Agreed. And I think most of the anarchist-leaning folks I know would also agree.

I read it. I’ve been reading a lot of complex systems science lately, and it seems to have a lot of overlap, so perhaps it will stick a bit harder this time. Thanks :)

Thanks. I’ll try it, but I have zero faith it’ll stick this time 😅

Eh. That’s the difference between a complex system (politics) and a complicated system (the part of a human body where surgery is relevant). It’s easier to write a manual for a complicated system and have it be correct and valuable. Complex systems not so much, not lease because every context is different and local knowledge is extremely valuable.

I agree that theory is often useful. I don’t think it always is though, and I think it can be misleading and wrong for a long time without anyone really noticing. I mean… Neoliberal economics also has a lot of theory…

I have multiple Iranian friends. No one in Iran other than religious fundamentalists liked Khamenei, or his government. But they also (justifiably) don’t trust the west. They feel trapped. Khamenei being removed is a problem not because he’s gone, but because he leaves a vacuum that might get filled with something worse.

Yeah, but so does just doing it. And talking to people about how to do it. The point isn’t that people shouldn’t read, it’s that the should do (and shouldn’t be prevented from doing because they can’t or won’t read).

The all theory and no action crowd are definitely more annoying and proficient at taking over spaces and killing the vibe, in my experience (e.g. socialist alternative here in Aus)

You can definitely explain most of those in a way a 5 year old could understand in under 20 minutes.

Not dialectical materialism though. I’ve read about it and had it explained to me more time than I can count, and my brain refuses to hold on to what it means.

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Seven people believe that shame is an effective tool of social change, I guess?

I think if you abstract it from the vegan discussion and think of it more just as how passionate progressives of any stripe treat each other, it’s still pretty real. I mean, it’s usually only a small fraction of us, but damn those guys can be loud.

Is jizz vegan?

I think it’s basically the same with internet everything? Especially in social media spaces with algorithms that incentivise combative responses…

I do find that it’s less bad on the fediverse (Lemmy, Mastodon) than on the mainstream equivalents. It’s still present, but it gets called out and downvoted more, I think. Hopefully it stays that way.

How are you gonna build an equal and fair society when learning how to bridge the gaps to the huge sections of population that don’t share your ideology is too hard?

Dunno why you got downvoted. expressing a personal reaction and asking a question should be fine…

TVP is pretty good as a mince alternative for bolognese. You can also use it in hearty stews - like a mushroom and TVP stew with mashed potatos.

Caveat is that cooking with meat is a lot easier, you need to be more thoughtful with spices and stock and salt and getting the balance right when cooking without it. There are vegetarian chicken and beef stocks that are great for stews.

50 km commute is wild anywhere, sorry to hear that

Those are some wild lines of reasoning, on both sides.

Source (on the first bit in particular)? I mean, that’s easy to believe, given the behaviour of other European colonists in other places, but also not the kind of thing I’d want to claim without references.