EightBitBlood
I mean, these are all excellent policies. But I feel like they put the policy cart before the horse as they don’t address any of the major issues this country has been facing for decades.
Healthcare? Still worse from Trump. But sure people aren’t dying from rationing insulin they can’t afford.
Military Spending? Worth it to protect Ukraine, but why are we increasing an already inflated budget we can’t afford?
Minimum wage increasing for the first time in decades? How about student debt is forgiven for only the most vulnerable.
Public education? Higher education? Inflation? Job security? Voting rights? Abortion? Expanding the Supreme Court?
I’m not saying this administration hasn’t done good for this country. And I’m certainly not saying the alternative would be better.
What I’m saying is that this countries house is on fire and you want us to clap when all the Biden admin has done is turn on the garden hose.
Sure we’re “moving in the right direction” - but for the last 20 years the US keeps moving backwards much faster than it can move forward. Building this country back brick by brick doesn’t do much when it keeps getting bulldozed.
If the Biden admin wants people to vote for them in droves, pulling the corporate hand out of their ass to enact some immediate and much needed changes through executive orders would be a fucking slam dunk. We all watched as the previous administration used the “unitary executive” theory to pass a bunch of horseshit we all now have to deal with, but when it comes to actual progress this admin doesn’t want to take that path when it’s the only one that will lead to actual long term systemic change.
Our educations system has been in decline for the last 20 years. Instead foreign money has combine with private interests to blast us with complete made up bullshit propaganda 24/7. Almost all of our major news sources are now owned or operated by MAGA donors, who care more about money than public well being. Basically, half this country is now too stupid to determine if the information they’re viewing is corporate propaganda, or foreign government propaganda. Both are exploitative, and both want Americans sick because it’s profitable to them. So despite having a president that publicly threw out our pandemic response killing more Americans than in all the wars we’ve ever faught in combined - 4 years later we reelected him. That’s how bad the propaganda is here. Combined with poor education, we can no longer agree on how basic cause and effect works.
TL:DR - We’re now too stupid and hopped up on propaganda to understand how preventing diseases works.
Can confirm. Boring is the way. Accounting, economics, etc.
For me, I worked my ass off to be a person that works on movies and TV etc. Got lucky, held some dream positions, and even got to make my own thing.
However, if I could do it all again, I’d stay in the boring office job I had and share twice as much time with my family and friends.
Instead, I worked 80 hour weeks, made some decent money in respected roles, and then Covid took everyone and everything close to me. Money and respect mean nothing if you can’t share it with those you love.
Boring is the way. Don’t worry about liking your job in 10-20 years, worry about liking your life.
You’re half right.
We absolutley and without question have the money, resources, and infrastructure to supply the world with what it needs.
However, 90% of those resources are owned by individuals, not countries.
In order to accumulate this wealth, they have exploited millions, usually through government bribes, or capturing entire political parties outright.
Now that sharing their hoarded wealth is essential for human survival, they are choosing to disrupt any conversation about it. Socialism and the “left” way of thinking - to provide resources where they are best needed - is dangerous to their wealth, so they’ve spent millions on preserving it at the cost of preserving humanity.
That’s what you’re seeing across the globe. Selfish narcissists that care more about themselves than humanity.
As an American, don’t be naive. Trump said he had nothing to do with project 2025, and now it’s 40% complete in just 3 months in office. Everyone on the right side of politics isn’t to be trusted in this era. They are all absolutely full of shit, and will unquestionably align with Trumps insanity. Name a single one that hasn’t.
By all means, explain to me how Americans are supposed to fight against decades of wrong-think being bought and paid for by the richest people alive.
America is in the situation we’re in because money is power and those with the most of it decided to slowly take over this country. If 90% of the people here could unify, they still wouldn’t have the resources of the 30 billionaires controlling their tech and media narrative.
You better have a good answer of what to do when this happens again because based on the world wide rise of this kind of disinformation, it’s only a matter of time before it happens to your country too. Assuming your safe is the only short sighted thing America did in this situation.
