LarsAdultsen

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What do capitalists get right? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

IMO the last time capitalism got something right the Netherlands was still called Orange

Labour be like: fuck ninjas in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

The average Mace & Dagger enjoyer can put a knight to sleep in no time

Labour be like: fuck ninjas in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Fuck, Samurai Cop is bleeding into reality

Also, what level of cognitive dissonance is Starmer on that he can lead the “labour” party and still read The Sun?

Whats with the general amity between vietnam and america? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I suppose the 1979 incursion would be fresh in the memory of the Vietnamese political apparatus; more so than other alleged historical transgressions.

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle is first-person, stealthy, and coming 2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Indiana Jones will probably never see a better game adaptation than Uncharted, it seems

Berserk Inc. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Sells it to Godhand Marketing Inc. for a pittance and guts (haha) the entire workforce.

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Listened to the War Nerd episode on FARC (no. 50); thought I might share some of the cool new things I learnt (hexbear.net)
 
  • Panama was a Colombian district until the USA, taking advantage of Colombia's internal strife, orchestrated it's separation in 1903 to facilitate construction of the Panama canal
  • FARC, while officially distancing themselves from all tendencies, were closest to the Maoists in tactics by virtue of the largely agrarian nature of the Colombian economy
  • the ELN, another armed revolutionary group, are largely Catholic and seem to practice some form of revolutionary theology (this one took me by surprise; I would've never associated Catholicism with revolutionary mindset)
  • Yair Klein, an Israeli mercenary (seems redundant), played a major part in the training of right-wing death squads who were responsible for a wide variety of atrocities from assassinations to large-scale massacres (even academics/teachers were not spared since they formed such a large part of Colombia's unionized workforce)
  • Book Recommendation: Full Spectrum Disorder: The Military in the New American Century; a US veteran's memoir with a critical view on the US's imperial ambitions that also covers their interests in Colombia

Some unrelated things that I found interesting:

  • Alexei Nalvany, the Russian opposition leader and darling of liberals everywhere, was a key ally to Russia's anti-immigration and skinhead elements
  • The American Civil War saw the use of IEDs in the form of booby-trapped artillery shells by the Confederates (this apparently made Sherman pretty mad)
Where's the place for niche products in a planned economy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That is one part of the equation, sure. Buy It For Life should be a cornerstone of transition economies, at least. However, I feel like future policymakers will have to be more radical and find ways to shelve commodification as a mindset altogether. This includes the concept of "shopping" as a leisure activity, but also other things such as consuming entertainment at the volumes we do today, and reduction in the role of consumption in courtships. I'm not even sure if such a shift is possible, and would possibly cause widespread resentment if it were to be implemented at scale.

Where's the place for niche products in a planned economy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I have a feeling that it would be more along the lines of the patron-client model that propped up the creative economy of Renaissance-era Italian city states. The key difference being that, with basic needs met, you'll no longer have to bear the last name Medici to have the resources needed to become a patron.

On the other hand, I also think that, in light of the climate crisis, we may have to significantly scale back the commodity economy. One way I envision this playing out is a reservation system for raw material on a community basis that would enable a grassroots patron-client and gifting ecosystem.

[pls note I have no sources to back these theories up. They're a hodge-podge of stuff I've come across over the years]

What video games have you played recently? What are you currently playing? And what will you play? - Discussion Thread #2 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Working my way through the OG Mount & Blade. Despite sinking over a decade into it, I’m happy to report I’ve never once conquered the whole map.

At this point I feel like games are podcast delivery mechanisms for me as opposed to a self-contained experience.

Thatcher’s ghost continues to haunt the machine in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Thatcher’s grave is thirsty

any cool train games? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Haha, it's so much more limited than MSFS, but, bless it's heart, it tries

any cool train games? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I really enjoyed MS Train simulator back in the day, but it is old. I don't even know if it'll run on modern systems

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Other premium feeds like the Chapo Black Wolf one (hexbear.net)
 

Are there Black Wolf equivalents for Blowback, WTYP, Kill James Bond etc?

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