You mean "the government" in a country where corporate money is legally classified as free speech?
Nah, there is no "the government". It's a manipulative fiction that can only be manipulated by
those with enough resources (aka money) to do the manipulating. Every time someone says "the
government", that is a (usually accidental) acquiescence to *be* manipulated. And if it's not
accidental, then it's a purposeful attempt to manipulate whoever they're talking to.
I saw a good little joke this morning, which echoes SteveS' nihilistic argument
from convenience:
https://mastodon.social/web/@AgreeableLandscape/109074621789771764
"Why do you have a job at a private company, buy food from a chain grocery store,
and have a smartphone from a monopolistic tech company if you hate #capitalism so
much?"
"Excuse me Mr. Cow, why are you at a factory farm if you don't want to get
eaten?"
(Obviously, it's not "Mr. Cow", but whatever.) Are we cows? Really? Or are we more
plastic creatures who *can* undermine and retool the reigning forcing structures like Amazon (or
"the government")?
On 9/28/22 08:53, Marcus Daniels wrote:
Glen writes:
< Not that Amazon sucks or anything ... Yay! A New Walmart to destroy small
businesses! What will our billionaire overlords think up next? >
Someone will systematize the ordinary. It happens to be Amazon. If they have
too much power, the government needs to break them up.
Marcus
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It seems like the Ebook directly from Lulu is cheaper:
https://www.lulu.com/shop/jenny-quillien/delights-muse-on-christopher-alexanders-the-nature-of-order-a-summary-and-personal-interpretation/ebook/product-1nq2m2vd.html?q=Delight%27s+Muse&page=1&pageSize=4
<https://www.lulu.com/shop/jenny-quillien/delights-muse-on-christopher-alexanders-the-nature-of-order-a-summary-and-personal-interpretation/ebook/product-1nq2m2vd.html?q=Delight%27s+Muse&page=1&pageSize=4>
Not that Amazon sucks or anything ... Yay! A New Walmart to destroy small
businesses! What will our billionaire overlords think up next?
On 9/27/22 19:02, Steve Smith wrote:
I believe Jenny is still subscribed to this list but probably isn't following it closely so
may not have seen any of this discussion. I recommend her personal reflections on
Alexander's work: Delight's Muse
<https://www.amazon.com/DelightS-Christopher-AlexanderS-Nature-Order/dp/143031317X
<https://www.amazon.com/DelightS-Christopher-AlexanderS-Nature-Order/dp/143031317X>>
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