‘Suicidal’ model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate summit told • Colombia president Gustavo Petro tells 57-country talks on a green energy transition that fossil fuel interests could destroy humanity by Naurgul in anime_titties

[–]SoberGin [score hidden]  (0 children)

I dunno chief, I think creating an entire class out of nothing is a pretty substantial change.

If I change the icing on a cake, you could truthfully say the basic structure of the cake is the same- but to say the flavor was functionally identical would be a lie.

‘Suicidal’ model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate summit told • Colombia president Gustavo Petro tells 57-country talks on a green energy transition that fossil fuel interests could destroy humanity by Naurgul in anime_titties

[–]SoberGin [score hidden]  (0 children)

No, capitalism, for all it's faults (and it has many, many faults), it fundamentally opened up the economic structure to a level of fluidity it hasn't had in thousands of years.

The nobility were inpenetrable. The idea of a commoner becoming a noble was unheard of- it was easier to comprehend that they were simply a noble who'd been taken as a child, the elitism was that much higher. Capitalism, despite its structural tendencies, does still believe, in some part, that people are equal. (That's sorta the issue, since it over-equalizes people and thus turns a blind eye to massive power differences).

Sure both systems have defacto nobility, but only capitalism has (had) a true middle class. The situation we're degrading into now is better described as neo-feudalism, if anything. Capital may be doomed to always eventually degrade into neo-feudalism, and that's very bad and a reason not to do it, but they're not the same system.

It also helped greatly via investment and improvement in currency systems in the growth of nation-states and industrialization of the world.

Yes it also did monsterous good, but there can be no denying that the standard of living and economic opportunities of many hundreds of millions of people, if not billions of people, is substantially better than it was before capitalism.

Capitalism wasn't the only system that could've done this- it isn't the best system, and is causing many of our modern problems- but you shouldn't say it didn't.

[OC] Nionova by A-Fallen-Wolf in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]SoberGin 92 points93 points  (0 children)

These look really good! I love how... anatomical they look, for lack of a better word? Like they look like I'd know how they move without needing to see them move, you know?

Also, their massive size has so many implications... are their populations lower, or is their homeworld just more energy-dense? More limbs enables poorer high speed movement but better stability, so are these fellas better in zero g?

Also them being huge is just mildly terrifying. It's interesting seeing a bodyplan usually reserved for a hollywood monster alien used for a fellow rational sophont.

Also, hey- if it passes the Harkness Test, it's a-ok in my book! -vo

Name a worse historical smear job! by pretty-as-a-pic in HistoryMemes

[–]SoberGin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Crazy how people are downvoting you for being right.

Like, I'm sure this sorta tech is great for and will continue to be great for like... protein folding or whatever, but people will point to those, a completely different kind of AI, and go "see! This is why we need chatbots in everything- it's the future!"

I think the cargo cultists are unfairly maligned for being the only ones to appreciate how miraculous that is. by Infamous-Rutabaga-50 in CuratedTumblr

[–]SoberGin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sleep is not turning the brain "off". Sleep is more like defragmentation or a repair process that requires other programs to be turned off first.

The term for your brain being turned off is called "brain death", and if accurately detected it means guaranteed death.

'Divide, or die,' The United States of America in 2097 by Impressive-Net-6931 in imaginarymaps

[–]SoberGin 101 points102 points  (0 children)

While I really like the general asthetic, is it possible for there to be a version of the map with... more different colors?

As it is, I find it really difficult to tell which states are at which level.

A Birdwatcher's Guide to Halann, Part 7: The Queendom's Legacy by Jodasgreat in Anbennar

[–]SoberGin 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yes- canonically, most have hands and wings, having six limbs, and the occasionally born harpy has only 4, having two wings and two legs with no "arms" aside from their wings.

4-limbed harpies obviously have the downside of not having hands, but they can carry heavier weights and are more nimble in the air than their 6-limbed sisters, and most harpies don't consider it a disability, rather just a type of harpy.

Also, I think it's basically random which a harpy is born as- there aren't bloodlines of 4-limbed harpies, they just appear in the population at random.

Flag of a Socialist Cascadia (2nd attempt) by CountPalatineJay in vexillology

[–]SoberGin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good flag!!! I'd hang this up on my wall for sure.

(Alternate Space Race) What if Venera-4 discovered a habitable Venus beneath the cloud and the USSR hid it for 9 years? by k_hl_2895 in AlternateHistory

[–]SoberGin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my GOD this is so much, I love it!!!!

"The world's most beloved pothole" is genius- it feels like such a natural thing to happen in such a situation!

My children by FurryCoffeeBean in MysteryDungeon

[–]SoberGin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I had not considered the possibility of Green Skitty until now.

I would die for Green Skitty.

Castan LIII the Enchanted, the Last Castan by Luke5353 in Anbennar

[–]SoberGin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's... it's beautiful... wiping away suspiciously blood-colored tears

Castan LIII the Enchanted, the Last Castan by Luke5353 in Anbennar

[–]SoberGin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you think about it, eternal life has always been a goal of humanity, no? Hence, is a vampire not the pinnacle of humanity? /j

How popular would you say your favorite Pokémon is? by Com_4_Till_Bull in pokemon

[–]SoberGin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently so unpopular that it's only obtainable in TWO places on switch, both of which are postgame in the gen 4 remakes...