So I wouldn’t be delighting in the strength these enemies showed in defeating the US, because it’s just a matter of time before they come for you next. And if the US didn’t stop them, you better be learning how.
Because this evil isn’t localized to the US.
Here’s some advice from someone with a high nat charisma role on birth:
Gaining friends, lovers, or even acquaintances isn’t a goal to be worked towards - rather - the best kinds of these relationships are byproducts of mutual interest and experiences.
If your efforts are only going towards showing up at social events to participate in small talk, then no wonder it feels like you’re coming home from work. Because that’s the same behavior expected at work.
This “social script” we’re expected to follow at work is to maintain social standing to get work done, rather than grow and deepen connections.
Basically, work socialization and personal socialization should be approached differently, and taking the work approach to your private life will likely lead to the same kind of relationships you’re building at work: simple and makes your work easier. (Rather than relationships that are deep, and make your life more colorful.)
Here’s something to try the next time you find a group you want to be a part of:
- 1st: Don’t talk about work itself. Talk about the actions you take at work. Don’t say, “I work in sales” say “I sell shit to those that don’t need it.”
Talk about the specific actions you take, in work or anywhere else, and personalize them.
The fundamentals of any relationship are built on the aligned behaviors of individuals. The easiest way to determine if the way you behave is similar to others is to talk about how you act. And if you can add in your own opinion about those actions, even better. These small things communicate who you are much better than anything else. Actions speak louder than words, so try your best to speak about yourself as the actions you take - use verbs to describe yourself, not nouns.
- 2nd: Don’t talk about yourself unless asked. Instead, engage with others to learn about them. Specially, what actions they like.
If you know someone is interested in something like bikes. Don’t ask what bikes they like, ask if they “like the thrill of downhill mountain biking,” or “prefer a chill bike ride through the park.”
Do they watch movies? Don’t ask “did you like that Movie?” Rather, ask “did you like pacing of that Movie?”
Verbs should also be at the heart of your inquiries into others, as they describe the actions others have that might align with yours.
That is - good relationships are built on mutual action, not mutual interest.
So don’t ask, “How was work?” ask “What projects are you working on?” Then follow that inquiry up with more specifics on their behaviour through that project - “How hard was the project to complete? Who got in your way?”
Basically, socialize as if the people you want to hang around are all the main characters within their own show. They have adventures, villians, love interests, etc - and just spending time learning what those are, will make them feel closer to you. Once you know enough about them, you can begin asking them about the events in their own show. That is, in time, your small talk will grow from, “how was work?” to “did you get your evil manager fired over their bullshit harrasment?”
And that’s the difference between a friend, and someone you know at work.
Eventually, when you learn about these people more, you’ll discover the behaviour they have that aligns with yours. And eventually, you’ll begin doing stuff together with them.
They like casual bike rides? Cool, give it a shot with them! They like seeing matinees on Sunday? Cool join em!
The more you show an interest in how people behave, the more likely it is they will want to include you as part of that behaviour.
- 3rd. Encourage others. Be their hype man.
You know how they act? Great. Encourage it. Sometimes, even encourage it with you included.
They love bike riding? Great. Tell them about the park near your house they should try. Heck. You can even join em.
People often have goals tied to their favorite behaviours. If you know what those goals are, you can encourage them to pursue them. When they succeed, you will now be a part of it they’ll remember.
In time, you keep up the above, you’ll be surrounded by people you know well, and whom you’ve shared a lot of activities with.
And they will without question enjoy you in their lives for it.
They do. Because they already got away with making the US fail to realize a whole bunch. About project 2025. About Trump. School shootings. Class solidarity. Etc. The US is pliable because 50% of the country just needs someone on Fox to tell them how okay it is for them to get fucked, and they’ll just let it happen.
Problem is, there are clear limits on how far this can be pushed. And these idiots are just about to discover what those limits are. But they are without question idiots, and certainly stupid enough to not see how this is going to effect them.