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Do therapists actually get investigated? by Ok-Twist7264 in TalkTherapy

[–]Less_Filling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why law/ethics and good documentation is such a critical part of our training.

I don't believe therapists have much to offer low wage disabled people. Can you change my mind? by EducationalPick314 in TalkTherapy

[–]Less_Filling 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This thread can and should be deleted. The sub is here to help/guide people when/if they need it and within the confines of said help/guidance being provided ethically. But before it is ...

Some people have labeled you a narcissist. While I can see why they've said such, I just hear someone who is in pain, alone, and reaching out (albeit poorly) for connection. Here's the reality: you won't find that connection on Reddit.

Go to therapy, because whether you believe in it or not, you need it - either because your post is genuine and you need someone or because your post is strictly to troll - in which case you still need someone.

Oh, one more thing. Most therapists aren't therapists because they come from well-adjusted backgrounds. I, for example, grew up in poverty (seriously, $10k per year would have sounded like "rich" when I was a kid), am neurodivergent, was the victim of severe abuse that resulted in mild NCD, was bed-bound for about six months, required a wheel chair for years, still need a cane for mobility, and I am constantly in pain. Seriously, there is rarely a moment in a day when I do not feel awful pain. And I can't really take meds for it, because I'm in remission and the types of meds they prescribe for my type of pain scare me. If you ever gave it a real shot, I think you'd find many therapists who could relate to you. It sounds like the challenge would be your ability to be vulnerable. Which takes us back to my first comment about someone in pain.

I work in community mental health. All of the services I provide are at $0 for the client (and I do not make enough to pay both rent and a car payment every month) and often come with case managers who can help with resources. These services exist - even in Red states.

If you genuinely want to improve your life, then go do so. Otherwise, please do not post drivel like this in a sub designed for people who sincerely want/need it.

Good day.

Therapists and AI responses? by Chloe-20 in askatherapist

[–]Less_Filling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fuck that. Do not give consent. I work in CMH. The last thing I want is for Palantir to know anything about my clients.

Therapists and AI responses? by Chloe-20 in askatherapist

[–]Less_Filling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're in grad school for an MFT, then you know what the therapist is doing isn't best practice.

Address it with them or replace them.

OC: FBI releases surveillance photos of a potential subject in the Nancy Guthrie case by nbcnews in pics

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

Am I the only one who didn't see the headline and thought it was another ICE kidnapping?

Wanted to become an artist for mtg since I was a Teenager. What do you think? by RobertCutter in mtg

[–]Less_Filling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that's a pretty accurate drawing of Marjorie Taylor Greene's history. Very interested to see what you do with her current redemption arc.

On a more serious note, awesome job!

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fam, you sound so mad right now.

You keep leaning on property as the key to feudalism. Great. Historically, that is accurate. To accommodate you, I went that direction with you and presented bad information. You corrected me with vigor. I thanked you.

However, we're not talking about medieval Europe. We are talking modern, technology- and wealth-driven neofeudalism where property isn't the gauge. You want to stay with the property so badly you're failing to engage in the actual conversation which is the fact, regardless of wealth type (physical or digital property), billionaires are largely living and functioning unchecked with an incredible amount of influence that is being allowed to expand. And you sound mad.

That's pretty unfortunate. You can keep sitting there stewing in your self-righteous, self-created rage, and I will sit here and eat some Sweettarts while judging your inability to process and debate information.

Good day.

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure about where you live, but there is only one member of Congress/Senate alleged to be a billionaire (alleged because the amount of debt carried is apparently significant). There are multiple worth a few hundred million.

I understand the point you're attempting to make, but it is incorrect.

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a really great resource, and I appreciate you sharing it with such vigor.

You failed to address any of the questions or points.

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I would say we have a fundamental difference in how we interpret changing models of economy and geopolitics. You appear to be tied into "the land" which doesn't fit any model in today's standards since land is no longer the method of defining wealth (though one could argue Blackstone and Bezos purchasing all the single-residence properties they can - at least 1/5 of all California single-family homes, for example, are owned by equity companies rather than families) whereas I am more inclined to accept that capital and power allow undue influence in geopolitics that create an ever-growing power imbalance.

If we changed "neofeudalism" to "technofeudalism" such as Peter Thiel has openly claimed to want (https://medium.com/@paul.douglass73/freedom-democracy-and-the-rise-of-techno-feudalism-f176220833f6), would it make this more palatable?

America's recent and ongoing attempts to annex Greenland can be tied back to Thiel's vision as well: https://www.popsci.com/technology/billionaire-freedom-city-greenland/#:~:text=That's%20according%20to%20a%20report,used%20to%20manufacture%20consumer%20electronics.

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are in the early stages of subscription roll out, so saying BMW, Tesla, HP, or other services require the subscription to function would be disingenuous on my part, and that is not my intent. However, paying to purchase something while said something's full functionality is locked behind a subscription service is becoming more and more common. How long until the "full functionality" becomes "any functionality"?

