This is cool but I can’t help but feel slightly disappointed at the slow pace of research in this field. The cause of type 1 diabetes is well understood and we knew this treatment was possible for decades but it still took until now to finally make it happen. Gene therapy has the possibility of curing almost any disease, at least in theory, but the amount of time even simple treatments like this have taken to develop makes me feel we won’t live to see such advances.

It was only when Minsung traded video games for playing real-life games, including Dungeons and Dragons, that he met women, and his views shifted. He became, in his words, an “ardent feminist”.

Tabletop gaming has really come a long way since the early days.

Very interesting article. I might need to check out the author’s book, it sounds right up my alley.

Another interesting fact is that as we’ve seen these agrarian and patrilocal traditions weaken under capitalism, we suddenly see a strong push for gender equality after thousands of years of consistent oppression. This also fits the pattern, although the number of dramatic changes to society in recent centuries make it difficult to pinpoint exact causes.

I think one issue with this viewpoint is you are assuming that work is intrinsically competitive, but that’s a result of male-dominated workplaces, not only a cause, though it may be self-reinforcing to an extent. There’s no reason workplaces can’t be more focused on consensus and cohesion. I’ve worked in several female-dominated organizations and they tend to be this way and they work just fine.

No employment required but you gotta do the cleaning for me and my wife. Free room and board, and other reasonable expenses covered but we do live frugally, and you’d be expected to as well. You can fuck or decline to fuck whoever you want. No hottub though. We live in the city center and don’t have space for such things.

Well, I think this is a bit of an exaggeration. Patriarchy is a pretty dominant social structure across many different cultures, not just European. There are exceptions, yes, but it seems far more common than it should be if that was purely coincidental. Based on my reading, patriarchy is strongly associated with the rise of agriculture and with patrilocal marriage and may not have existed prior to those institutions, but early human history has a very scant level of evidence remaining, unfortunately.

However, the relatively low sexual dimorphism in humans does suggest that early human societies were fairly egalitarian with respect to the sexes.

You can move in with me if you want lol. I hate cleaning and shit. But I’m a man and I don’t make 250k that’s for sure.

I think it can be both things, depending on who was using it. It spoke to a real and problematic phenomenon but was also weaponized by people opposed to progressive ideology. So, it’s a bit complicated.

Are we using this term the same way? To me Bernie Bro is like a loud, obnoxious, misogynistic Bernie supporter, not just any old supporter. I used to think they were a myth but then I met them.

Most later went on to be huge trumpers so their support for Bernie was a shallow expression of anger that merely hitched itself to any convenient movement. So they were dead wrong all along.

Great video, also hosted here for those who prefer to watch on an alternative platform: https://kolektiva.media/w/bg1F1HdAtaqBkfCrdVsMVf

I’m particularly interested in the mention of democratic structures created by Syrians during the revolution—this is my first time hearing of the topic, does anyone have any further reading on this? It is interesting that Rojava is so widely discussed but whatever the narrator is referencing is largely unknown here in the west.

Thank you for your service.

Is this a real tweet?

Lot of stuff already listed so here are some more niche channels if you are interested:

Meteorology: WeatherWest

Geography & climate: Casual Earth

Nutrition: No Lab Coat Required

Why the fuck would you post literal fascist propaganda here? The more anti-Trump orgs the better I say. We’re gonna need them.

Thanks for sharing, that does sound good. I really wish people would take a stand on Palestine though. That might be enough for me to vote for someone else alone if there is another option. We’ll see. It’s gonna be a long 4 years before we really dive into this stuff. I don’t want to fear-monger but there is a real chance the next election will be subject to major interference.

I think it’s more important to focus on organizing resistance to the new administration right now.

Maybe. I don’t know a ton about the guy. He had a few zingers but not sure what his background is and whether he’s authentic or not. I didn’t investigate him much because VP barely matters but if he runs then I will.

Thanks, this will be a good starting point. There is a limit to my tolerance for impenetrable writing so I guess I’ll see how I feel about the style.

Probably not collectively but for the people making these decisions it is.

She could definitely win as governor I think. President is a long shot.

You might be right but it’s worth a shot. I’m not sure who we’ve got that’s a better option at this point.