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Your memeory might be fine. We put an unnatural burden on folk to recall in late stage capitalism, paired with rampant gaslighting and other abuse tactics. I u
by dontbenebby 4y ago
Your memeory might be fine. We put an unnatural burden on folk to recall in late stage capitalism, paired with rampant gaslighting and other abuse tactics.
I use a paper diary, paired with storing my important appointments on my phone in iCal.
I haven't found a good solution to the fundemental issue that paper notes are unencrypted but offline, while electronic notes are easily siphoned up by electronic intrusions.
But by turning off services like iCloud, using encryption when offered, and reminding folks who act on information they shouldn't have I'm not required to excuse such behavior, you can greatly simplify your life.
Focus on consent -- being able to recall bare facts like medical appointments or the day you need to return your video tapes, and keep emotional stuff on paper IMHO.
(I usually keep two notebooks, one for "emo BS" for lack of a better phrasing, and one for more sciencey stuff, but they've merged into one during my unemployment.)
- Wolfbeta 4y ago"the day you need to return your video tapes" That day has long passed.
- tra3 4y agoIt’s an “American psycho” reference, maybe.
- dontbenebby 4y agoYup. Wanna see my business card while we're at it? I had them shipped in from New Zealand :-)
- astrange 4y agoThe people who say "late stage capitalism" might be suffering from memory issues, in that Marx decided capitalism was going to fail due to the declining rate of profit in 1860ish and it has continued to not fail since then.
- spread_love 4y agoThe phrase was coined about 100 years later, to describe the fear that globalization, wage stagnation, and automized labor would result in the poor mental health of workers, with rippling effects. Of course, that never happened...right?
- astrange 4y agoI believe in the power of people to feel equally bad about their life no matter how well or poorly they're doing. That's called the hedonic treadmill.
- spread_love 4y agoAgreed, "late-stage capitalism" was spot on, thanks for not challenging that. A phrase that you actually thought came from "around 1860ish" is dismissed, but an ancient debunked hypothesis from the 1700s is your belief system?
- astrange 4y ago? "Hedonic treadmill" is from 1970 and not disproven. Going back to the 1700s would be a good demonstration - why would "late capitalism" be more depressing than being a subsistence farmer who had 10 children because the first 7 died?
- spread_love 4y ago> "Hedonic treadmill" is from 1970 Oh wow, you really didn't know https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_on_Inequality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_on_Inequality > Going back to the 1700s would be a good demonstration Of...mercantilism? > not disproven Are people with chronic illness just as happy as those without it? If not, your 250-, er, 50-year-old hypothesis is destroyed. https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/18532/1/dp639.pdf https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/18532/1/dp639.pdf
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