John ~Ask Me About Wobbly~ @KingMob@refactorcamp.org

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My own project, Wobbly (21st century worker's power), has been massively helped by ProgCode

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I'm either having a slightly manic episode or I've figured out a plan that will create a renaissance for the city I live in

Hey you know what, why not both?

Two words: clown cult

If you could watch as much of this as you can stand: https://youtu.be/my017qIm_hs

Then suggest a place online for me to share it, that would be very helpful

My art project, afternoonwideboys, has a new video coming out in 9 days, and I want to get eyes on it. Any suggestions? Here's our previous video: https://youtu.be/9t3Pf2ON_uA

And here's the premiere page for the next one: https://youtu.be/m2kfV7MBPqc

Any suggestions welcome (except get mental health treatment, we've tried that already)

Nice, got some classic pornbot followers on mastodon now

Ah, the uncommon but irritating gym sensation of wondering, was that set 2 or 3?

Brain: I don't know why you're looking at me all the blood is down there

Pectorals: I don't understand your question, what's a number

And there needs to be an international consensus on what is to be done, or at least the process of what is to be done. There isn't one, because the ruling classes lack the coordination skills to settle on one. In the UK this is because the institutions of the ruling class have degenerated, and they're not able to revitalise themselves by opening their borders a little bit.

"What is the climate war?" I'm glad you asked, it's basically what all this shit around us is leading to. A peaceful resolution to this crisis is getting more unattainable by the day, so a violent resolution gets more likely.

The answer to climate change is geo engineering, because climate change itself IS geo engineering. Planting trillions of trees, or using an oceanic fern or algae or spraying chalk in the atmosphere, whatever, it's necessary. It has to be done

I am not confident in the green new deal as a solution to climate change. It's probably the best chance for the moderates in the UK and US to maintain the system at it exists, but they won't support it. It's somehow a hard left position to believe in a habitable planet.

I also think the green new deal is the only way to avoid the climate war.

I walk into the office holding two newspapers. One from the future, one from the past

If this plan actually succeeds (and there's a reasonable chance it might not) I'm going to print out and frame this email exchange

My guilty pleasure? Opening up the company email account and rereading the emails that I send clients. I find that I write nothing so elegant nor so beautiful as corporate-speak for "I will not give you a discount without a good reason and that is not a good reason"

Having said that, I am now going to start calling myself the 'Co-Initiator' of Wobbly

I think the reason I kind-of-not-really hate these people is that we're quite similar but different.

Like, software developers and lawyers are both professionals, they have similar kinds of career trajectories, but they have very different perspectives on rules and laws.

These people are living in a hyperconnected global world, like I am, but they're more likely to travel physically than virtually. For them a new idea is a plane ticket away rather than a search term.

I totally lose it at "exactly, exactly, that is the whole point. And, I've been to a couple of laughing workshops-" I just can't keep it together at that point, it's so absurd

I'm trying to listen to this podcast (https://www.thefutureisbeautiful.co/2018/11/22/e40-indra-adnan-on-new-politics-soft-power-and-the-feminine-politics-is-broken-its-time-for-the-alternative/) because hey, maybe I don't already have all the answers (I definitely do)

Two Compass (UK centre-left think tank) alumni, talking about "politics with a small p", and empathy and the ignored people.

It's basically FALC-for-women (is that fair? you decide). If you want to know why in less than 90 minutes, follow the link and then go to 35:30 in, when they start to talk about humour. I'm really struggling to continue