I think communism is only achievable once we reach a post-scarcity, highly technologically advanced society.

The only way to negatively affect capitalism is to invoke inconsistencies in its functioning. I think communism, if the world doesn’t burn, will come about only once automation and post-scarcity contradict with the continued existence of relative inequality, which is, by definition of capitalism, essential for its functioning. These contradictions will unmask the reality shaped by capitalist ideology, an ideology which is currently too baked into ”reality“ for any real worldview altering insight into capitalisms inconsistencies.

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u/No_Yesterday_8167 — 19 days ago

Weather update - 3 days out

Thursday: Looking like drizzly rain for most of the day, with pockets of sunshine

Friday: Largely dry for most of the day with a bit of light showers, sunny at times

Saturday: Looking like the nicest day of the festival. No rain, sunshine and a high of 19 degrees

Sunday: Bit too far out to tell just yet, but potential for heavy rain from mid afternoon onwards, sunday looking like the wettest day of the festival.

This could change, but it's looking okay so far.

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u/No_Yesterday_8167 — 2 months ago

Do solar eclipses show the limit of our evolution?

Because of the solar eclipse taking place in Europe today, it just got me thinking about how we look away instantly when we stare too long at the sun. Of course it’s harmful so that’s why we have a reflex towards it, staring at the sun has no evolutionary advantage. But in a solar eclipse there is no reflex, yet we still get the harmful rays and it can destroy our retina. It just got me thinking is the painlessness associated with damage to the retina in an eclipse because we simply ONLY evolved to look away because of light intensity? Our retina is still being harmed, so clearly this is the first line of defence for our eyes. So did our bodies just never bother developing pain sensing cells in our retina, because the light intensity aversion usually did the trick?

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u/No_Yesterday_8167 — 2 months ago