I was gonna say, members of a group caring for one another is a sign of a social species. Like, we have a sample size of one species becoming "civilized" but I can't imagine a civilization developing in a species that isn't social. But there are plenty of present and historical examples of this kind of social behavior without civilization.
"He wasn't there for the fundraising parts, he was just there to promote his own stuff. And put his face on our conferences. And be directly available to our supporters. But it's ridiculous to think he did anything actually partisan." -Koch spokesperson
This is the military in a nutshell. It ostensibly needs to protect the nation, but civilian industries exist as a result, whose executives have generals in their pockets. If the industry no longer serves the needs of the military, then the military should stop using it; but that doesn't reduce the plight of a worker who would become unemployed as a result. Who suffers from this tension? Every taxpayer who isn't an executive or a general with a cushy retirement job, but especially workers and average servicemembers.
What happens if you personally, or your household, stop using harmful energy sources? Nothing.
What happens if you organize enough people to stop using those resources? Like an entire town? Well, look at Reddit: if it looks like a finite demonstration, then the companies can completely ignore it and all will return to normal. If it's an indefinite boycott, the companies can put a choke hold on the demonstrators until they capitulate. Then all will return to normal.
If the movement is less a demonstration than a lifestyle change from necessity? For that, look at the working and spending habits of two generations, and the billionaire-owned media companies that talk about them. Someone will spin it until the little guy is the bad guy, no matter how ridiculous it is on its face.
No, the people in power want us to play by their rules because they know as long as we do, they will win. We can't just take them out of power, we must remove that power from existence.
Computers were a cap--oh, wait.
The Internet was--oh wait.
Satellites were--oh dang.
I guess shitty profiteers capitalizing on subsidized or even fully government-funded inventions is what that commenter means by capitalism.
What roller coaster ride.
First three: "Is this gonna be funny?"
Fourth: "Dacoity? What even is this? I can't even tell from the picture!"
Next three: "Wat."
Next three: "One of these things is not like the oth..."
Finishing off: "Wat."
Nothing is wrong with programming socks. But that will be a sure sign of women in the room.
The only person I heard "omnisexual" used for was Captain Jack Harkness. So now I have questions. (Funny: Tell me about the aliens you've met and flirted with. Serious: What does that word mean to you?)
Democrats argue that beating Trump and enacting progressive policies requires electing Democrats first.
They're still arguing that? We've been waiting for the Dems to enact progressive policies for the past two years. It turns out that if you want progressive policies, you actually have to elect progressives.
Does this mean I do the deleting, then clear my cache, then log out and in, then turn sync off and on? Do I have to do this across multiple devices? Like, I've never found a method to log out of Google entirely on my phone, so I could do the whole process on my computer, but I may still have a phone cache?