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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • Because it’s there for you as soon as you wake up.

    The other person (assumedly) got up early, obtained food, and prepared it just for you, without you signalling that you wanted it. Something that in modern times isn’t that big of a deal because it’s just in the kitchen.

    But it shows they thought of you and your needs on their own. They thought of you when you were unconscious and took steps to ensure your comfort and survival. It’s such a base thing that it still really matters.

    Like I said, it’s not really a logical thing that it should matter so much, because food is a lot more accessible. It’s an evolutionary holdover from long before humans or even primates existed. And due to natural variation some people just won’t see any point in it, where to other people it’s still a huge sign of love.

    Like, if you asked why facial symmetry is attractive, most people couldnt explain it. But they still enjoy looking at a symmetrical face even if they don’t know why. And humans are really bad at just guessing and then rationalizing. So they’ll come up with some bullshit and honestly believe it.

    So logically table or bed doesn’t matter. But brains aren’t logical. That boost of it being there the instant you get woken up is what matters most. It’s a sign that even when you’re not physically present the other person will care about you.


  • It’s about someone putting all the effort in so it’s ready for you.

    I wouldn’t give a shit either and don’t see the appeal, but it’s human variation. Like, you probably don’t really see the appeal of going out to eat with friends, and would rather do some other activity with them that you do enjoy.

    But for the majority of people, food is currency, and eating in front of people shows that you’re not going to just take all the food for yourself and you’re willing to provide for someone who (in the moment) has none.

    You’re not going to really get a logical answer, it’s just leftover instincts from billions of years of evolution. Like how your dog isn’t freaking out in excitement over a treat, they’re happy because you are choosing to give them “your” food. Even if it’s the smallest piece they inhale without tasting. It was yours and you gave it to them. It re-enforces the bond.

    The intent is what matters. You value who you share your food with, so who you share food with feels valued by you.


  • But adding some specific set of demands will accomplish even less: it will alienate supporters who don’t agree with all the demands

    That’s “means testing”. A classic move from the wealthy (via neoliberals) to turn a movement against itself and delay action. And why I personally don’t like trying to unite nationwide protests only a central authority or allowing a small unelected group to control a movement. The wealthy are going to try and corrupt it, and their money makes that easy for them.

    it will be due to contingent circumstances that neither side was able to predict.

    It’s very easy to predict…

    The only reason any protest ever has worked, or ever will work is the threat of violence…

    We can spend all day dressing it up. But it’s telling our government we won’t stand for what it’s doing. The different flavors of protests, riots, and even coups are all the same threat of violence by citizens against their own government, it’s just how explicit that threat is and how polite the tone we say it in is.

    I’m not saying that’s wrong. I’m not saying it’s something to celebrate either.

    But people need to fucking understand it is what is, because it might be like that soon.



  • Yeah, but if the bus driver has been calling all the passengers terrorists for a decade, has been saying he’s gonna kill us all, and keeps falling asleep while driving…

    Wearing a funny costume and walking around the bus holding witty signs the driver will literally never see, might not be the best way to even get the bus to stop.

    Like, you get that right?

    It’s not Tinkerbell logic, we can’t all just clap our hands together and say “I don’t believe in kings” and they all fall down.

    And I swear to 6lb 8oz baby Jesus if someone tries to tell me it’s “raising awareness and that’s most important”, I’m going to lose it, because obviously at some point awareness isn’t going to somehow stop the bus.

    And I seriously doubt anyone is more aware today then they were a month ago.

    Like, you all know MAGA is too scared to go into a city themselves, and the only news they listen to will never report what actually happened today.

    For fucks sake, tell me there’s something I’m missing. Because otherwise it’s incredibly stressful that people think this will in anyway help. Because then you all aren’t actually going to help.


  • I don’t think it’s for training really.

    It’s way more likely they want to get people together and talking about AI in the hopes they hear literally any plausible method of monetizing it. And stealing that idea.

    With the added bonus when you check out, if you subscribe to it’s AI you get 50% off the drinks, if you don’t you get a month of the AI service with you’re drinks.

    The way AI effects your brain is kind of like drugs. It’s feels fun and novel at first, and a lot of people get tired and let it go. Certain people are wired different and get hooked.

    Maybe it’s because I just re-watched Snowfall, but it feel like when Franklin cooked up his first key and just gave it away. They’re trying to hook people who would never intially buy it, because some of them won’t be able to stop.


  • 21st century: without active electronic/optics countermeasures, it’s all over, anonymity of secret identity impossible to keep

    What?!

    1. Mask on.

    2. No cell phone.

    3. Uncomfortable shoes to throw off gait recognition.

    4. Changing into it after you leave home, changing out of it before you go back. No car, no Uber, no public transport.

    It’s literally that easy.

    Unless you’re killing oligarchs, they wouldn’t catch you for anything else if taking those precautions.

    You don’t need to block every camera, just be unrecognizable when on camera, and have a place to lose the camera and change identities.



  • Is it a fantasy on my part that there’s some mythical law firm or society that looks for these violations?

    Yep.

    That’s what the justice system is supposed to do.

    The types of organizations you’re talking about in America, instead work on saving innocent people from our justice system. Or at least ensuring punishments are fair.

    As far as I know (I don’t know everything) there’s virtually zero organizations with the goal of getting guilty people charged by the state/fed.

    Not saying your idea about documenting is a waste. Just that it’s the equivalent of people using plastic straws while billionaires and AI data centers do irreparable damage.

    If cities/states actually wanted to press charges, they’d identify with cell snoopers, or just send 20 cops with a warrant to a field office, or look at pay records. Get their identies, then drivers licence photos, start comparing to social media profiles, identify similar picture of kit.

    There’s a hundred better/easier ways to identify them. And this is the type of thing AI can actually be used to speed things up. Any average sized city has the resources to identify every ICE agent in their city. They’re just too chicken shit to escalate to that, out of fear ICE will retaliate personally.

    So they pretend that tiny piece of fabric over half a face is just unbeatable.


  • Because city prosecutors won’t bring charges unless it’s a guaranteed win.

    So even tho it happens on camera, and they could start at the top of the chain and work down applying pressure to find out identities to press charges…

    They’re too scared of bringing charges in a case they might lose to even attempt to hold anyone accountable.

    Our justice system has been fucked for decades, but Biden refused to fix it (because he literally “wrote” the bills that got us here) and trump wants a broken system to abuse it.

    We can’t just keep letting Republicans break shit, then electing “moderates” who refuse to acknowledge there’s even an issue that needs fixed. We need people willing to fight, even if they don’t win 99.999% of battles. We need people who aren’t afraid to lose. Because they understand what happens if we abstain.

    Quick edit:

    Don’t forget how accurate the system was at identifying college students at protests despite them covering their faces too.

    Anyone telling you a small piece of fabric over someone’s face means they’re impossible to be identified by law enforcement is lying because they think you’re dumb enough to fall for obvious bullshit.