aliceblossom

Do you think it's possible that stone masonry is, adjusted for inflation, more expensive today than it was a hundred years ago despite improvements in technology? I.e. Cheaper, shorter lived building materials/techniques generates reduced demand for stone masonry, causing fewer stone masons like yourself to exist and ply the trade, increasing scarcity and therefore cost.

Edit: also, huge admiration for your trade. I love stonework and wish it were more common.

I'm not who you replied to, but there is a big stack of ansible playbooks for it that make it pretty pushbutton. They primarily use docker. This is what I used and I got it setup in like an hour.

The "pre approved candidates" thing is a problem with first past the post voting and not inherently a part of democracy. Alternative voting systems make it mathematically possible for any random person to win and thus buying out every possible candidate is untenable. Check out ranked voting and see if there are any movements near you to change the voting systems you use.

Do you mean middle school level vocabulary? Because I would argue that middle schoolers are absolutely fluent in their native languages. Hell, I think maybe even 9 year olds are fluent.

"Wow, you're really shit at bargaining. They really took you for a ride!"

Because its not really "1 plus 3", its negative 1 plus 3 which is two. I know it seems a little weird but the minus sign is " tied" to the thing following it.

I'd watch the shit outta that remake.

Character design on right is evocative of Yu Yu Hakusho. Or maybe it just looks like a young Genkai?

Amen. The layer system works the way my brain works. Top tier, hard to use anything else.

Normally I'd agree, but it being A24 makes me very hopeful.

Actual advice for anyone seeing and wanting guidance:

If you're waiting for a day when every citizen says to themselves "enough is enough" and then stands up and walks outside to start the revolution, without communicating with each other, that's never going to happen.

If you want a revolution, you need to be organized. That means joining an organization and being ready for the call when it happens. So if you want a revolution, I urge you, please join a group. Do your best to join one that emphasizes mechanical action, but join one. Even if it's small, these groups find each other and coordinating a bunch of small organizations is way easier and more feasible than a multitude of individuals.

I also want to emphasize that joining the group doesn't necessarily mean "giving a bunch of time and resources to the group". Many groups are happy to just have you contactable so they can keep you informed of actions and group initiatives (voting or otherwise).

I've got recommended groups if people want them, just ask. But please, join one and start building the revolution now.

Description sounds like Saint Slime