A very sad story of community under capitalism.

http://wired.com/story/the-battle-for-buy-nothing?utm_source=pocket_mylist

“A childless couple who, after multiple miscarriages, finally gave away their unused baby items. The recipient, collecting this on behalf of a pregnant friend, mentioned that the friend was thinking about putting her child up for adoption. One thing led to another, and soon the couple became the infant’s adoptive parents.

This always happens.

Things turn sour.

Is it available? yes

But first you have to realise that Facebook will enshitten anything you try to achieve on it, and, under capitalism, there is no alternative to Facebook.

Unless you, dear reader, know of one

Watch “Why You Need A Good Internal BS Meter” on YouTube

Rick Beato is a musician and educator.

This is the best statement on the need for Bullshit Detector since Postman and Weingartner wrote Teaching As A Subversive Activity, the whole text of which is around on the web, and is a must read.

BTW, I hate videos. Just give me the feckin’ words and the odd diagram. But there’s always an exception to every rule.