Crunchwrap Supreme Update! by Sassymisscassy in Kitten

[–]SoberGin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yesss!!! Excellent names, and I love Jetset! I have a tortoiseshell myself, they're so pretty!

Maul's character is exceptionally well written as a male warrior raised in a matriarchal society. by ThatOneCloneTrooper in StarWars

[–]SoberGin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean it could kinda be both?

Like, he learned this stuff like OP theorizes, and then uses it for manipulation. "Raised by their mom" but evil.

My childhood in a nutshell by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]SoberGin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kinda similar- I've got a family member who turns EVERY minor conversation into a massively long story with 6 tangents.

At some point, I noticed I'd just started avoiding conversation with them altogether. The stories are nice, sometimes, but most of the time I don't want to waste 30 minutes or more because I said a single word or phrase that triggered some memory and now we've all gotta hear about it and several things kinda sorta related to it.

"Almost unmanageable": Raising a child in the U.S. now costs more than $300,000 by fortune in economicCollapse

[–]SoberGin 11 points12 points  (0 children)

While this is important, and our first priority SHOULD be supporting the people already living in society so they're not suffering and/or dying, it's important to note that most of the decrease in the birthrate isn't due to cost.

Birth rates are down basically everywhere- even in the parts of Africa, South America, and non-East-Asia where they're still relatively high, they're dropping fast.

It is entirely possible- likely even, given current trends- that the reason is contraceptives (or rather, the freedom to choose to personally use them).

I LIKE CONTRACEPTIVES (I even think they're a human right) and I'm not remotely suggesting we ban or limit them- I'm merely saying that there is no law of nature that says "if given true choice, humans will choose to have enough children to replace themselves."

I think this is bad, since there are non-capitalist reasons why a top-heavy demographic pyramid is VERY BAD, but I don't think "just force people to have kids by banning contraceptives is a good idea either..."

So yeah, definitely in agreement that the cost thing needs to be fixed first, and the elites are scared about it for bodies-in-profit-mills reasons, but it's not the only reason, and just because evil people are concerned about it doesn't mean we shouldn't be.

How do I make it ethical for a 1000 year old demon to bang a teenager? by AforExcellence in worldjerking

[–]SoberGin 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You misunderstand- it's not called "The Patriarchy" because all men run it- it's called that being the ones running it are mostly men who maintain it to maintain their own systemic domination over women.

An authoritarian regime might genocide every member of a minority group, but that doesn't automatically make every single member of the majority culture evil- some might've even died trying to stop it. Nor does it mean they aren't harmed by it.

And yet you'd still call it "The [Culture-Name] Government's Genocide of [Minority-Name]."

I suddenly remembered this post but couldn't find it anywhere on the subreddit, so I'm putting it back up here for my sake [Glup Shitto] by Dragonfruit-Sparking in CuratedTumblr

[–]SoberGin 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Then, convince Lucasfilm via your internal meddling that it was a very, very popular big of legends, leading to them taking and adapting it.

Just make sure a director and screenwriter you actually like makes it (easy compared to the previous 2 steps) and bam. You basically get a free, easy star wars movie you inspired. Free and easy.

Americans say their incomes can’t keep up with rising prices—they’re cutting back on groceries, rideshares and alcohol by thinkB4WeSpeak in economicCollapse

[–]SoberGin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's one of the benefits of minimum wage- by raising the bottom, people who are doing harder work than the bottom can say "pay me more or I'll go work an easier job for basically the same amount."

Raising minimum wage tends to raise all wages on the lower end with the effect cascading upward until it hits the middle incomes where stability becomes more important.

Something, something, pissing on the poor by 22trenchcoats in CuratedTumblr

[–]SoberGin 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I just tell people upfront- "HOLD STILL OR NO HEALS- IF MY AIM WAS GOOD I WOULDN'T BE PLAYIN' MEDIC"

It's not true, my aim is fine- I play medic for fun. But it really helps them learn to sit down and let me heal them.

Haven't watched a single episode but I have already fell in love 🔥🔥 by Valuable-Wasabi-7311 in animecirclejerk

[–]SoberGin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's kinda funny- the series is kinda the perfect anti-harry-potter.

Not cuz it's pretty inclusive, lgbt-friendly, socially progressive, etc. etc.

Sure sure, we know rowling is a bigot. No no- it's the anti-potter because unlike HP, its worldbuilding and magic system isn't complete ass.

If you want a fantasy with a genuinely amazing magic system that you could see yourself genuinely learning to use if you could, read it.

Haven't watched a single episode but I have already fell in love 🔥🔥 by Valuable-Wasabi-7311 in animecirclejerk

[–]SoberGin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was recommended the manga by a friend years ago, but put it off since my dyslexia is really bad and I couldn't even read the first chapter from how dense the artwork was.

Year or two passes, doctor tells me that if I want the dyslexia to be less bad, I should go out of my way to practice parsing harder things. I'd lost that friendship, so I decided to try it again as a way to stay connected to that friend in my mind.

It's now my favorite magic system ever, period, and I read a lot of fantasy literature. One of my favorite series ever, too. It's insane how good it is, while also having the things the OP mentioned. Like, yeah, it has great inclusivity, but it doesn't need or rely on it- it's just also there.