2024-09-10T18:29:30Z https://nostr.now Riesl https://nostr.now/npub1fyu54a6egt2fz87epshsrv0qz477w7vq0t9a0dua88z0q850x3qqynjurj https://media.union.place/accounts/avatars/112/979/118/144/175/613/original/70f15bf2ce440cd5.jpeg https://media.union.place/accounts/avatars/112/979/118/144/175/613/original/70f15bf2ce440cd5.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdxwlp6ahn6ugtx6w4ruscyrhhvgczza3xvt27wk3uquhfe9fu7uszypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yq3jnq2y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspnm4lru0hmwmlqrf6hmncdd8htzkaa9p4e98m3xhtva7603u43msehlmj0'>nevent1q…lmj0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Relatedly &#34;Another Way&#34; is also the name of a podcast from Larry Lessig that brings up efforts to build another way like what you describe. If you and others have listened to it and keep up with the various anti-campaign-corruption projects he discusses, please connect with me so we can talk about it! <br/><br/>#AnotherWay #Lessig #Law #Democracy #Leftist #Activism #USPol #podcast 2024-09-13T13:33:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgjjtjhyyca6y8ru2c82krl7sp5gyca635u8jpu0chrp5fjd2gpuczypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yq7qvfmj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvrcht3kw9408xwvesnxtf90xg9kynr938qhgktgurfycennrdcc2jcatf'>nevent1q…catf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right, I guess, then, let&#39;s say, part of you is a coward because it knows if you do certain things, you&#39;ll end up hurt. That sounds wise. Just know that I don&#39;t judge you for that. It means we understand our fragility and the risks of caring and investing our energy into causes that have always been hard-won. 2024-09-12T18:19:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3q3sz8g4key0vf35vln6v9v0df8vmg3j89jq75wtyf36jz99e9czypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqdwy5k9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyeu4sy5ej3npct98jg36a34lzjg9n7r8x4qkmlx3xzf2perve60qhxe48z'>nevent1q…e48z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let&#39;s say part of you fears you might be a coward because of the barriers to contact with its army of likeminded friends. It&#39;s the same for me, loss of will to live as the source of desperation to do activist work.<br/><br/>Though part of us feels we are &#39;only&#39; doing what&#39;s safe and fears it&#39;s not enough, as wholes, and as a group, we&#39;re more powerful than we can see. The slowness is needed for now, and the movement toward what we know is right is the courageousness we will see soon. 2024-09-12T17:56:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsypuwdag8fk2vph875svmlf4uw35w8cvqy97ttwlhmtmf0j8sa44qzypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqa08u6j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs26pjd4txx2khu5zwfyg65h7nagfh0jupj6lgel533zqwrkapf6pc8kkpj3'>nevent1q…kpj3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now you know of the book--you might enjoy it. <br/><br/>Sounds like a self-led path through hidden stores of vital fuel for social growth and connection. You have access to the creative part of yourself and you trust it as you should. I&#39;m glad to learn about you. It is great that your work is not constrained by the academic context. I think I&#39;m in the homolog of that developmental place for me if that makes sense.<br/><br/>It is a relief sensing courage like this in someone. Thanks for this. 2024-09-12T17:15:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrqjj05gwn9mejhq9s70thj34m05l5m9l8jtg7v8hhks37h6z227szypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqemjhry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstxscu9ax4mscrfuzdhnp5r7md3gk20lxpd7cspvv26ne4gjtc3vscf9hwf'>nevent1q…9hwf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you work on this in an &#34;official&#34; capacity, like as an academic researcher or are you able to focus on your political philosophy outside of that context? I&#39;d say forgive me if what I say ever feels terribly frought with misunderstanding or false assumptions, but I trust you trust there is goodwilled common meaning beyond the limited expression of it through words... :)<br/><br/>It occurs to me to check if you have also enjoyed the little book called Breaking the Alphabet? 2024-09-12T14:12:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp64luqr0jnelfgtdmqezcvht6teqeycgcpegm8lj62sapklf6fvszypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqacl5er In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ekne9ggp79h4xpu0gqr6cm4dy67xw2a5s630mfwp0zhpjz5va9cmljrhq'>nevent1q…jrhq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is a genuine answer. I&#39;m not a crypto skeptic. I&#39;m an anti-finance-capitalist. 