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  1. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    I have been working on my faerie garden with my girlfriend, we are sculpting doors for the trees from some oven-baked clay to put beside the current tiny chairs, tools & benches. I come from a...

    I have been working on my faerie garden with my girlfriend, we are sculpting doors for the trees from some oven-baked clay to put beside the current tiny chairs, tools & benches.

    I come from a culture that traditionally believes in Aos Sí and it’s fun telling her about various lore, why certain trees are never cut down etc.

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  2. Comment on What caused you to change your mind about something significant? in ~talk

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    Thank you for the measured response, I admit that my initial statement was largely made for catharsis at what feels like systemic issues in my country. In my experience, voting at any end of the...

    Thank you for the measured response, I admit that my initial statement was largely made for catharsis at what feels like systemic issues in my country.

    In my experience, voting at any end of the spectrum does not change the core issues at play, as all parties are beholden to the same finance capital, only willing to pay lip service to rapidly worsening conditions. There is a problem in my country of politicians investing in the same areas they are supposed to regulate, housing for example. As social conditions deteriorate, these are the same Liberal & Conservative politicians that advocate for the increased control of dissemination of media under the guise of misinformation. These are the same politicans that weaponize reserve labour to break unions.

    I am essentially venting at this point but that is my two cents.

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  3. Comment on What caused you to change your mind about something significant? in ~talk

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    I am generally ambivalent to politics at this stage in my life, as a Marxist in a country that has no serious Marxist party, I will never vote for even the left-most party as they are equivalent...

    I am generally ambivalent to politics at this stage in my life, as a Marxist in a country that has no serious Marxist party, I will never vote for even the left-most party as they are equivalent to Liberals in everything but words. Having said that, I cannot understate how far removed establishment Liberals have gotten from Material and working class concerns, it's to the point where I can have more good-faith arguments with Conservatives in my rural area than many of the Liberals who are obsessed with Identity Politics and will not touch class unless it revolves around some corporate approved messaging.

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  4. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Guards! Guards! ~ Terry Pratchett

    Guards! Guards! ~ Terry Pratchett

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  5. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    I wrote out some things but, you’re right it is a difficult concept. I am thinking I will make a post about it, maybe in ~books regarding the book Passport to Magonia.

    I wrote out some things but, you’re right it is a difficult concept. I am thinking I will make a post about it, maybe in ~books regarding the book Passport to Magonia.

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  6. Comment on What would be the absolute worst video game world to end up in? in ~talk

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    Dwarf fortress, especially if you’re an elf in my fortress.

    Dwarf fortress, especially if you’re an elf in my fortress.

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  7. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    Very compelling absolutely, I keep coming back to this quote from Anne Strieber “Whitley, what we think of as alien contact has something to do with what we call death”. This area is often...

    Very compelling absolutely, I keep coming back to this quote from Anne Strieber “Whitley, what we think of as alien contact has something to do with what we call death”.

    This area is often unexplored in contemporary UFOlogy, but there is a vast amount of information regarding strikingly similar phenomenon in the past. As Vallee would aptly describe the “control system hypothesis” the phenomenon adjusts to the prevailing ontology of the time and culture.

    I can go on and on about this stuff, can’t talk to my loved ones or friends about it as they think I’m crazy, but I view it as similar to interests in religiosity or philosophy.

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  8. Comment on How do you feel about eBooks and eBook readers? in ~books

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    Yeah I bought a kobo with that function, as much as I love kobo and have been using them for years… the pen is not very accurate and I have used it maybe once.

    Yeah I bought a kobo with that function, as much as I love kobo and have been using them for years… the pen is not very accurate and I have used it maybe once.

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  9. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    Love Vallee, I also love John Keel even though he is a bit more “out there”. I’m glad to see these names out here as opposed to the standard extraterrestrial hypothesis

    Love Vallee, I also love John Keel even though he is a bit more “out there”. I’m glad to see these names out here as opposed to the standard extraterrestrial hypothesis

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  10. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Ecology Of Souls Vol 1 by Joshua Cutchin. It’s a great read, really enjoying the deep dive into psychopomps and Forteana in general.

    Ecology Of Souls Vol 1 by Joshua Cutchin. It’s a great read, really enjoying the deep dive into psychopomps and Forteana in general.

    6 votes