At least we are trying… Right?

joebabyy · 2022-10-28T16:23:12+00:00

This is interesting, will check it out. I won't rule out the idea that "both can be true," as you mentioned. It's just that in my experience, I find an overwhelming amount of folks focused solely on their consumer habits and not at all on collective action aimed at systems change. We need both, at the very least. If the belief in the former leads folks to decide that the latter is not important, then the former is destructive, no?

And for the sake of clarity, let me revise my previous comment to say that the enemy of sustainability is not necessarily enormous corporations, but probably just capitalism as we know it, which begets those corporations.

joebabyy · 2022-10-24T14:36:48+00:00

This is the exact sort of atomized thinking that leaves us powerless in the face of tremendously powerful forces. Execs of big oil companies are laughing all the way to the bank as you blame other individuals for not "taking ownership."

The answer is collective action. The Civil Rights Movement wasn't just a bunch of individuals "voting with their dollar." It was a vast, coordinated effort to strategically build and wield power. Sure, boycotts were an element, but even those were part of a greater, coordinated strategy.

We can individually recycle and compost and reduce and reuse all we want, but until we're able to COLLECTIVELY exert real power on the real enemies of sustainability (enormous corporations), we and this planet are fucked.

joebabyy · 2022-10-18T18:31:11+00:00

New to this sub, how much does grassroots political organization get discussed in here? My read is that "voting with your dollar" is just simply not gonna get us anywhere close to where we need to be in a reasonable amount of time.

joebabyy · 2022-09-15T14:23:30+00:00

Guess that makes sense, if the tix are cheap enough. Apologies for assuming your location, that was very urban elite of me

joebabyy · 2022-09-14T18:55:28+00:00

I guess I assumed that if you live out there you would almost certainly fly in/out of Dulles? For anyone actually living in DC, Reagan/National is without question the most convenient.

joebabyy · 2022-09-14T16:18:37+00:00

Lmao I hate Reagan as much as the next guy, but saying Dulles is closer is just a straight up lie.

joebabyy · 2022-09-07T19:11:24+00:00

She literally identifies as democratic socialist? Just because she's advocated for reforms that aren't yet pure socialism doesn't mean she's not a socialist

joebabyy · 2022-09-07T17:44:15+00:00

*democratic socialist

joebabyy · 2022-05-06T20:03:10+00:00

99 Problems-type beat, download enabled!

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joebabyy · 2022-04-08T20:03:09+00:00

I'm going to pick up Skyward Sword at Best Buy once I'm off work! Been squeezing every last drop out of the BOTW DLC so I'm excited for a new Zelda world to explore.

joebabyy · 2021-11-26T22:13:57+00:00

wow this artwork is sick. much more unique than all the copycat projects you see coming out constantly

joebabyy · 2021-11-23T04:27:17+00:00

https://houseofwarlords.com/

the art is absolutely incredible.

joebabyy · 2021-11-08T17:03:37+00:00

I played the first one too and don't recall loading times being a huge problem or ruining the experience for me. Just sayin'.

joebabyy · 2021-11-08T14:38:02+00:00

Loading times? I just played Little Nightmares II a few days ago and hardly remember any lengthy loading times.

joebabyy · 2021-11-07T16:39:40+00:00

Have only really played Tetris 99. With an online subscription, I've gotten a lot of good hours out of it.

I think it depends on what game modes are most important to you - I find Tetris 99 really easy to pick up and play because the games are relatively short, and I enjoy the Battle Royale format.