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- Eric Stevens...
If people cannot change the commodities society depends on, then protest alone will never produce lasting change. Protest is good at signaling pain. It is not designed to reroute capital. That’s not a moral judgment. It’s a structural one.... - renee...
I liked 3 Body Problem, Liu Cixin, Netflix. Particularly the video game scenes. I wanted to post an image in here but can’t. Jess Hong is a babe. I really enjoyed the crazy-gorgeous Asian female leads.... - dave...
I’ve heard a few folks say things like "… and then they recreated the same imbalance in its opposite" about the Barbie movie, and my recollection of the film was that they seemed to do that on purpose, call it out, and start moving towards a synthesis / new choice at the end.... this makes me think: I'm not a history buff, but a few years ago I read The Lessons of History by Will & Ariel Durant, and it changed my mind about income inequality—I used to think, "As long as the lives of the lowest are improving, why does the gap matter?" But then the Durants... - annabeth...
It's too intimidating for men to be men
Alright, here’s one of my most controversial opinions, and I’m gonna try to take the filter off as much as possible: Feminism has played out as retribution instead of solution. The Barbie movie is an entirely thorough example of what I’m talking about.... WeightWatchers
I feel sad about this: The body positivity movement, + ozempic (and other GLP-1 weight loss drugs) + the pandemic (WeightWatchers apparently was built on in-person support groups) meant that WeightWatchers went from $1.5 billion in revenue in 2018 to $770 million for this year.... - renee...