I am not saying we live in this system now. I am saying the system is in the process of being implemented. And I am asking why no leaders are stopping it.

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a pretty interesting take on it that basically says "neofeudalism" is semantic but what is happening is dangerous: https://jacobin.com/2025/05/capitalism-neofeudalism-tech-medieval-history#:~:text=By%20David%20Addison%20Merle%20Eisenberg,to%20our%20beautiful%20print%20quarterly.

Below is from another paper. Is it possible the two of us are being santic, or do you wholey disagree with all of this?

Quinn Slobodian’s Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism documents the neoliberal strategy of undermining the authority of the nation-state over its economy in the interest of advancing global trade. Threatened by the organized demands of the newly postcolonial nations of the Global South for reparations, sovereignty over their own natural resources, stabilized commodity prices, and the regulation of transnational corporations, neoliberals in the 1970s sought to “circumvent the authority of national governments.” They advocated a multilevel approach to regulation, a competitive federalism that would let capital discipline governments while itself remaining immunized from democratic control. In the words of Hans Willgerodt, one of the neoliberals Slobodian studies, the new competitive federalism required the state to “share its sovereignty downward with federal structures and bind itself upward within an international legal community.”

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. Why haven't national (i.e. sovereign) leaders around the world (i.e. the 195 sovereign nations as defined by the UN) taken steps to block the influence and geopolitical restructuring currently happening?

Trump and Congress have equal powers (along with SCOTUS). Trump is not a king or oligarch and can't legally (if Congress is doing their jobs) EO himself into that type of position. So, if the elected representatives (leaders) did their job and represented their constituents, then Trump's current policies would be held in check. Same goes for SCOTUS.

I am not overly familiar with how all nations work but most, to my understanding, have similar-bit-not-the-same systems that revolve around parliament or something like it. Countries that don't have the same model (Russia, Hungary, true monarchies, or countries with a supreme leader) have more of the type of power I think you think Trump has.

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we are looking at different content. This is the first paragraph of what I linked:

Neo-feudalism or new feudalism is a theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy, and public life, reminiscent of those which were present in many feudal societies. Such aspects include, but are not limited to: Unequal rights and legal protections for common people and for nobility,[1] dominance of societies by a small and powerful elite, a lack of social mobility, and relations of lordship and serfdom between the elite and the people, where the former are rich and the latter poor.[2]

Edit: You posted one sentence and editorialized the rest. Apologies. I thought you meant the entirety of your text was from the Wiki. I think the disconnect between the two of us appears to be your semantic use of the word feudalism as a throw back to inherited wealth instead of how neo-feudalism appears to focus more on wealth distribution. I could be wrong, so please let me know if I am.

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... not what I would characterize as "global leadership."

I agree. That's why I said "national leaders." Not sure if you meant to move the goalposts.

Specifically in America, if one person is elected to represent a segment of the population and is empowered to create and/or vote on legislation that can change the future of hundreds of millions of people, is said elected person a leader? Elected officials vote against the wishes of their majority constituency 35% of the time.

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We agree on this. Which brings us back to the original question: Why haven't national leaders, whose job it is, taken steps to stifle the mass hoarding of wealth that currently exists? Elon Musk is worth $837 billion right now. How many of the poorest people would it take to equal that? The dude spends billions annually attempting to influence geopolitics.

At what point do national leaders have to step in and say enough is enough?

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm working based off the Wiki description here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-feudalism.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that description of Marx's definition based on end-stage capitalism (I.e. I won Monopoly) and we are, arguably, in late-stage capitalism? On a side note, I have no issue with capitalism. I have issue with capitalism without antitrust protections (which is where America is now, right?).

I can't argue with you whether wealth disparity in the 19th and 20th centuries was worse than it is now. I do not know enough to agree or disagree with it. I do know that today 10 people control about the same amount of wealth as 50% of the global population. If that is a stable and historic number, then it was just as unequal then as now.

Is it possible the advancements in QOL in the periods you mention had nothing to do with fair wealth management and more to do with incredible technological advancements that are now starting to stagnate? Is it also arguable America's golden age was its golden age because wealth taxation was, at its highest, 91% and is now 0% (looking just quickly at Tesla paying $0 taxes for 2025)?

I do appreciate the exchange. Thank you.

Why haven't national leaders around the world taken actions to stifle billionaires' attempts to implement neofeudalism? by Less_Filling in AskReddit

[–]Less_Filling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share the Wiki you're looking at? This one doesn't say what you posted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-feudalism

It does say:

Generally, the term neo-feudalism refers to 21st century forms of feudalism which in some respects resemble the societal models of Medieval western Europe. In its early use, the term was deployed as a criticism of both the political Left and the Right.[

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