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Why do we say that capitalism must be “dismantled”?

You’ll hear phrases like “Smash the state!” “Eat the rich!” and “Smash capitalism!”

And, yes, of course, but… :)

However relevant those sayings are, our work must be careful, highly organized and above all planned.

Because capitalism and all of its associated systems are not discrete, abstracted entities we can attack independently.

It is a structure, like a complicated machine with many thousands of working parts…

And right now it is connected to absolutely everything.

If we do this… [picks up huge hammer and smashes the machine]

Then a lot of vulnerable people will die.

The machine was built and improved and redesigned and patched over the course of generations. It is very good at its intended purpose, which is ultimately to generate profit.

Every human being alive today relies on the byproducts of the machine to survive, without exception.

The machine’s engineers want it to keep working like it does. In fact, they want to optimise it.

That will kill all remaining life on Earth.

So, we must destroy the machine, quickly and carefully

We must examine its deadly programs and mechanics and replace them with alternatives we built together.

The engineers don’t want us tampering with the machine.

However, we make it run…

So we can make it STOP. Together.

How will YOU help us to safely dismantle the machine?

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p.s. My computer is on its last legs. If you would like me to draw you a little cartoon and help me get a new computer, learn more at this post.

what type of villain would you be?

Bad quality but in my defense I've done this on my phone

WOF Leafwing concept art. My aim here was to showcase some wings based on actual leaf types found in nature.

Read below cut for close-ups of each individual art & wing type.

I’m least familiar with arc 3 in the series, but I’m catching up slowly but surely and working on some cool headcannons & art for ya’ll! Which leaf shape do you like best?

I see a lot of people who tell young people–especially young people who are heading into college–that they should “do what they love.” And they’re right. You should do what you love.

But there’s a world of difference between doing what you love for you, and doing what you love for a paycheck. 

I went to undergrad for graphic design and 3-D design–art and more art, I usually say–and I loved it. You know what I didn’t love? Trying to collect my fees from clients. Trying to meet unrealistic, over-simplified or over-specific briefs from people who didn’t know what they were talking about. Coming home, having worked creatively all day, with no creative juice left for the things I wanted to do.

You know what I would tell you instead? Do something that you can be interested in, with people you like.

You don’t have to love it. Loving your work can be a lot, and it often means you have to live in your job 24/7. Some people can do that. Not everyone can, or should.  But if you can find work that’s interesting enough that it doesn’t feel tedious, and people you can enjoy spending your 9-5 with, and you can make money, that’s great! It means you can do the things you love for you.

I’m in law school now. It’s interesting work, and difficult, and I like doing it. I like how complicated it gets, and I like the stories it tells. But I don’t come home and read law journals for fun. I come home, and I sculpt, and I draw, and I paint, and I read. I do these things for me.

And I love it. 

The world would be so much better if everyone was as smart as you

I made a slideshow of things I think someone should invent

Inventions I Haven't Invented Yet A.K.A. Inventions I Will Never Invent but Someone Else Should Invent Them Created by Fin

"I can't believe no one has invented these yet. Someone should get on that. Not me though. I'm just the idea guy. I don't actually have any skills." -Fin

Invention 1: TeleCath

TeleCath What is it? - A catheter that teleports the user's pee straight into the toilet. - Two parts: the catheter and the discarder. The catheter is inserted by a doctor into the user's urethra. The discarder is installed by the user into the toilet of their choice. The discarder has an automatic flush feature.

TeleCath What problems does this solve? - Waking up to pee: The user no longer has to wake up from a restful sleep to use the toilet. The TeleCath will remove the feeling of having to go, so the user can just stay asleep without even realizing they are going to the bathroom. - Disabilities: Sometimes disabilities make it hard to get up to use the toilet. With TeleCath, the user does not need to make unwanted trips to the restroom and can be independent instead of relying on another person to help them to the restroom. - Movie Theaters: You know when you’re in a movie theater and you’re watching a movie, and you can’t pause it because its a movie theater, and you don’t want to miss anything, but also you want to drink that extra large soda? Problem solved. TeleCath can teleport your pee all the way to your home toilet. - Laziness: I simply do not want to get up. Now I don’t have to. Thank you, TeleCath.

"TeleCath has solved so many bathroom-related problems for me. I can’t wait until they come out with a version for poop. I hate pooping, it’s such a waste of time." -Potential User Review

Invention 2: Instant Ear Plugs

Instant Ear Plugs What is it? - An implant put into the user’s outer ear canal. The user simply presses a button to inflate the plug to drown out unwanted noise. - Optional: upgrade to Ear Phones version to play music, podcasts, videos, and white noise on the go!

Instant Ear Plugs What problems does this solve? - ADHD and Autism: It sucks when you’re in public and you start to get really overstimulated but you don’t have any headphones or ear plugs with you. ADHD makes it difficult to remember to bring ear plugs to places. - Concerts and other events: Have you ever been to Monster Jam? Shit is loud. No more buying ear plugs at the event and then subsequently losing them, or finding out they are not good quality. Now you have the best quality ear plugs with you! - Headphones and ear plugs can get lost: Instant Ear Plugs are implanted in the user’s outer ear canal, so they never get lost! Water resistant, so the user can still take showers and go swimming.

"Never malfunctions, and saves me a lot of time. I have ADHD, and I can’t always remember to bring ear plugs or headphones with me. I also lose things a lot. Instant Ear Plugs have eliminated those problems." -Potential User Review

date idea: we drink wine while a dilapidated mansion crumbles around us