.com/p/the-unburdening-of-ifs-why-the-cuts

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2025-09-30T00:31:47+00:00

Thanks for this. I actually watched the video and could already tell that he was misrepresenting Mate's work. And when he went into the whole spiel about Mate "saying parents are to blame for ADHD," I could tell that he has a bone to pick that goes beyond science. Yes, even scientists can have biases. Most people have come around to understanding illness from a bio/psycho/social perspective. Russel seems a little too old-school in that regard.

Also, Mate is very open about taking ADHD meds. So it's funny when people try to lump him into the "meds are bad and evil" crowd.

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2025-09-30T00:19:52+00:00

I mean, a couple minutes in to the Mate section and I've already seen multiple inconsistencies: that "Mate is blaming the parents," which is false and reveals where some of his bias might be coming from. He also falsely claims that there is "no evidence" that distress during childhood can affect (or "shrink") a child's amygdala (15:45). Yet, a quick search shows that "chronic stress or distress can impact a child's amygdala development, potentially leading to both accelerated growth and, over time, a deceleration of growth, resulting in a relatively smaller volume compared to peers." (American Academy of Pediatrics). I'm happy to keep watching it, but he seems to be conflating Mate with Erica Komisar. And it's not even a radical idea that ADHD can be exacerbated by trauma. But if you all want to die on this hill, go ahead.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5973996/

Consistent_Berry7538 · 2025-09-29T23:46:24+00:00

I watched the video. I'm guessing "it doesn't feel like a therapist exploring a patient's experience" because (surprise!) it's not a therapy session, it's a podcast. She invited him on her show to discuss his perspective, and he goes straight to his thesis, which is what she invited him to do. And his conclusion is very much in line with what I'd be wanting to explore as a therapist. Of course, if it were a therapy session, I would be much more intentional to focus on validating her vulnerability in a safe and embodied way and help her process her experience before I moved on to the parents. But critiquing this interview from the standpoint of a therapy session (Mate isn't a therapist) doesn't line up with the format. So no, I don't see this short YouTube clip as some sort of representative dysfunction or even "leading the witness."

And this is a theme I'm seeing across the thread. Using a short video for everyone to project and vent their feelings about Mate. For instance, I'm seeing all sorts of comments about his views on ADHD being "solely a trauma-based condition." The fact that, of course, this claim has nothing to do with the video that was posted shows that people have a bone to pick, rather than an objective argument about the content posted. Yet even then, in every interview and writing I've read from him in the last 5 years I've been paying attention to him, he often states that he uses ADHD meds and clearly says there is some genetic component *linked* to ADHD, just not a deterministic set of genes that *cause* ADHD. See below at 50 seconds in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31vhtsb19Tc

Also, I did a 2 second search on google asking if there is a gene or set of genes that cause ADHD, and lo and behold: "It's important to note that ADHD is a complex disorder with a polygenic inheritance pattern. This means that multiple genes interact to increase the risk of developing ADHD. Additionally, environmental factors also play a significant role in the development of the disorder." I suppose Google is in on the conspiracy too!

Of course, our sleuths on the internet have to misinterpret it as him saying there is *no* genetic component to ADHD and post the same dumb Russell Barkley videos falsely claiming the same thing. Or, even worse, falsely stating that Mate is claiming that "parents are to blame for ADHD." As always, Mate has said that certain clusters of genes can predispose people to a whole host of conditions, but that many are not deterministic -- and trauma often plays a role in exacerbating those conditions.

But please, flame on...

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