Yeah the sentiment roughly matches my experience but the numbers don't seem right. They suggest there are more outright illiterate people than functionally illiterate people.
They don't cite any sources so the numbers are probably extrapolated from various studies with different definitions of literacy (if they aren't just made up).
If I had to guess I'd imagine the simple majority of people are functionally illiterate, potentially an absolute majority depending on what we mean by functional. Like most people are capable of reading road signs but that doesn't mean they can critically analyze a complex sentence.
I think I can count on one hand the number of people I know who read even one book a year.
The most expensive thing over time will be ammo. If you don't mind having multiple guns and all the fees that might entail, dropping $100 on a cheap 22 rifle and $250 on a tx22 will pay for itself in a dozen range trips. 22 can be found for ~5cpr, whereas 556 is gonna be ~50cpr and 308 ~70cpr.
AK is for style only and imo you can self express other ways. The cost difference between a decent AR and an equivalent or worse AK is better spent on sites, slings, mags, a gun safe, and training.
Imo just go on eBay, search (t430,t440,t450,t460,t470,t480), click buy it now, sort lowest to highest, and scroll until you find one that's in good condition and has any parts you don't want to buy separately (SSD, charger, battery, ram).
The search term can include the t500s and other lines too, I've personally always stuck with the 400 models. So I can't speak to the x1 or 500 or other lines.
For Linux browsing you can get by on 8gb ram, but I'd recommend a minimum of 12, preferably 16.
Depending on your budget the sweet spot is probably t450 to t480.
None of the mods were shitty, they just have opinions about the trajectory of the site they maintain and didn't communicate them effectively. Then a bunch of people read bad faith into the messaging and it spiraled from there.
A lot of the userbase enjoys react/cringe content, a lot of the moderation team doesn't, and that's been a pressure point for a long time.
TW: intrusive thoughts
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Trying to do anything with intrusive thoughts
Middle of a conversation
Let's think about the most horrible thing I could say and possible repercussions, instead of the topic at hand.
Having sex
It would be really awkward if I got fixated on an image of my grandpa and literally couldn't get him out of my mind, hope that doesn't happen. Better focus really hard on not thinking about that or a traumatic thing from my past or the terrible things happening around the world or-- shit I'm not enjoying this anymore.
Putting silverware away
Definitely don't want to wedge one of these between my teeth and pry it around. Gotta be careful not to skoop out my eyeballs too. Fuck I'm gonna finish later
Driving anywhere
The difference between me surviving this drive and not is a very slight angle change with my hands on the wheel. Literally turn the wheel a quarter of an inch and I die. Gotta grip it extra hard to make sure I don't decide to do that.
Buncha pigs gonna spontaneously overdose reading the word "fentanyl" in the title
Business insider doing accidental praxis.
Seems innocuous to me? Neutral and concise way of differentiating. I see similar linguistic patterns pretty much everywhere, in work settings and hobby groups and such.
General words often accumulate particular connotations in specific contexts. That's just how language works.
Imagine being 71 years old and still having that yearning for your father's approval look in your eyes
Won't be me cause I'm not gonna live that long
The voting against paradigm is gonna favor party turnover. Things are going poorly under one party's admin? Vote for the other party (or don't vote).
Meanwhile the trajectory of the empire machine remains largely unchanged regardless of which mask it's wearing.
Really putting the anal in analysis bc the author pulled this straight outta their ass
eBay thinkpads have been my last few laptops, ranging from t430 to t480. Depending on your use case you can pretty easily get one running for under $100.
Finally moved to a place I can bike commute and I love it. If I never drive again it'll be too soon.
I gave away my copy; isn't it all sourced from western media and the CIA itself? Vaguely remember something about that in the intro
Great read, very concise and digestible. Big fan of prashad.
Pairs well with the one-two punch of Jakarta Method into If We Burn
Psychedelics can help, but may also make it worse depending on how you approach them and react to them.
But there's some efficacy for psychedelic use by terminally ill people for similar problems.
Helped me somewhat, although I occasionally still redose when the cobwebs start forming.
One acetaminophen and one ibuprofen. My headaches tend to turn into migraines if I don't nip them in the bud.
If they're happening frequently I agree about looking for base causes though.
The best time to start learning a language was 10 years ago. The second best time was last year, unfortunately you missed them both and will have to wait until the next scheduled best time.
This is amazing, thank you so much! Two of those are already collecting dust on my shelf lol, I'll pull them down and order the rest.
Identity labels seem to be a thought-quelling mechanism. As is moralism. Complex theory needs to be approached with an intellectual and analytical mindset
What tactics were used during the Russian and Chinese revolutions? What classes and contradictions were they contending with, what hurdles did they have to overcome, and what choices did they end up making (and why)? Did these strategies achieve their intended purposes, in the short term, mid term, long term? How might those strategies play out in different circumstances?
As the complexities are dissected and analyzed, a moral analysis can also take place: what are my goals and values, and how do these tactics and their effects relate to them? Is there a discrepancy between a desired outcome and the tactics necessary to accomplish it? If so, can that be reconciled?
But naked values with no analysis are unlikely to accomplish anything, and can in fact lead to outcomes that benefit our opponents. If We Burn is a good overview of this problem in the protests around the world during the 2010s.
At the same time, people who reveal themselves to be thinking without analysis can be dismissed, be they liberals, anarchists, or MLs. But the depth of thought is the operative variable here, not the identity or category.