Freedom of Movement #1 Fan

deregulating cars makes it easier and cheaper for people to wield an amount of force (2000 lbs at 100 mph) that would have made a king 200 years ago blush

Remembering David Graeber on his birthday—an anarchist, anthropologist, and author who dared to imagine a world beyond debt, bureaucracy, and hierarchy.

Posted around NYC, Chicago, DC and other cities. Be creative. Do something!

the more you think and learn and create, the less you work

can we just acknowledge that, in fact, the "lean" in almost every city is toward ppl who identify with a sports team (fun, provides way to talk and spend time with friends) more strongly than with a political party (lies, sucks all money and meaning out of your life)

In addition to this being loser shit—they have a THREE SEAT majority in the House—do we imagine that saying stuff like "What leverage do we have?" during an unprecedented crisis will inspire more people to support Dems?

it is a testament to our living spirit that we find these ppl's actions hard to believe. nevertheless, lol

yeah the way ppl were like look at these 25 year olds musk is hiring to administer this system! like, i mean

graeber has an amazing quote abt this "ugly mirror" phenomenon, each new tech teaching us were monsters:

"consider the view of human nature one might derive generalizing from the experience of driving to work on the highway, as opposed [to] public transportation," which the govt killed on purpose

The democracy market, illustrated How have Americans traditionally gotten to participate in making decisions that affect us, and how are our options to do so changing?

How do normal Americans get to participate in making political decisions, and how do tech platforms change those options?

bringing some david graeber into shoshana zuboff's awesome (but not anarchist) analysis of the rise of surveillance capitalism

just getting started here, this is the kinda shit i post:

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