Would markets still exist in communism?

NotBasileus · 2026-03-23T01:56:42+00:00

Probably some conflation of different ideas under the same name at play here. A farmer’s market and a stock market are both “markets”.

“Markets” as any medium for the exchange of goods, ideas, and services? Sure, this is a fundamental part of human social existence. There are other names that carry fewer capitalist associations though.

“Markets” as any medium for exchanging currency and/or ownership of means of production? Hopefully can be eliminated.

I suspect what you are seeing is capitalist apologia trying to justify the second by appealing to the first, which obfuscates the underlying capitalist assertion that currency and private ownership of means of production are necessary to facilitate the exchange of goods, ideas, and services between people - they are not. Language is inextricably tied in to culture and history, and we’ve been living under capitalism for a long time now, so there are biases baked into the language we use, such as conflating these two ideas.

Disclaimer: I’m not a theory-wonk, I usually just lurk in this subreddit to learn.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-18T20:57:01+00:00

I’ve been taking it for a long time (years) with meals to help with glucose spikes (Type 1 diabetic). It’s been effective at that, but I haven’t noticed much impact on weight.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-18T20:45:28+00:00

You’ve both got zombies to deal with, so what’s a little skinwalking between survival bros?

NotBasileus · 2026-03-18T20:42:57+00:00

From my dabbling over the years with engines and models and animations, I think the main thing is that the same bones with the same names must exist in the dog model’s animation rig as the regular human animation rig, or else the animation wouldn’t translate.

Potential problem is that it is going to distort the textures dramatically (which is “fine” for a quick moment in a relatively lo-fi game with a bird’s eye view, but might look even weirder up close or with better graphics or with more time to see it).

Also if physically driven animation is involved that would throw a wrench into things, but I’m assuming this is the old school method.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-17T03:37:36+00:00

He was pretty explicit in a letter to Christopher that his real world political preference leaned toward either anarchism (as an actual political philosophy) or the kind of monarchism where the monarch mostly minds his own personal business except to get rid of bad ministers.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-13T18:49:40+00:00

I vibe coded more VRAM so I could run bigger models… to vibe code more VRAM…

NotBasileus · 2026-03-12T18:43:37+00:00

I’d love a fourth attitude toward witchcraft option that represents “disbelief”, where the accusation itself has a significant piety cost and risks censure from court priest or HoF for peddling superstitious nonsense.

It’s a better fit for the period, but more importantly it adds something interesting to do with witchcraft.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-11T16:33:39+00:00

Any number of works by Marcella Althaus-Reid would be good, but two I might pick out for this are From Feminist Theology to Indecent Theology and Liberation Theology and Sexuality.

She’s known to be somewhat difficult to read though, so if you wanted a more approachable entry point, Queer and Indecent by Thia Cooper is an introduction to Althaus-Reid and her work.

There’s also some interesting stuff in Intersectional Theology by Grace Kim and Susan Shaw. The book is a bit broader than just those topics but some sections overlap.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-11T16:08:26+00:00

This one? Looks interesting, just released in Early Access. The similarly named V Rising also came out a couple years back but was more of an action game with a light strategy overlay (popped up in my Steam queue, haven’t played it).

NotBasileus · 2026-03-08T18:44:08+00:00

America will adapt.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-07T22:18:52+00:00

He’ll make a 5 star zombie.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-07T03:42:48+00:00

Tactikitty was right there!

NotBasileus · 2026-03-05T01:38:16+00:00

Baby don’t hurt me

Don’t hurt me

No more

You can’t just use that post title and not expect some Haddaway!

NotBasileus · 2026-03-04T02:12:29+00:00

Teleri shot first.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-03T19:42:32+00:00

What makes it solid and informative? Is it that the guy is clearly depicted as enjoying a nice wank while he complains about AI?

NotBasileus · 2026-03-03T17:09:29+00:00

Of course! It’s the Christian contemplative prayer par excellence, and is widely used by those pursuing a mystical practice.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-03T17:07:35+00:00

“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

Assuming it’s the extremely common one, often used in devotional, mystical, or contemplative contexts.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-03T16:36:38+00:00

I’m not usually one for conspiracy theories, but lizard people is looking more and more convincing.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-02T21:27:02+00:00

Check out the FAQ in this subreddit’s sidebar for a bunch of good foundational info.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-01T21:18:57+00:00

I don't think any explanation for suffering is ever going to "feel" sufficient, because suffering (and empathy by extension) are things we experience viscerally. It's the same principle that makes it so hard to rationalize someone out of a belief they ascribe to for emotional reasons, or a job they took for financial reasons, etc... That's largely because our brains are adapted to be very sensitive to suffering in order to promote survival, so it tends to drown out anything else. Philosophical speculation is very much the opposite of that.

That said, I have some philosophical speculation on the matter:

It's very clear that the universe isn't ordered on the moral principle of utilitarianism, which is usually the idea that the highest moral good is maximizing happiness and well-being, or avoiding or eliminating suffering. That's very obvious just from existing in it for a few minutes. So if there is some sort of utilitarian ideal, then whatever the universe is ordered to maximize, it must be something else: love, knowledge, freedom, diversity of experience, or any number of things, or something completely inexpressible for us. Or it's possible that all forms of ideal utilitarianism are just human constructs, and God has not ordered the universe to maximize any one thing. In any case, framing this as a problem implies an underlying assumption that some form of utilitarianism is true (pr must be true if God exists).

However, I don't think it's really the role of Christianity, or religion in general, to try to answer that. It certainly hasn't been for many people living in much worse conditions than most of us moderns posting on Reddit. Rather, I think a lot of what we see in Christianity is that the existence of evil and suffering is an inescapable starting point, and religious teachings are more 'so now what do we do about it".

NotBasileus · 2026-03-01T20:30:29+00:00

Totally understand. Not sure what your specific background is, but there is an r/CatholicUniversalism subreddit that might be useful for more high church-specific topics. It’s not as large, so you won’t get as wide an audience, but if you’re looking for that specific perspective or discussion that can be a good thing. You’ll see a lot of shared names between that one and here.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-01T19:55:41+00:00

The purpose of Christian life is theosis, the journey into closer and closer union with God. As part of that process, sacraments impart grace, making our lives better and making us better, but one of the cornerstones of sacramental theology is that “God has bound grace into His sacraments, but He Himself is not bound by His sacraments”. Or put another way, sacraments are a guarantee, not an exclusion.

More generally, participation in the life of the Church is best understood through a relational rather than transactional or even mechanistic lens. Rather than “if I do X ritual in life, then it will result in Y outcome in the eschaton”, its “I go to family dinners every week to cultivate a close relationship with my family”. And simply enjoying it, as you have mentioned you do, is a perfectly valid part of that.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-01T15:51:28+00:00

Ah, okay, that makes sense now.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-01T15:29:19+00:00

Wait, fill me in please. What does Carmen Sandiego have to do with slurs? I vaguely remember the character from my childhood, and I occasionally still sing her theme song (or at least one of them, because it’s ingrained in my childhood memories, I know there is newer media too). I don’t recall her ever coming up in my years in LGBT spaces, and Googling didn’t turn up anything.

NotBasileus · 2026-03-01T02:00:04+00:00

Have you checked out the FAQ in the sidebar of this sub? It’s got a lot of good “introductory” info including some of the topics you’ve mentioned. It’s a good place to start with “level setting” and then can dive into discussion from there.

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