What strong small communities of strong free and equal individuals are doing is what will lead to change. Stop looking for leaders or figureheads to carve the path for you and grant "legitimacy", and stop worshiping at alter of media figures.
Hollywood and media is largely a cesspool of propaganda and a state/corpo/wallstreet controlled environment full of attention seeking grifters either looking to get rich, powerful, or just be seen at popular events. They are mostly looking to latch on to a cause so they can be seen as 'cool' or 'relevant' by the populace and massage their image and stroke their egos to build a brand.
Many of the GME communities, including this one, are leading the way on the grass-roots equal and strong groups of individuals thing brilliantly, but everytime I look, keeps falling back on that crutch of wanting to be part of the en vogue clique or get that popular kid from the right group to represent them.
Look at the upvotes on this post and all those like it. How many times have the communities elevated members or outsiders to be let down by them monumentally. Learn a lesson already.
I completely respect your opinions and others' even if they differ from mine.
However, I don't subscribe to that logic (edit: the any attention being good bit). Look where an ever increasing amount of corporate press, full of lies and gaslighting and corruption and propaganda has gotten us.
Add small voices like ours to the conversation to persuade and counter. Or maybe get some of the new, dissident, alternative press to chip in if you have vetted and trust them. But trust is the key components here. I trust those I know personally, not faces on my screen or voices in my ear.
I've watches Stewart his whole career and think he's a snake, and one of "them'". Controlled opposition as I said. I think those types pay lips service to tamp down movements so those in the movement think, "oh, look, someone important and popular is on our side and coming to save us. Maybe even a congress critter! Guess I'll just wait for them to do the heavy lifting with the DC and corpo connected big boys". Back to providing for your family and trying to enjoy life and such, which is good, but for those snakes. OR fall back into your regularly scheduled complacency.
Look at Occupy Wall Street, or any other large social movement. The Jon Stewarts of those events did fuck all to change the system.
Yours is pretty great too! Brings me joy. Also love seeing crossover from an instance which is pro-monero. Just subbed to the main community over there.
Thanks, friend! Peacefully opt out of the system by beating them at their own games and flipping the script. There is a lot of overlap in small groups working to negate the corrupted power structures without having to "fight'" them in the ways they are used to and more well equipped for.
Someone recently framed it to me as assymetric combat and all that, although I usually don't like to personally frame it as a fight or warfare or battle because I think we can do this passively without the need for violence.
These massive lumbering beasts have mortally wounded themselves through their own corruption, hubris and stupidity. I say just let them die.
Among many others I read and listen to, Peruvian Bull from your neck of the woods has some compelling insight on this I believe.
Well said, agreed with you completely. We have the tools in myriad ways to circumvent or destabilize the power structures which run rampant today. PB is a good thinker, and tries to keep even handed with his market commentary without focusing on any one asset (except academically) which I appreciate.
Looking forward to more similar cross contamination between our groups.
Love that perspective, my friend. And I genuinely hope you're right. Just as I hope I'm wrong on the motivations of some actors. I just need to see sustained proof, action and results to earn my trust or give any benefit of the doubt at this point.
Hopefully I'll meet ya to toast a Romulan Ale out amongst the stars in some far off galaxy sooner than later 🖖
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AnimorphFan1996@lemmy.whynotdrs.org · 6 pts · 2y
I noticed in hindsight that this post is a repost. Credit to @Zuberi for posting "Jon Stewart, Gary Gensler spar over SEC oversight: ‘It’s not a level playing field,’ Gensler says" about a month ago. I didn't find the original post when searching because it used a different title.
VolunTerry@monero.town · 4 pts · 2y
Don't sweat duplicates. It happens. If we've already read it, we can skip the redundant ones.
But thanks for the notice, I'll go repeat my comment left below here over there as well.
DiamondHansGruber@lemmy.whynotdrs.org · 4 pts · 2y
At least he’s honest some of the time 🤷♀️:
JS: Generally it seems like people don’t go to jail for financial crimes; they pay fines. I think that’s a fair statement.
GG: That’s fair.
ZombiezzzPlz@lemmy.whynotdrs.org · 2 pts · 2y
Wish JS would do a follow up interview
Fades@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Walked away from his show because of pressure from Apple, so not likely
SubDRSive@lemmy.whynotdrs.org · 1 pts · 2y
Let's ask part of the problem for a solution.
VolunTerry@monero.town · 2 pts · 2y
Don't hold your breath. All lip service.