2024-09-12T13:34:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vw9vyydhhlg7jjffn3s4y6kaf73uyumkdatmld9d6rda5s92x9czypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yq07w5fx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9zyxpe7fw3903un8s0827zgfdad6aq5vmcqgztcchay7q2a963q332k65'>nevent1q…2k65</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It costs money to transfer crypto because enough people are fooled by the financiers slinging crypto and marketing it as valuable to make it plausibly profitable for those financiers to imply (by inexplicably charging such fees) that their cryptocurrency is worth that much more to use than the fiat currencies issued by grifters that we already had. Any other questions? 2024-09-12T13:25:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfzey0d4zq6e39fqdfzxdjz0pge0qca0ql5jkdlhkwkpjqh6nwxcszypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqwggzjs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtaxwm804ywk9md5jp2fr5hykrnr00tuyrf4cex5whc5alghzqwc2v7u3y'>nevent1q…7u3y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re insightful. I relate to feeling on the defense of my... big idea. But you are safe with us. I&#39;ve got a project one could say &#34;assumes a lot and is incomplete&#34; that will make the most progress as I talk to friends about it who see how revolution is constant and want to understand me instead of dismiss me as soon as possible. The three of us can be each other&#39;s mirrors like that. I think LL and I can learn quickly and figure this out with you as you see and develop it. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v7x9jq0k4tqdk405d2t94cuf7cl97fxyeu55dags8a2wf8lwucrs905j80" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Leftist Lawyer</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v7x…5j80</span>)</a></span> 2024-09-11T13:26:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswgfk5emgva7r809z43257e4hesw9wnn48nvuyqp89j95sxlcsskgzypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqh5h03t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyau8c4nc7vp4qzahj3rglh9ppc23y24xfuv07s5gqya3pn09080c7su4l8'>nevent1q…u4l8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent. Then I will just conclude my reference to IFS as applied to politics by saying I think seeing the original protective functions and good intentions behind what even the most seemingly corrupt actors do can make us much more capable of liberating them from burdens they no longer need to carry, if that makes sense. 2024-09-10T21:36:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg689cdjggrl5q47qn87f2enaa5y04g43mxfnp6ycp84ynylruj7szypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yq9w2ntp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqp85h5z8uqtz0392d4s2h5j5aza6upd05k35ll3jgw7w000kk46gg5p9pz'>nevent1q…p9pz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is a helpful description. It felt more reasonable to me to do what CBT would have me do once I thought of myself with the IFS idea, I guess because the act of noticing and sort of separating from thoughts felt less cold when I could construe them as parts, however small, of me, of course without having to identify with them each as they arose altogether, if that makes sense. 2024-09-10T20:56:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ejvw6nva4j7vs7adegh62zq4j2s3cx5n7kq74egth00a52wfjkczypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqy9kdck In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdryc6j39efk5jmx6reqtr3f83vwkhg7v5extm98ycgqlzp7k76wqh9z07f'>nevent1q…z07f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s about the individual mind as comprised of parts that the Self leads but might mistake for itself or let stand in for itself when it is not aware of itself, to put it one way. The family aspect relates to the origin of the method in applying a family therapy technique (let&#39;s call it individuation) to working with separate parts within a single individual. It developed through a lot of trial and error and has unprecedented success treating severe trauma cases 2024-09-10T18:06:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswwpytxrkun7g4e4mgr0aurukk7dgzu4690gmj4wx22nx542ph9zqzypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yq98sgus In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrdsy09956fcy0hqc5skjay3q2a2lpnk4av8ufydj82ztrd8776pgcnwhg6'>nevent1q…whg6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. If we see that we are poised to work together for mutual support, we more easily communicate effectively and embody the power and cooperative spirit we really have.<br/><br/>If it feels difficult to even make conversation without antagonism, let&#39;s just ask ourselves... Cui bono?