TerryTPlatypus

I was thinking about this a litle bit. If we are enabling bootstrapping, shouldn't we do it in such a way where all the materials are easily acceesible to people?

I haven't fully thought this out, but could one way to self sufficiency be through organic chemistry and plastics engineering? Likw think about it. Plastics can be made in a variety of ways and styles, woth different properties, not to mention they can easily be formed from carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, etc, all of which are very easily accessible. I can acknowledge that there are a lot of risks, such as filtering out dangerous plastics or minimizing their use, as well as addressing plastic pollution, but if we can do it in the right way, we could have a viabke path towards common people/bootstrapped l collectives being able to make their own stuff cheaply.

Please corect me if I am wrong, and thank you for reading!

cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/51200

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/3541079

This video is a look into how the Bhuddist conept of mindfulness was appropriated and commodified by capitalists to solve "mental health problems", only for it to seem more sinister than the name suggests. This Western "mindfulness lite" can actually do more damage by instilling certain attitudes into people, reaffirming biases, and making people docile and subservient.l, and not solving the problems that cause mental health problems.

Some more actionable notes from the video:

• [ ] McMindfulness -- the appropriation and watering down of Bhuddist Mindfulness
  • [ ] Appropriated "mindfullness" used to neforce subservience and docility to capitalism -- mindfulness as a technique to get happy, obedient workers
  • [ ] Religion and faith traditions can be powerful, but when tied closely to the state, religion can also be used to militarize
  • [ ] Mindfulness is a more complex topic--not "shutting off your brain and not thinking", but rather thinking critically
  • [ ] Engaged Bhuddism -- similar to liberation theology
    • [ ] Learn about other radical theologies -- I know black radicalism pretty well, but need to learn about other peoples and cultures

This video is a look into how the Bhuddist conept of mindfulness was appropriated and commodified by capitalists to solve "mental health problems", only for it to seem more sinister than the name suggests. This Western "mindfulness lite" can actually do more damage by instilling certain attitudes into people, reaffirming biases, and making people docile and subservient.

Some more actionable notes from the video:

• [ ] McMindfulness -- the appropriation and watering down of Bhuddist Mindfulness
  • [ ] Appropriated "mindfullness" used to neforce subservience and docility to capitalism -- mindfulness as a technique to get happy, obedient workers
  • [ ] Religion and faith traditions can be powerful, but when tied closely to the state, religion can also be used to militarize
  • [ ] Mindfulness is a more complex topic--not "shutting off your brain and not thinking", but rather thinking critically
  • [ ] Engaged Bhuddism -- similar to liberation theology
    • [ ] Learn about other radical theologies -- I know black radicalism pretty well, but need to learn about other peoples and cultures

This video is a look into how the Bhuddist conept of mindfulness was appropriated and commodified by capitalists to solve "mental health problems", only for it to seem more sinister than the name suggests. This Western "mindfulness lite" can actually do more damage by instilling certain attitudes into people, reaffirming biases, and making people docile and subservient.l, and not solving the problems that cause mental health problems.

Some more actionable notes from the video:

• [ ] McMindfulness -- the appropriation and watering down of Bhuddist Mindfulness
  • [ ] Appropriated "mindfullness" used to neforce subservience and docility to capitalism -- mindfulness as a technique to get happy, obedient workers
  • [ ] Religion and faith traditions can be powerful, but when tied closely to the state, religion can also be used to militarize
  • [ ] Mindfulness is a more complex topic--not "shutting off your brain and not thinking", but rather thinking critically
  • [ ] Engaged Bhuddism -- similar to liberation theology
    • [ ] Learn about other radical theologies -- I know black radicalism pretty well, but need to learn about other peoples and cultures