This week has been very boring for me, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I'm recording to be on a game show of sorts on Sunday which is interesting, but that's really all that's happening in my life. I think things are slowly getting better for me, mentally at least. We'll see how quickly that goes away once I go to college.

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I like this one, it allows for a lot of things to be expressed with the connotation that they're sarcastic and not something I really want to do

Ah alright, thanks! I think I'll just keep going through the one I already have because I suspect the basic ideas are about the same, and if I end up liking it I'll try that translation

I'm tired but I started reading The Ego and it's Own last night. I need more time to formulate an opinion on it, but it seems interesting, even if maybe not something I completely agree with.

It's gonna be the new wild west!

Extremely hyped up in the old world, a very bad quality of life, not nearly as exciting as people are gonna assume... I'm sure the list doesn't end there either!

It's been my school vacation this week and that's been nice. I also realize that I've become way too emotionally dependent on one of my friends which is really not great, but hopefully that sorts itself out when I go to college.

I know it's not the same as knowing someone in person, but I'm always down to talk with and befriend someone on the internet if you want.

I'm really glad my school is at least partially in person. I don't know how I'd overcome the loneliness without seeing other people. I'm still feeling kinda lonely, but I think that's more being touch starved than not having friends or anything. I could still use a hug, but at least I'm better off than a lot of people.

When will he learn to give up on his bad ideas? This already worked horribly when he tried it another time, why would it work better in florida of all places?

Thank you, this is a really good explanation of the difference between racism and prejudice that I hadn't been able to put into words before. I'll definitely use this explanation in the future

Sometimes I wish I were aroace, cause I'm having a lot of feelings about people right now that I really don't want to be having. A few kids I used to go to school with are aroace, and they seem quite happy. some of the emotions relating to love just really suck. Other than that, my term is ending for school, so I've only got half a year left until I'm out of high school, which is fun, so I'm kinda looking forward to that.

He reappeared as soon as China realized that people had noticed. I'm glad he and the Chinese government are fighting though, I don't like either of them. as for waht happened to him, it seems fairly obvious.

Sorry, I often make the mistake of assuming that whatever I 'get' other people do too. My bad!

In regards to your second point, specifically that it's too late to turn back, wouldn't that only work to further prove this guy's point, kinda? That we need instead to speed through technology as quick as we can so that we might find a way that really is sustainable for humans to continue living with industrial amenities? I know that's not really what you're talking about and definitely not what you meant to imply, but that's what I got out of it.

Also, while today many solar panels end up in landfills, it doesn't really have to be that way. Lots of solar panels can be mostly recycled, with some apparently reaching up to 96% efficiency. That's not to say that makes the panels green, or really anything, but it does kick the problem down the road, and allows for better disposal of what waste is left over rather than getting dumped somewhere.

consumption needs to come to a full stop

That's not anarcho-communism, it's post civ

That's taking the quote out of context and you know it. the original quote refers solely to the consumption of fossil fuels, not consumption in general.

common ownership of the means of production and direct democracy as well as a horizontal network of workers' councils with production and consumption based on the guiding principle "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs"

It's not the abolishing of industry, it's the democratization (and thus the prolonging) of the workplace.

I don't think this is a valid criticism of the work because the whole point is that it's possible to have the best of both worlds, the amenities that an industrial society can offer while still providing for the Earth, and through that the people you're concerned about in the original post. It's just a different method of getting to that point than what you proposed, but just because it differs in method doesn't mean that it can't be considered a valid viewpoint.

Don't get me wrong, there are definitely things wrong with what the author wrote, such as the continued mass manufacturing of metal things, and the extremely utopian view the author has, but I don't think your criticisms are really valid.

I've been feeling Kinda sad lately. My girlfriend broke up with me, and we're still friends, but I really like her still and it hurts a bit, and it kinda killed my hopes of having an SO going into college. Not a necessity of course, but as I'm going to go to school in Britain A lot of the people there will have british accent, and I don't think I could be in a serious relationship with a british person, if only because I couldn't take them seriously with their accent.

It's Kinda funny, now that I think about it, that someone could go through all my posts on these free talks and basically get an outline of my relationship. I don't really have anyone else to talk to irl about it so I guess I'll keep talking about it here. Mostly I just wish that she said that it was something I had done, rather than her just falling out of love. If it was Something I did, I can try to fix it, or at least try to fix it in myself for the future. I don't like the idea of things like this happening for no real reason, just kinda chance, but I guess that's the way things are.

I usually just have some cashews, almonds, or really any type of nut

I've been very tired this week. Hopefully tomorrow I can catch up on my sleep.

The examples I gave were The Ukrainian free terriotry (until it was conquered by the Soviet Imperialism), the Korean People's association in Manchuria (until it was conquered by japan), and further ones are anarchist Catalonia (until it was betrayed by MLs), and for maybe anarchist, though I'm either not familiar enough with them to say for sure what they are, Rojava (don't know much about it but I hear it's libertarian socialist), Cherán, and the Paris Commune (though this seems a bit too authoritarian to really be anarchist).

I guess I classify successful as "didn't collapse in on itself, or only feel because of invasions", which might not be the best definition I suppose.

ah okay. that's somewhat disappointing, I was hoping they'd actually be coming up with a new and exciting insult for anarchism, when it's really just the same old thing they've been saying since probably the second internationale

I know I haven't been on as much, though I don't usually post. A lot of the more active users are probably getting busier.

China, make it an ancom society and give up power. I might as well try to help the most people in the world.

I'm trying to learn a new language but I find all the common ones boring. The problem is that all the uncommon ones don't have too many resources for learning them. I'm trying to learn Gothic, but that has a somewhat strange alphabet. I kinda want to make a conlang based on it though, that might be fun.

I don't hate computers yet but I have noticed that I don't spend nearly as much time playing video games as I used to now that I spend at least half the school day online.