u/Solidduty

Context & Origin

Growing up in Sweden and watching the gradual erosion of our social democratic welfare state, I’ve reflected deeply on why that model struggled against neoliberal pressures. While I believe the mid-20th-century Swedish model is the closest baseline to my ideals, it left the ultimate lever of power capital ownership largely intact. This allowed wealth to re-concentrate and eventually roll back public gains. To prevent that degradation, I believe we need a system that balances a strong welfare state with a regulated, worker-owned market.

Public Needs in Public Hands

A society must guarantee the foundational conditions of a dignified life. The state should act as a guardian, directly providing universal healthcare, housing, education, utilities, infrastructure, and food security. These are non-negotiable needs that no one should have to compete for. Therefore, the state must be the primary controller of housing development and the sole controller of essential infrastructure, water, power, and care.

Personal Choices in Democratic Markets

Beyond essential needs, consumer goods should be allocated through a regulated market economy to avoid the bureaucracy and inefficiencies of total state control. However, traditional authoritarian corporate hierarchy must be abolished. Instead, I propose a dynamic democratization of the workplace: as a company scales in size, capital, and market influence, a progressively larger percentage of board seats and capital shares must automatically transition into the hands of the workers. The larger the company size, the larger the share of power and profit to the workers.

The Capital Asymptote and Land Stewardship

To prevent the creation of monopolies and extreme societal divides, wealth accumulation must be capped via an endlessly progressive tax scale on owned capital, property, and inheritance. Perpetual capital hoarding must be made impossible. Furthermore, land ownership must be treated differently from ordinary goods, it should be heavily regulated and capped as holdings grow, recognizing land as a finite resource. Preventing the creation of a renting class.

Democratic Pluralism

A multi-party system with competitive elections is essential to keep state power transparent and checked. I reject both authoritarian government and corporate authoritarianism. No government should control every aspect of your life, and no corporation should become powerful enough to make your freedom dependent on it.

The Synthesis

My political philosophy comes from a simple premise: public needs in public hands, personal choices in democratic markets, and democracy as the limit on capital.

By combining a robust welfare state that guarantees human needs, a regulated market for consumer goods, and a dynamically democratized workplace where corporate power scales with the workers, we can prevent wealth re-concentration. This approach preserves individual liberty and market flexibility while ensuring that economic power constantly circulates back to the public, keeping the ideals of democratic egalitarianism alive without a centralized command economy.

I believe state control of the entire economy is unrealistic and prone to bureaucracy. Instead, I favor a framework built on a simple premise: public needs in public hands, personal choices in democratic markets, and democracy as the limit on capital.

Here is how I outline my personal political beliefs:

• Decommodified Public Needs: The state acts as a guardian, directly providing universal healthcare, housing, education, utilities, infrastructure, and food security through a strong welfare state.
• Democratized Market Economy: Non-essential consumer goods are allocated through a regulated market economy. However, enterprise hierarchy is abolished, workers automatically receive equity shares and proportional board representation.
• Capital Asymptote: Wealth accumulation is capped via an endlessly progressive tax scale on owned capital and land, making perpetual capital hoarding structurally impossible.
• Democratic Pluralism: A multi-party system with competitive elections keeps state power transparent and checked.

I've been trying to find an old YouTube channel that I came across around 2014–2015, and I've never been able to forget it.

The channel was run by an older woman, probably around 70–80 years old, with white/grey hair. She dressed completely normally and filmed herself in a bright, ordinary-looking room. Most of the videos were essentially just her sitting very close to the camera and staring directly into the lens while talking.

She would talk for anywhere from 10 minutes to several hours about things like souls, consciousness, existence, the universe/cosmos, spirituality, and philosophical ideas. She uploaded fairly regularly, which is what makes it strange to me — this wasn't just one bizarre video, but what seemed to be an ongoing channel.

The thing I remember most vividly is her expression. She would often have a slight smile and very wide/open eyes while staring straight into the camera. There wasn't anything obviously threatening about her or the videos, but the whole thing had an extremely eerie feeling.

I vaguely remember the channel having around 15,000 subscribers, and I think she may also have had a Facebook page. I have a vague memory that her name or the channel name started with B, although I could be completely wrong.

I also have a vague memory that she may have been Polish or Eastern European, or possibly spoke English with a noticeable accent.

I originally remembered her as an "old witch", but looking back, I don't think she was actually doing traditional witchcraft. It was more cosmic/spiritual/philosophical discussion.

I've tried searching YouTube and Google, but I haven't been able to find anything that matches. The channel may have been deleted, renamed, or simply disappeared over the years.

Does anyone recognize this channel or remember a creator like this? Even a possible name or old channel link would be incredibly helpful.

Hi!

I’m trying to track down an old YouTube channel I remember from around 2014–2015, but I can’t remember the name.

The channel was run by an elderly white/grey-haired woman, probably around 70–80 years old. She dressed normally and recorded herself in a bright, ordinary-looking room, usually sitting very close to the camera and speaking directly into it.

What made the videos so memorable was how she would stare into the camera with a smile and very wide/open eyes while calmly talking for anywhere from 10 minutes to several hours about things like souls, existence, the universe/cosmos, consciousness, philosophy, and spirituality. The videos were uploaded fairly regularly.

I vaguely remember the channel having around 15,000 subscribers, which seemed like a small audience at the time. I also think she may have had a Facebook page connected to the channel.

She may have been Polish or Eastern European, or possibly spoke English with a Polish/Eastern European accent. I have a vague memory that the channel or her name started with “B”, but I’m really not sure about that.

I originally thought of her as an “old witch” because the whole channel had a very strange, eerie feeling, but she wasn't necessarily doing traditional witchcraft. It was much more philosophical/cosmic/spiritual.

I've never forgotten these videos because they were really creepy in a completely unintentional way, and I'd love to find the channel again.

Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?

Hi,

I remember an old YouTube channel of an old white lady witch who sat staring into the camera, talking about souls and space for hours, uploading quite regularly on YouTube to a very small audience. I think that she had a Facebook as well, but it felt very creepy, and I haven't forgotten it since 2014- 15-ish; I can't remember the name something with b maybe i remember the channel had like 15k followers or somthing

Hi, I currently live in Malmö, and I'm trying to get into and learn Arabic, so far I've been practicing for a few weeks with apps like Duolingo, but I feel like app-based learning doesn't really feel right for me.

Do you know any good learning books, physical courses, or evening classes with local cultural groups, or bookshops in or around malmö that you could recommend?

(I'm Swedish, I'm just writing in english becouse its easyer outreach)