> > > > > > > > > > > > > > so, you want a shock collar for your crimelord. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > keep the eye on the crimelord or he'll encourage > > > > > > > > > > > > > > you to use it on someone else. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > make sure your captured crimelord is wealthy and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > oppressive, and try > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to get him a therapist. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > meanwhile i've never used a shock collar, but > > > > > > > > > > > > > > devices are made of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > effectors or actuators (i dunno the right term), > > > > > > > > > > > > > > power supplies, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > control and communication peripherals (i dunno the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > right term either), > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and microcontrollers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with a shock collar there's going to be some kind > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of power > > > > > > > > > > > > > > accumulation and delivery mechanism associated with > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the points of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > shocking-- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > now if you are a victim of electroshock control, as > > > > > > > > > > > > > many people are > > > > > > > > > > > > > sadly despite this being mostly only talked about in > > > > > > > > > > > > > professional > > > > > > > > > > > > > circles where they try to provide recovery from it, > > > > > > > > > > > > > it is much more > > > > > > > > > > > > > reasonable to imagine electroshocking anybody you > > > > > > > > > > > > > freaking want to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > because you need to be allowed to understand your > > > > > > > > > > > > > experience and it is > > > > > > > > > > > > > very hard to do so. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > when somebody controls somebody else with an > > > > > > > > > > > > > electroshock device, > > > > > > > > > > > > > likely they are _not_ losing their mind to the same > > > > > > > > > > > > > degree, _nor_ able > > > > > > > > > > > > > to read the mind of the victim. they are instead > > > > > > > > > > > > > inducing helpless > > > > > > > > > > > > > states > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > there are actually people who do this consensually > > > > > > > > > > > > although it's edgy-scary > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > it's hard to trust men in those environments, but i > > > > > > > > > > > imagine there are > > > > > > > > > > > spaces where talking about it in a forthright manner > > > > > > > > > > > would be fine if > > > > > > > > > > > doable > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > anyway so we got slave boss in this shock collar > > > > > > > > > > he's not sure how to look at us. is he scared? is he angry? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rather than pressing the button to shock him into > > > > > > > > > > meaningless, > > > > > > > > > > searching and searching for any signal with regard to what > > > > > > > > > > the shocks > > > > > > > > > > are about, when they are just about us being irritated and > > > > > > > > > > furious at > > > > > > > > > > his face, his mind fragmenting into babble > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > we thought we'd hook it up to some AI and do some kind of > > > > > > > > > > AI training using him > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i haven't engaged too much the s--[-- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i guess other people are more to the point where they can feel > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i don't know who my perp was/are > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i dissociate to try to protect basic parts of information > > > > > > > > preservation > > > > > > > > or communication > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > my story's unlikely to be heard, so i gotta attend to what > > > > > > > > makes sense > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on jan 5 my car was stolen with all my possessions inside etc, > > > > > > > thief > > > > > > > and objects not found (car itself recovered, but not e.g. my > > > > > > > clothes > > > > > > > and devices; car is owned by my parents) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > it's hard to retain anything reliable when a large group is > > > > > > > focusing > > > > > > > on changing that [oop-- > > > > > > > > > > > > ok that partial[] point some small derivations > > > > > > > > > > > > uhh > > > > > > > > > > > > there's value to having property. if we have a place of our own, > > > > > > then > > > > > > we could secure an object to feel more comfortable that something > > > > > > stays consistent (mind doesn't). > > > > > > > > > > > > it's likely there's some way to secure an object, don't know > > > > > > details. > > > > > > but it's likely this is much easier when one legally owns property. > > > > > > > > > > > > property involves (a) funding initial purchase and (b) paying taxes > > > > > > we'd have to coordinate paying taxes, optionalyl getting a job. > > > > > > getting a job seems hard, but the big problem with money is karl > > > > > > spending it randomly, this is a bigger problem than earning it > > > > > > > > > > property taxes vary from 0.18% (louisiana) to 1.89% (new jersey) and > > > > > in between those there's often a low state adjacent to a high state > > > > > the tax is a percent of value, so lower the lower the value of the > > > > > property. > > > > > so if one got a $100,000 piece of land in louisiana (and there might > > > > > be places much cheaper than that), then that would be $18,000 a year > > > > > which sounds high and reduces to 18/12=9/6=3/2= $1,500/month > > > > > > > > to clarify, this math was incorrect by a factor of 100 and the real > > > > property taxes are tiny. 0.18 * 100,000 = $180 > > > > > > > > > now $1,500/month still sounds very high, but my social security is > > > > > higher than that. i could pay it. of course we'd have to add a > > > > > mortgage onto the taxes. so let's look for cheaper spots in louisiana. > > > > > this property is $20,000 for a third of an acre: > > > > > https://www.landsearch.com/properties/3456-hardy-st-shreveport-la-71109/3869505 > > > > > it's not common to see property that cheap. but it's real. and people > > > > > commonly engage mortgages which lets one pay for the property slowly > > > > > over many years, so the $20,000 would be split up over some years. > > > > > i'm not experienced with property taxes, but if we multiply the % by > > > > > the $ then the taxes would be ... only $36/year. > > > > > > > > > > you could have property for only $36/year. > > > > > > > > > > it sounds like it did the taxes wrong the first time, i think i > > > > > misuses 0.18% as 18% which is incredibly much higher .$100,000 comes > > > > > to $180 when multiplied by 0.18% . > > > > > > > > > > so property taxes are something that's possible. somebody could pay > > > > > for minimal property taxes by begging for money. > > > > > > want to buy cheap property :D ... busy with other errands. maybe > > > interesting though! > > > wonder how close i am to qualifying for a mortgage > > > > some say we are supposed to wait for all the cheap properties to get > > bought / handled first T_T > > but maybe it doesn't matter ??? maybe $36 vs $360 is not that big a > > difference ?? > > > > like the biggest hurdle to having money is not spending it, the > > biggest hurdle to having property is not going through the process of > > buying it > > so i missed my opportunity for property engagement but there's a > little energy there :D
and it's much nicer to be landless than simply tortured :)