VolunTerry@monero.town · 1 pts · 2y
Jon Stewart sucks. Controlled opposition.
What strong small communities of strong free and equal individuals are doing is what will lead to change. Stop looking for leaders or figureheads to carve the path for you and grant "legitimacy", and stop worshiping at alter of media figures.
Hollywood and media is largely a cesspool of propaganda and a state/corpo/wallstreet controlled environment full of attention seeking grifters either looking to get rich, powerful, or just be seen at popular events. They are mostly looking to latch on to a cause so they can be seen as 'cool' or 'relevant' by the populace and massage their image and stroke their egos to build a brand.
Many of the GME communities, including this one, are leading the way on the grass-roots equal and strong groups of individuals thing brilliantly, but everytime I look, keeps falling back on that crutch of wanting to be part of the en vogue clique or get that popular kid from the right group to represent them.
Look at the upvotes on this post and all those like it. How many times have the communities elevated members or outsiders to be let down by them monumentally. Learn a lesson already.
DiamondHansGruber@lemmy.whynotdrs.org · 3 pts · 2y
That’s one perspective, sure.
Another perspective is all press is good press 🤷♀️
Yet another perspective is that our cause is sufficiently viable enough to be targeted for the propaganda you describe 😉
Respectfully, the only lesson is buy, hodl, and DRS 💎🤙
VolunTerry@monero.town · 4 pts · 2y
Respect, friend 🤝👊
VolunTerry@monero.town · 1 pts · 2y
I completely respect your opinions and others' even if they differ from mine.
However, I don't subscribe to that logic (edit: the any attention being good bit). Look where an ever increasing amount of corporate press, full of lies and gaslighting and corruption and propaganda has gotten us.
Add small voices like ours to the conversation to persuade and counter. Or maybe get some of the new, dissident, alternative press to chip in if you have vetted and trust them. But trust is the key components here. I trust those I know personally, not faces on my screen or voices in my ear.
I've watches Stewart his whole career and think he's a snake, and one of "them'". Controlled opposition as I said. I think those types pay lips service to tamp down movements so those in the movement think, "oh, look, someone important and popular is on our side and coming to save us. Maybe even a congress critter! Guess I'll just wait for them to do the heavy lifting with the DC and corpo connected big boys". Back to providing for your family and trying to enjoy life and such, which is good, but for those snakes. OR fall back into your regularly scheduled complacency.
Look at Occupy Wall Street, or any other large social movement. The Jon Stewarts of those events did fuck all to change the system.
DiamondHansGruber@lemmy.whynotdrs.org · 3 pts · 2y
Hey thanks, it’s good to constructively disagree 🍻
That said, I’m not disagreeing with your underlying premise, only your conclusion of what it must mean.
It can both be true that he is controlled opposition and he legitimizes the movement with that opposition 💎✌️
See you on the moon
VolunTerry@monero.town · 3 pts · 2y
By the way, love your handle! Makes me smile every time.
Chives@lemmy.whynotdrs.org · 3 pts · 2y
Yours is pretty great too! Brings me joy. Also love seeing crossover from an instance which is pro-monero. Just subbed to the main community over there.
VolunTerry@monero.town · 4 pts · 2y
Thanks, friend! Peacefully opt out of the system by beating them at their own games and flipping the script. There is a lot of overlap in small groups working to negate the corrupted power structures without having to "fight'" them in the ways they are used to and more well equipped for.
Someone recently framed it to me as assymetric combat and all that, although I usually don't like to personally frame it as a fight or warfare or battle because I think we can do this passively without the need for violence.
These massive lumbering beasts have mortally wounded themselves through their own corruption, hubris and stupidity. I say just let them die.
Among many others I read and listen to, Peruvian Bull from your neck of the woods has some compelling insight on this I believe.
Chives@lemmy.whynotdrs.org · 3 pts · 2y
Well said, agreed with you completely. We have the tools in myriad ways to circumvent or destabilize the power structures which run rampant today. PB is a good thinker, and tries to keep even handed with his market commentary without focusing on any one asset (except academically) which I appreciate.
Looking forward to more similar cross contamination between our groups.
VolunTerry@monero.town · 3 pts · 2y
Love that perspective, my friend. And I genuinely hope you're right. Just as I hope I'm wrong on the motivations of some actors. I just need to see sustained proof, action and results to earn my trust or give any benefit of the doubt at this point.
Hopefully I'll meet ya to toast a Romulan Ale out amongst the stars in some far off galaxy sooner than later 🖖