Maeve

If you’ll forgive another not/religious expression, the pointing finger is not the moon. Please allow me to point again, after that maybe unplug for a while, sit in silence or walk barefoot in the grass, hug a tree, weather conducive. Sometimes we have to distance ourselves from the moon to see it:

https://kbin.earth/m/europe@feddit.org/t/1186175/-/comment/6122625

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_cave

Eta: or this can happen: https://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/M/Masahide/Barnsburntdo/index.html

It’s a global experience. We either learn from our mistakes or don’t, address them fully or halfway or make the barest attempts, then throw up our hands in disgust, and faciaism, authoritarianism happens again. That’s why we, imo, need to focus on ourselves, our lessons, our integrity, clearly, consistently, diligently doing the work to heal ourselves, and model for those around, behind us it can be done, so others are inspired to also learn and apply appropriate lessons. Stopgap measures of course will be implemented or an ungood anarchy or other system will continue to arise, but we simply can not improve as long as we continue to allow social systems to rob us of the time, energy, effort, rest and recreation to do so. Yes sometimes we will have to engage more, longer, harder to bring forth some sort of harvest, but limits can and should be recognized. A human laid up or dead due to health issues, physical, mental or otherwise isn’t doing anything for any reason, for anyone.

My heart goes out to the people of Romania. They’ve been on a neverending wheel of this sort of thing for decades, unless I’m misunderstanding.

“Only I can save you!” Run from this one.

Pshaw! Who wouldn’t want an expensive personal tracking and monitoring device?!

This also means people wouldn’t be able to travel with cheap burner phones, which is extremely problematic for people who need to travel to and from increasingly authoritarian states.

I largely agree, except s/equally/equitably.

Yes, I’m curious what shape is optimal, and how aws and US military plans to use the technology.

That could set up a legal confrontation with wide-ranging ramifications. If Mr. Musk refuses to comply with E.U. orders to change his service, it may result in a standoff over how to get X to comply.

Complete ban?

I was skeptical - really skeptical. Then I read the article and cheered. Thank you.

Joke is on them; rapture and ascension are internal processes, not external.

Thanks so much for this share, OP. A veritable smorgasbord of food for thought, although a good portion gives vapors and indigestion.

Sometimes this kind of people sounds like they believe in the Bible and prophecies as impersonal laws of nature, and not in an intelligent creator of any sort.

Kind of. If a supreme being set into motion certain universal laws and always thwarted them for the benefit of this or that, one or group, the laws would be arbitrary, thus pointless. It’s up to us to let the pressures d/evolve us according to the idea of (a limited by circumstances and variables) somewhat free will. Some believers consider the most ignorant and slavish among ourselves closer to God than the most refined with the most spiritual knowledge and/or means. Iow it’s not the means but how they are utilized.

It’s reciprocal from the Jewish religious nutters.

I think they are actively trying to make the end times prophecy happen

They are, here and abroad. Zionists extreme extremists are trying to genetically engineer the perfect calf to sacrifice on the Temple Dome, in Israel. Christian extreme extremists in the US fund them.

Maybe, I can’t remember. I don’t seem to recall it having advert execs but I don’t remember the rest of the story either. It was a long time ago. I remember the lesson, though.

Recently I watched a video of a content creator in SA with a can of Rhodes beans on her counter on the bg and wondered if it was connected to Cecil… This article reminded me of this and an old sci fi novel about a company recruiting for Martian colonists, who ended up becoming slaves. I can’t remember the title or author, but we already see Leon making earth slaves, his family business is earth slaves, so only the poorest informed would go for this, or those who think they are Leon’s equals? I’m probably missing something, I ate well and it’s nap time.

LibreWolf time too.