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If you ever pass through Liguria, I can even treat you to a coffee. (But nothing more, eh! )
As the stereotype goes, you would probably forget your wallet at home :-)
Belin ehh l’ho lasciato a casaaa
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I am also Spanish, living in Japan, and our bars is one the things I miss the most. Seriously, you don't realize how amazing Spanish bars are until you don't have them. Here I just stop by a konbini, grab a can coffee and a plastic-wrapped sandwich, and off I go. There is no social nexus, and no neighbourhood for that matter. It's depressing.
When I was teaching in Ube, Japan in 1979, there was a great jazz music coffee bar. The entire wall behind the counter was covered with jazz LP's. They had huge speakers, a massive turntable, and a McIntosh amp. You would go in, pick an album and order coffee. The counter was lined with vacuum coffee makers. The barista would grind your choice of bean and fire up the coffee alembic. The boiling water would erupt into…
I am pretty sure that it was insanely cool and I would love to visit a place like that, but it is not the kind of bars we are talking about...
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When ever in the history of the world were humans not exploited by other humans, in much worse ways than now? I'd rather be google's data source for ads than be someones actual slave for example. Also I don't really like these luddite sentiments, usually shared between the two extremes, old ladies that never used the internet so they don't understand what they are missing, and IT guys that are too jaded to see the be…
Did we really just bring up and contrast current exploitation to slavery as an attempt defend social media?
You can compare anything. Being outraged at comparisons is the most basic reply to anything. You thinking something isn't comparable to something else is in itself a comparison. At least make an argument.
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Did we really just bring up and contrast current exploitation to slavery as an attempt defend social media?
You can compare anything. Being outraged at comparisons is the most basic reply to anything. You thinking something isn't comparable to something else is in itself a comparison. At least make an argument.
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Did we really just bring up and contrast current exploitation to slavery as an attempt defend social media?
You can compare anything. Being outraged at comparisons is the most basic reply to anything. You thinking something isn't comparable to something else is in itself a comparison. At least make an argument.
..."It is exploitation but at least it is not slavery" is a (let me put it frankly for you seen as you need it) shit argument that justifies and proves nothing.
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Huh? Not every culture or community is built so centrally around atomization and transactionality as the prevailing one is. But those things represent the essence of what capitalism is , and are central to what it aspires to acheive. It works its magic when people can negotiate their relationships through currency and through accounts measured against it, and so a society that means to participate in it is one that t…
Not only is not controversial but one of the bases of Marxist critique of capitalism is the concept of alienation, which not even the staunchest defenders of capitalism deny.
Compared to what? AFAICT, all other systems alienate more, not less.
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Personally, if I could stop working tomorrow I would. I have nothing against work, but I do feel that most jobs aren't particularly meaningful, and so they act as a pacifier that fills in our time so we don't need to confront the question of: what do we do with our time?
> but I do feel that most jobs aren't particularly meaningful, and so they act as a pacifier that fills in our time For like 99% of people, work exists so they can buy a food and a roof over their head. > the question of: what do we do with our time? I've got a growing Steam library of games that I've bought but haven't gotten around to playing. It always surprises me when people complain about being bored after reti…
Covid showed me that the daily ritual of getting up at the same time, getting dressed in proper clothes, and taking a train somewhere all massively helped my mood and level of willingness to engage with life.
I can see how, in the absence of responsibilities, it's easy to slowly slide into a rut and become a depressed lump of a human that doesn't want to do anything. I also see that as part of the challenge: how do I stay disciplined enough to be happy, without being dependent on a job to force me out of bed?