Zero essential workers

8-0, with a concurrence from Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Yes. I will see what I can do.

Much appreciated. Between what you and @hello_hello@hexbear.net have said it sounds like Discord is a colossal mistake for an org. I wish I had more options locally, but in the meantime I’ll keep Discord communication as minimal as possible.

You also are required to submit an email address and a phone number to use the service

Goddammit.

Earlier in the Axios thing they talk about people watching Friends and Seinfeld to understand the before times. But they’re forgetting Elaine aghast at Puddy for not reading on a plane. “You’re just gonna sit there, staring at the back of the seat?” “Yeah.”

I do have a dumb phone, but I have disabled texting.

From the Atlantic article they link:

I cannot overemphasize how little there was to do before we all had smartphones. A barren expanse of empty time would stretch out before you: waiting for the bus, or for someone to come home, or for the next scheduled event to start. Someone might be late or take longer than expected, but no notice of such delay would arrive, so you’d stare out the window, hoping to see some sign of activity down the block. You’d pace, or sulk, or stew.

Dude, read a book. What the fuck?

I don’t have a smartphone and am happy to answer any other questions.

I thought I’d err on the side of being charitable but that error just looks bigger and bigger, doesn’t it?

Before “tankie” became such a popular term the difference was framed as a question of “socialism from above” versus “socialism from below,” as discussed in this Hal Draper pamphlet.