This week I was posting something about post World War 2 and how multiple imperialist powers gave up their overseas holdings, and I very nearly typed about how all of these countries just voluntarily did it. But I was posting about France and Algeria, so I knew that couldn't be true, so I looked up the process of decolonization and of course I had basically just about regurgitated some weak ass History Channel noble white folk nonsense about how the magnanimous West just let Asia and Africa roam free after WW2.

What stupid shit have you caught yourself doing or saying recently?

  • communism [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    often cause of quarantine i've been thinking "this is a waste of time" when i've been doing something i enjoy. the idea of wasting time is a capitalist invention, if you aren't taking part in the capitalist machine you are wasting your time.

    • leftofthat [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I literally have to track the time I spend working down to 6-minute increments and it amplifies this feeling so much for me

    • gayhobbes [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, I fucking hate that one. Take a day off? Sorry, how much money are you making?

    • Will2Live [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      not if you are working on something that is personally fulfilling, its okay to view social media etc. as a time waste if there are things you could spend your time on that make you happier in the long run