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Cake day: July 12th, 2024

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  • Canvas size seems too small. What is it 400x 400 pixels? I didnt actually count accurately, but that’s like 150 32x32 size canvases. Hardly seems like enough. If its even as much as 500x500 I don’t imagine its even possible for more than 250 accounts to contribute assuming a generous contribution of just 32x32 pixels per account…

    Edit: just realized there’s pixel coordinates which confirms a 500x500 sized canvas. Canvas@toast has over 700 users.










  • This is kind of how I try to describe cooperatives to some people. It works if you think of freedom and autonomy as conservative ideas which cooperatives bring without central planning socialism, while still being socialist. Also been pleading my leftist circles for years to try to appeal to a wider audience in a similar way. If only we recognize that we’ve all been lied to and propagandized to believe in capitalism, speaking in a way the “right” can get on board with would only help them start listening to reasonable solutions.




  • Capitalist markets are built off of the idea that people are inherently self serving and the ensuing competition will benefit people with lower prices, better products, etc to meet their own selfish needs. Capitalism uses capital to gain more capital, and is exploitative by design. When a company acts in a way to maximize profits, and appease shareholders, they’re doing it selfishly, with total disregard for others or the environment, in a system that rewards their actions. This is quite like psychotic, or sociopathic, behavior.

    I just think trying to control this is a losing battle, and what we really need are foundational changes to values, motives, and what gets rewarded and how.




  • There’s an idea on the left about building horizontally, or from the ground up, for there to be something to fall back on after the inevitable collapse of capitalism. These are things like community food systems, mutual aid, cooperatives, land trusts, etc. The left is active in local politics, supporting unions, organizing, and so on. Not all of us that worry this system may be beyond saving are actually just waiting to die, but doing what we can where we can with limited resources.