Sir, this is a no-fret zone. To keep it safe for people not to fret, I’m afraid I must ask you to come back when you’ve sorted your fretting elsewhere.

/s

Is this really different from your banker manipulating financially vulnerable people (who need accounts and debit cards instead of keeping all in cash) or hair dressers manipulating hygiene vulnerable people, etc?

I mean, most customer service people try to give the impression that I’m the only important client they have, seems it’s on me to cope with being just another john.

If I’d get all “but you promised this discount was special!” and threatening to kidnap the representative, you’d rightfully call the authorities. Why is there a difference between types of work?

Considering how much time and effort you spend on exercise, might it not be worth it to splurge on a professional consultation?

They should be able to give you an appropriate routine, assess any blind spots, and fixing your bicep/triceps issue without breaking a sweat.

Seems like you’re running in to the same problems the rest of the world has, only slower. You don’t even have to come up with a solution, just steal one.

Besides, the state retirement fund is only structured that way as a cash buffer, borrowing the retirement fund of a whole generation. You could just as well go back to how it was done in the 70ies with the retirement fund actually built from people’s taxes, and not from the next generation’s - boom, no more problems with uneven generation populations.

Why doesn’t the working class, the larger of the two, simply not eat the owning class?

Jokes aside; seems to me the problem is that policy is set on feelings rather than reality, and then the argument of “not sustainable” gets irrelevant (which is why the policy carries on even though demonstrably wrong).That I can understand, cutting off one’s nose to spite the face kinda deal. But if you’re spiteful, it might be a reasonable (although not rational) choice.

If you’re looking for efficient and/or rational policy, you need more mature representatives, simple as.

Let’s give you the benefit of the doubt. What is it that’s unsustainable with social security?

Benefits increase GDP growth, cushions impact on performance of market upheavals, increases political stability, reduces poverty, increases health and productivity and of course increases happiness.

It would seem to me that it’s a sound investment for both economic, societal, moral and selfish reasons. Please tell me where my analysis or the data doesn’t support my conclusion.

Useful subskill I’d call it, I use it for scout mastering, organising (in nonprofits), adult training, team projects, event organisation, coaching and consulting both nonprofit and for work.

Observing groups is a very useful skill, in minutes you can tell who’s where in the hierarchy, what the cliques are, how well they coordinate, how information flows, and where influence springs from.

This let’s you not only insert yourself at the right moment, peg, and place for maximum efficacy, but also informs you of barriers, challenges to overcome, and next steps for the group to act better together.

Hobby/skill/interest in Group dynamics, useful for coaching, creating community, project organisation, and group coaching.

A nice crafts project is an excellent way to spend an afternoon. And as they say, all arts are political…

Maybe go have a meet downtown all together and brainstorm some ideas? See where the mood takes you?

Or an adjacent shower building

This is actually hilarious. It’s an absurdist parody on a parody of absurdism.

Which makes it meta-absurd 🤣

Died and often killed, don’t forget that demonstrations are the compromise for a civil discourse. When not being treated civilly, it quickly becomes a mob and the lynching begins.

Like a planned economy?

Oh don’t get me wrong, it’s a thoroughly unjust system. That is just their argument for perpetuating it. (I could definitely have phrased it better)

And I also believe it’s rigged.

Which means that the only way to win is to break the rules, or play a different game, which sounds more ominous than intended. But I do believe we need to do away with capitalism, or the very least capitalists. Either the $1 billion “you win” cap, or just a wholly different way of economic organisation. Other options are available, but few are as civil.

Agreed. It’s very hard to beat the system from within. And their arguments only make sense within it.

Now if only there was a way to break the system… 🤔

Oh, sorry for being unclear. I’m not USAmerican, I have no love for the dems other than that they’re not the GOP; not actively promoting fascism, enacting pogroms, or dismantling human rights.

I’m an activist. And I currently teach, support and organise people to take an active role in their community.

I know from experience that change needs nimble and concerted action, and on a grassroots level resourcefulness to find the actions that work.

I’m not saying the dems nor others aren’t doing what they think is best, I’m saying that you should too. And maybe repeatedly petitioning the people you don’t believe capable of helping might not be the best use of your efforts.

Unless it is all you can muster, at which coming to terms with that will almost certainly help both your mental well being and sym-/empathy for other action which will in turn benefit the change.

Tell me, what would a third option be?

Petitioning your representatives is action, until you lose faith in it leading to change, then it’s coping.

Either you find another action you believe could lead to change, or you don’t.

Which is precisely the argument they give for why capitalists are needed, and thus warrant recompense (at the expense of the worker).

You only have two real options: cope or act.

It seems to me history has many more suggestions for action beyond vote and protest. Current organisations are asking for help fundraising, organising, coordinating, messaging, striking. Even protecting the marginalised is an act of compassion and resistance.

Or you cope; it’s your life and country, do what you want while you can.