I'm stuck driving across a continent on a 7 day move with a completely brainwormed family member. Racist, skeptical of elites but in a libertarian 'authoritarianism' way, but not super entrenched in terms of identification with any one political group (she's a boomer who isn't really online). She's started listening to mild conspiracy theory podcasts, which I think might be an opportunity to get her exposed to leftist thought.
Does anyone have any book recommendation that might start the radicalization process for someone like this?
While I think this doesn't really fully explain the outcome of the plebiscite, an analysis of the state of Chilean media and of leftist influence would probably fill in the gaps. We see similar things going on in the USA, where you either have media blackouts or 24/7 outrage-manufacturing that deflect from issues around labour and working class unity by inflaming identity issues and stoking mindless culture wars.
American Prestige had an assistant professor of human development at SUNY on to talk about what went wrong - his thesis is basically that the messaging was off for the bulk of the working class where the proposed constitution's attempts at solving issues around identity and indigenous land rights/protections were amplified over basic workplace protections and rights to collective bargaining (even though the proposed constitution quietly addressed those to some degree).
Here's the interview: https://www.americanprestigepod.com/p/special-the-chilean-constitutional#details
Am I crazy for thinking there is a massive paternalism/conservatism that's attached to a lot of ADHD prescriptions/refills? And pharmaceutical use more generally?
Like, I can't request a refill from my pharmacy until the second last day of my current stock ending. We're not allowed to have more than 1 month refills at a time. I have to jump through hoops and beg for re-approval every time I'm out of refills in this crumbling medical system.
Tell me more about how I need all these controls and protections while I was never diagnosed despite clearly presenting throughout my my time at school (and struggling massively), how it took three years and bypassing several conservative doctors to finally get a diagnosis in my adulthood, how it took another three years of trial and error with medication until I found one that didn't cause suicidality or massive mood imbalance, how this current medication costs a quarter of my paycheck every refill, and how every time I run out of refills I once again feel like I might have this drug that is clearly working for me get rugpulled by the next skeptical doctor or nurse practicioner that sees me. I feel so protected!
You make good points and it's helped me to reflect on the experience. Sometimes in times of stress magical thinking seems to be the main thing that gets me through it. Sorry for any hostile tone on my part comrade!
Well not a literal shared dream, but you don't think people who spend 90% of their day together, have similar processes of feelings going on due to both experiencing the same circumstance, consume the same media... you don't think there could be heavy dream overlap?
I see it the same way as when you take psychedelics with someone you know closely. Sometimes there's periods where you have conversations without either of you talking. It's not telepathy, but it might as well be. Body language and facial expressions communicate a lot. So there's a lot going on beneath the surface when you spend a lot of time with someone. I didn't think this was controversial lol
In the dead of the night my partner and I both jolted awake and saw a large black wolfish silhouette with bright white eye lurking around the area where our terminally ill dog usually slept (just right in front of the back screen door). Luckily she was sleeping on the dog bed beside our bed (facing the screen door but a distance away). It was only a couple days later that she passed away, but we're both convinced that had she decided to sleep near the back screen door that night, she would have passed away in her sleep.
We both saw the creature, and it was definitely not a wolf proper because it's shape was kind of vague and changed a lot. It was only the next morning where we said anything and realized we had both seen it. It of course could've been one of those weird shared dreams that couples sometimes get or maybe a folie a deux, but I like the idea that it was a chupacabra or some doggie grim reaper stalking our dog down.
Hate to say it, but leaving that big insect stuck despite probably never being capable of getting eaten by the assassin bugs, is a crime in my opinion.
it makes too much coffee for me and my partner. Moka Pots produce just the right amount so there's none of that nasty hyperacidic 2-day-old coffee that I have to chug before it gets moldy. Plus Moka pots last forever and are only $25 more than the drip machine. Also the coffee just tastes better.
Yeah regular current affairs episodes from them would be amazing! If you haven't listened to American Prestige, they're decent for foreign affairs news.
EUIV goes on sale for 4$ periodically. After workshopdownloader.io stopped working, I just bought the base game and then was able to transfer all the mods that get downloaded from the steam mod folder over to the pirated game mod directory.
I'll say it. The Snoop/Busta track is terrible - not because of Snoop, but because DOMi and BECK could be replaced by an elementary school drummer and keyboardist and there would be no difference. There's just something so commercial/sanitized/uninspired about that.
Would you be willing to explain a bit about why? I had the same impression about him, but after some reading it seems that the atrocities in Cambodia were played up by the US to cover for he US' absolutely inhumane bombing campaign in the region. Is it because Pol Pot mobilized against the Vietnamese?
Just looking for more resources because it's been difficult to find impartial sources and clearheaded analyses so far.
Good morning, sunday morning.
I'm stuck driving across a continent on a 7 day move with a completely brainwormed family member. Racist, skeptical of elites but in a libertarian 'authoritarianism' way, but not super entrenched in terms of identification with any one political group (she's a boomer who isn't really online). She's started listening to mild conspiracy theory podcasts, which I think might be an opportunity to get her exposed to leftist thought.
Does anyone have any book recommendation that might start the radicalization process for someone like this?