<br/><br/>I want to apply Internal Family Systems (IFS) to global politics, construing the collective as the Self. Do you know about IFS in clinical trauma psych? I&#39;ll write an essay and share it... 2024-09-10T16:54:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszshzuw3fd977tfhkcfhszhxfnpv9frx89cks9xuam55ye8zwdwsczypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqf6vtqp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8r855l70tjhvkh3sq32p3w480ledcc9392l2gwyylgztqqcwmn3qhn5ler'>nevent1q…5ler</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If only we could talk to each other without the antagonism of our political atmosphere obscuring our obvious and miraculous coincidance of wants for collective democratic organization...! lol 2024-09-10T15:05:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdttcamqnyla4djlgtv35jc2exka98sl4y0qk6f3awwsy4w06keszypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqmrn05a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8aj0ag9nf3t2g0v3a6zkrvkuymtz74kd74l6dapw62l3f0cs5usshg2je7'>nevent1q…2je7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. Both are true. Sorry-I meant that the sense of social imbalance is inside each of us. Part of the billionaire knows there is danger in taking full advantage of chance fortune at the expense of all other people. There is a part that&#39;s stressed by it, and the rich mostly react to it with sporadic philanthropy, but once they see that real balance and connection is possible, they can stop trying to confront humanity&#39;s threats &#34;alone&#34; and rejoin the fold. Man, I sound high. 2024-09-10T13:25:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9jzvd60294hn6pwkngwjrgtktkgkqkhxykhpakqgptj7ym2g547qzypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqfcrtpx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdwvg9zuckkjrx6la8f2hs9j63hg4kltuf949z4eq6fnwj87nqpkstrmz3q'>nevent1q…mz3q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also don&#39;t like that some neglect to vote. It is possible and advisable to vote AND organize to improve the structure of the process.<br/><br/>It is like a game. If one knows it&#39;s unfair, it&#39;s not fun. If you decide not to play, you can&#39;t expect others to stop or care that you&#39;re excluded. But if you show HOW the game is unfair, everyone will want to play a fair game instead.<br/><br/>Justice is in that sense of interdependence that everyone can trust includes and requires each of us.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v7x9jq0k4tqdk405d2t94cuf7cl97fxyeu55dags8a2wf8lwucrs905j80" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Leftist Lawyer</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v7x…5j80</span>)</a></span> 2024-09-10T13:01:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08hjkg2tm4klgvu0msn9ur346asnqatpa424ht7rnaysn60c6azczypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqqwpm3k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvpvgums0ywusaum6px9jv0xnh856xul59aw8vtvy8f4rn2h3vfmgtcmt36'>nevent1q…mt36</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exactly.<br/>Global deficit AND surplus regulatory mechanisms through a central bank that treats every nation as equal, not an IMF run by some handful of arbitrarily privileged &#34;G20&#34; ruler countries that have &#34;special&#34; drawing rights. Even Keynes&#39;s original proposal gave US and Great Britain too much power by electing them the reserve currencies. His bancor plan with equal members would be fair and would change everything in a sustainable, peaceful way.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub165ct04kdzaq7wtqsqthqawk5cygyamgfusv0m4mr2tusqhm4v88q9ltdlq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kyle Montanio</span> (<span class="italic">npub165c…tdlq</span>)</a></span> 2024-09-10T12:30:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9c5t5lrra8eetqqxvmzaxy6d7mgkewydqshujc8y29nwk2gswxkqzypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqp9zgvp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx53r5vdrt5jgwlvggmrr582jnww6e6fajtacfm0xj3tkuxa9rfvczd6df2'>nevent1q…6df2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>These studies almost hurt to read in how obvious the results are. The most fundamental problems in our world can be solved by a child who has learned basic arithmetic. But the courage to trust strangers on the other side of the world, knowing one has exploited them for centuries, is what appears to be lacking, and surely it won&#39;t come easily. The ruling class know they are debtors to the poor. Maybe they will soon address the situation wisely before the desperate masses do. 2024-09-10T12:23:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2emrazzk025zs9df2kuchxs45fdja8ejhdcn58tfwylvrqmjkthqzypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqwntzus In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcjgxcmz2hp79zukhdg0lz4wpf09thrkch8q7000gps9hl8qluhqf6mekp'>nevent1q…mekp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not to state the obvious but Independents still can&#39;t hardly get through primaries, because they&#39;re still closed in most states. <br/><br/>I think you&#39;d agree, it is probably necessary to first rally together, even as members of the two false-dichotomy parties, to make the democratic process actually democratic in the US, by requiring citizens&#39; assemblies, ranked choice voting, and open primaries nationally, if electoral politics are to mean any genuine efficacy for the people. 