Post #2096235
2026-04-28 12:50 UTC
@SydneyJim @phocks @MelissaBearTrix I don't see how "living there" would necessarily connect people with those realities - let alone in Japan, where personal problems are shunned as non-conformity. Most Germans don't have a clue about our social "slums" - and they're less "slum" than a favela, but still socially disadvantaged as heck.
Check out the doc, it's really good!
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@promovicz@chaos.social 2026-04-28 12:52
@SydneyJim @phocks @MelissaBearTrix Personally, I don't care how we define "slum" - but I care if people are socially disadvantaged at scale. To me, that's defining for a "slum". If you don't get to choose where you live, that's already "half a slum".
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@SydneyJim@mastodon.social 2026-04-28 12:53
@promovicz @phocks @MelissaBearTrix I am a Zen Buddhist priest, if you don’t know, that entails connecting with those who are less fortunate & assisting with those who are in need. I don’t think watching a film is going to give you any greater insight into a society than living in it.