The best strategy in an emergency is always mostly cooperation. There will be some awful behavior to look out for, plus with zombies you’ll need a means of keeping them out and screening people for signs of zombification, but it’ll be hard to survive and do that stuff without a community. Many hands, diversity of skills, people to talk to, etc.

Linux phone operating systems aren’t ready for daily use yet, but they are being actively developed. https://linmob.net/

Either is fine as a discipline, as long as the program is tailored to kids her age. More important is the environment in the specific gym/dojo she goes to. It should be fun, supportive, and not put too much pressure on the kids.

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Asking someone about their day just a way to check in with your partner or spouse or friend. It can be an invitation to vent about work, show interest in a project they’re working on, or offer them some adult conversation if they have been with children all day.

Recounting every detail isn’t necessary. I try to stick to funny or notable moments. It’s more a desire for connection than a desire for a precise accounting and i’m glad to skip it if there’s something more interesting to talk about.

Clothing & style

the meme is about how it can be hard to face the day given work/political concerns

Cars

Back up your music data to an external & a cloud backup. Then the OS matters less.

See: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism#Etymology >

The term “libertarian” was invented by Joseph Dejacque, who was, broadly, a communist who rejected using a centralized state to move society toward communism (this is the opposite of what we now call authoritarian communists, who believe that you have to seize state power first in order to bring about a socialist and then communist society).

in the 1960s Murray Rothbard, a right-wing libertarian, popularized the term to refer to people who want zero or minimal state power and want a sort of hyper-capitalism to run everything by contract. He wrote that he specifically chose to steal the term from the left. This is considered right wing because it will make hierarchical systems, especially capitalism, much more intense and brutal. The state doesn’t usually limit the brutality of capitalism or other hierarchies, but from time to time popular movements have been able to make it do that.

In the US, most people will think you mean the Rothbard definition if you just say “libertarian” and will not really know what a “libertarian socialist” or “left-libertarian” is. American socialists will often have heard all of these terms.

Communalism was theorized in the mid 20th century, we already had nation states and supranational bodies like the UN in existence. It is not a primitivist program. Instead of centralized national governance, it calls for a federation of communes and lays out a mechanism for them to make decisions over large amounts of territory/large populations as necessary via instantly-recallable delegates & community assemblies.

For perspective, hierarchical systems are not very good at governing large scale complex populations, as we can see from all available evidence.

Holding out for The Dispossessed

It’s cool that you’re making this thread as a way to help people. I feel like any community would be lucky to have you.

Some recent books:

The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson Butter by Asako Yuzuki The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Community with people, whether they’re friends or just acquaintances from hobby groups. Making art. Reading good fiction. A better physical state from exercise, etc.

All of the above. The mental game, especially in martial arts, is a big part of the match. Also it creates buzz and is effective marketing.

Nice design! I kinda feel like dove in lock in shield is a bit much. Maybe try making them the same size and putting them side by side?

Only physically separated lanes actually work. Better yet, put in streetcars

I hate these, but acknowledge that the battle is lost

All have a rich culture, all have kind people (though there will be jerks and how you act will matter), all have some level of govt corruption. Plan your trip around things you want to do or see. Festivals, places, etc.

The only ethical investment is in your community organizations. The return will not be monetary.