alternative futures: what to do with a ubi (part 2)

note: this part of this world was inspired by two things:

1. a conversation with robin chase about maximum incomes, and
2. this brilliant question by kohli baker, relayed to me by robin: “what is the central conflict driving …”

alternative futures: i can see beneath the present

i am so tired of getting trouble for this.

self-determination isn't optional; it's necessary

as i experience more and more of the world and myself, i’m increasingly convinced of this: self-determination is not optional; it is necessary. in order for those of us who are working for liberation to get there, self-determination isn’t one of many paths: it is the only path.

emergent strategy quote collection: 5

preface: see post #1.

the scam of credit cards

so maybe i’m thinking about this all wrong, but last month i had a real visceral experience with the scam of credit. i’ve known/felt ever since i was little that the concept of credit didn’t really make sense (back when i learned about the sin of usury (like the original definition of usury) in like sunday school), but back in sept i had a real experience of the twistedness of the system. and i say that not having done anything wrong. here are the pieces that i saw.