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not to try to have a nuanced political take on a microblogging website but my issue with "yimby" is that despite agreeing with many tenets i think a myopic focus on housing supply can lead to unprincipled or reactionary positions however if you think yimby is worse than nimby you're dumber than dirt

Yeah I've got an unhealthy relationship to an academic i haven't read in years, not you, an edge lord going out of their way to rail against a boogeyman you hallucinated. Have a good one bud. Stay safe out there

I worked for years as a ski lift operator for this exact reason. I just moved to the city and am trying to find the equivalent type of job, trying to get hired as a parking lot attendant at the moment. I cant seem to find openings as a front desk guy of that sort

What is? lack of accountability? What are you talking about??

Why are you spending your time making up nonsense about an academic you didn't like when you could be watching Fight Club and scrolling through Joker memes?

it's easily my least favorite Graeber book, but no, the idea that there should be "elements of accountability" is not "a big part" of BS jobs. That's silly. And I'm sorry if the belief that humans can be good and wonderful things are possible offends your "cynic" sensibilities :(

what exactly is his "understanding of how the world works"? And who is saying any of his books should be treated as "the one book"? What are you talking about?

second was an independent and is currently in prison for possession of child porn) come to the conclusion that she's some sort of really effective politician. it pains me. so many opinions on Maine politics from people who knew nothing about it until roughly six months ago

I am constantly asking myself this. best guess is people looked at wikipedia, saw how handily she beat Lepage, a two-term governor, and without any understanding of Maine politics (like the fact that Lepage is a widely hated moron whose first election was a three-way race, and the guy who came in...

the thing about a figure of speech is that it's typically used to convey meaning, in this case "i don't understand why people like good books and dislike bad books"

So you understand that Graeber's book is broadly good/informative and that Harrari's is "not good", but you don't understand why Graeber "doesn't get half as much hate"?? Seems like you figured it out, actually...

The idea that Debt and Dawn of Everything are on the level of Sapiens is silly. Ofc there are criticisms, but my understanding is that, overall, they are pretty impressive and valuable academic works. There are some people out there that seem obsessed with hating Graeber, though. not sure why

Thats very helpful thank you

What are some good resources for finding out in the moment when raids are happening?

"I got banned for quoting Johnny Cash" yes that was definitely the issue

everyone gets so mad at the mods here for doing basic mod shit. sometimes you gotta make a little murder joke and eat a three day ban for it. that’s life baby, there’s beauty in that.

amazing that he published that "we all know Harris lost because of her radical left policies" column on November 1st...

Sickos meme- guy looking out a window laughing

Who’s tracking the best crash out’s? I know one of you are making a thread

"but there are plenty of goats around"

if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam

A perfect video to post today

Graham Platner let me down | Opinion With hope in desperately short supply, we don't need any more fecklessness.

Forgive the framing it's a trojan horse to sneak my vaguely esoteric anti-politician screed into the Press Harold

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/25/g...

if nick land just took edibles instead of meth...

We should not be having a debate about Nazi symbolism tattooed on the potentially top ticket Democrat in Maine. The fact we are even willing to entertain it shows desperation within the Party, not dedication, and how far we have fallen from rational thought.

well well well! looks like as soon as I started running for senate everyone started crawling out of the woodwork talking about the things I've said and done, none of which I deny!!!!

The Oregonians interviewed a guy who Republicans have accused of running an “Antifa safe house.” The levels of MAGA derangement about Portland are truly off the charts.

atlantic article screenshot headline: no one knows how big pumpkins can get sub head: a decade ago, the worlds heaviest pumpkin weighed 2,000 pounds. now the 3,000 pound mark is within sight by yasmin tayag

this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread

as someone from Maine, a state most people forget about, this level of Maine-based-discourse is unnerving

imagine spending millions and millions and millions of other people's money, staying in an election you were already bounced from, because you really really desperately want to be mayor, so that you can get torn apart on live tv like this

Janet Mills revealing a 100% real MS13 tattoo on her forearm

uh oh

im from Maine and I've spent the last month fuckin evangelizing for the guy. shoulda known better