This show is the epitome of “I’m an asshole because I’m better than you” and so many people used it to justify their behavior, and it finally addressed the fact that that’s not the case but instead the reality is “I’m an asshole because I’m immature and can’t take care of myself mentally or emotionally” and of course assholes are gonna cry about it. Because, again, they are immature and can’t handle their emotions.
This monologue is a prime example of “Sometimes if someone’s advice pisses you off it’s because they’re right and you know that applies to you.”
Now what would happen if a homeless quilt was made by someone who actually cared about homeless people?
Meet former ad designer Willie Baronet.
Baronet is an artist who talks to homeless people and buys their signs from them for $20 a pop, if they’re willing to sell. He uses the signs in art exhibits to educate the privileged and point them to ways they can help, and to humanize homeless people and tell them they matter.
One sign at a time, Baronet makes a statement to help people with $20 in their hand and a voice that rings across the nation saying “I’m here.”
So not only did they take the small, hand-made signs away from homeless people but instead of just tossing them, they kept them. Not only did they keep them as some kind of homeless trophy, they actually went through the time, energy, and effort (funded by tax dollars) to tape them together, pose for a picture, and post it during the holiday season.
This is why people say that there are no good cops. Because there aren’t.
I love that when the stock market falls nobody has any idea what is happening and everybody just starts making shit up. Like if you ever study labor history you know that there is literally no way to tell what is going to happen because so-called “experts” say the exact same things every time. The fundamentals are still good, or it is just a small correction, or whatever. People said that in 1929 and 2008 too. Like it might totally just be a minor blip - or it might be a major recession. Nobody knows, but everybody likes to give you their expert hot take on it.
Let’s end capitalism guys. Our lives shouldn’t depend on the gambling and greed of the super rich.
“Everyone starts making shit up” is honestly so much of economics and I’m completely serious. That’s the problem, people forget it’s a social science and not a natural science, so they treat all changes in the market as a normal cycle rather than something more.
Heard some important information on Twitter today, and thought I’d post it here for anyone who may not have heard it. This is actually a thing, devised by human rights organisation called Karma Nirvana.