2024-09-10T12:08:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsffjpwh6xdl8ttrc0x92k8p2zf8nwjgtrx4rw4ykcwzaxa0w6m8qczypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yq8nrltu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqnjjztthxsj99aa8vr3nj27erm75fqsnqrztmpuj0ngtrh9rdg2g25vxv4'>nevent1q…vxv4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m curious about this waitlist! Can you say what you use to find books? You had mentioned audiobooks but I am confused about the waitlist. 2024-09-07T17:47:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvvxfpeyjssd0d0lxp92w4lmhghkdjvd5alu50v2aen4czd2dzp2czypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yq55r6zu <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub165ct04kdzaq7wtqsqthqawk5cygyamgfusv0m4mr2tusqhm4v88q9ltdlq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kyle Montanio</span> (<span class="italic">npub165c…tdlq</span>)</a></span> OK, another question--have you read Debt: the First 5000 Years by David Graeber? That one I have found is available on audiobook to borrow from my local library, which made me think you might be able to find it in a similar way without having to pay for it. It&#39;s not economics proper, but I think it&#39;s really good, and is one of those books I read and re-read and study over time, without ever feeling finished with it if you know what I mean. 2024-09-07T13:52:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs052yumnv3zkqlemdjk2pu47j36pag6uxajys9xkdcqhacjmf7yxczypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqh7ejn5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjyf0peq0u7z7futv0m3p09zt99t0lujsrkq6x237jr9xegq08wgv2xvdc'>nevent1q…xvdc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not yet--I have heard him speak about it, and am looking forward to reading it. I also prefer audiobooks when they are read well.<br/><br/>It&#39;s exciting that you have Technofeudalism already--and a good motivator for me to get into it asap so we can talk about it. I&#39;ll get a copy and take notes! Very good to e-meet you! 2024-09-06T17:54:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxvzsjcauh8dk6f3eh83zhz600qfp8s5mcs5rrwhu6qs2q24vjp6szypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yqugsmlc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgpmqfzmdrfavvway989hsdv9nawsmznh2ueg8vd2xrjm2hr37zes00624w'>nevent1q…624w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for your reply! I figured if you had, I&#39;d love to talk with you about it, and if you hadn&#39;t, I hoped you&#39;d be curious about it if you hadn&#39;t already come across it. I&#39;m glad this is timely like that :)<br/><br/>If you get a hold of a copy and want to talk after (or while) reading it, feel free to mention or private mention me with your thoughts--it&#39;s a thesis I think opens up a really promising path for transformation in global economics, surely macro, but micro not excluded 2024-09-06T15:58:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvk3r03qlu9fqw3a2ex6xnffnwandj94ftt8ns45l76djanelrruqzypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yq246x73 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub165ct04kdzaq7wtqsqthqawk5cygyamgfusv0m4mr2tusqhm4v88q9ltdlq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kyle Montanio</span> (<span class="italic">npub165c…tdlq</span>)</a></span> Have you read The Global Minotaur by Yanis Varoufakis? 2024-09-06T13:37:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswmzqss3ujqw58yftvd025ul8um6fwrd4ndf6656kkayttd2jkp4qzypynjjhht9pdfyglmyxz7qd3uq2hmemespavh4ahn5uufuq73u6yq9h9qq3 If you are desperate enough to avoid the custom of somehow &#34;relaxing&#34; on the beach because it&#39;s clearly an enormous sandbox where you don&#39;t even have to wear most of your clothes, you can build some pretty elaborate disposable miniature labyrinths and then wash off in the ocean. This was one of my best I think. Check it out.<br/> <img src="https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/113/074/317/403/159/742/original/c0df8a76752af547.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-03T15:55:26Z