Burning bright right till the end.

has anyone noticed that working for a living sucks ass

"Wealth isn't "stuff", its the social relationship of command."

Oh fuck thats an amazing point.

The medieval king did not have aspirin.

He also did not have to wait six weeks for an appointment with a doctor who told him to lose weight and the pain will go away.

The medieval king did not have a car, or even a bicycle.

He also did not have to travel an hour and a half every morning and back every evening to work so he could keep a roof over his head.

The medieval king did not have internet access.

He also did not have to give his personal information to companies that treat it carelessly (how many major data breaches have there been in the last few years? How many of those companies have gone bankrupt or had people go to jail over that?), in order to remain connected to a network of potential job opportunities.

It's not about "what modern things do you have that didn't exist 500 years ago?" It's "how much of your life is free to live as you wish, without worry, without threats, without someone else having the ability to make you miserable just by refusing to acknowledge your existence?"

[Image descriptions in order: a tweet by @lockoutdays "Drew Hancock" which says "Saying the bottom 95% isn't wealthy because the top 1% is wealthier is like saying I'm not tall at 6'3" because Shaq is 7 feet tall".

@HeavenlyPossum "All Possums Go to Heaven" replies in a thread, which says "Except that the rich are quite literally rich because everyone else is poor.

Wealth doesn't exist independent of poverty. Wealth is a social claim to gatekeep access to resources, so that people who lack that claim must labor for you to access those resources to survive.]

["Quote, “A poor person in America with a phone and a fridge is richer than any medieval king!” unquote.

Except the king didn't worry about where his next meal would come from, or whether he could heat his hall, or whether he'd be fired from his job because his car wouldn't start.]

["The king didn't worry about those things because his wealth translated into command over people who would labor for him or give him things he wanted.

Wealth isn't "stuff,” it's a social relationship of command.]

["Poverty is the flip side: a social relationship of precariousness that drives subordination.

Poverty has real measurable effects on health and lifespan that can't be explained by a lack of as much “stuff” as the rich, but can be explained by a response to chronic stress.]

["Poverty is the flip side: a social relationship of precariousness that drives subordination.

Poverty has real measurable effects on health and lifespan that can't be explained by a lack of as much “stuff” as the rich, but can be explained by a response to chronic stress."]

The Aristocats (1970) dir. Wolfgang Reitherman

we passed a sign in boring that said their sister city is dull, scotland

oh there's a third! bland, new south wales!

I'm sorry but I just have to appreciate the wordplay on that last sign. It's brilliant.

Daniel Casson

"find something that doesn't feel like work to you" so close! everything feels like work because I just want to be at home doing nothing and to go on walks

It's that time again. It's time to long for Rotkehlchen.

Sherlock Holmes (2009) dir. Guy Ritchie

Spoopy vibes 👻

IVE BEEN WAITING ALL YEAR TO POST THIS YOU DONT EVEN KNOW

I’m crying. 

i scheduled this a year ago..

Scheduling for every year

daylight doesn’t need any saving. i do

Cinna and friends ready for spooky fest

The real luxuries in life are slow mornings, quiet moments, uninterrupted quality time and being with the people you love

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