Post #2495497
2026-05-09 17:32 UTC
Replies (5)
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@gregatron5@vmst.io 2026-05-09 18:07
Ok I'm finally watching the live set posted at the beginning of the article and holy shit i wish i had listed to this earlier wow
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@iris@neuromatch.social 2026-05-10 06:28
@gregatron5@vmst.io I could swear I read something nearly identical years ago, but I can't find it anymore. Very frustrating, because without being able to find it I'm not sure if I've read this same person's earlier work or if he's blatantly ripping off someone else. (I'd also prefer to cite and share the version that doesn't use phrases like "I'll wait. You can't." They really grate on me.) Anyway, yes, fully agree! I feel strongly that everyone should be secure in some basic standard of living, including the dignity of not being micromanaged and judged (means-tested). I think it's important to challenge the assumption that anyone needs to deserve these things. For one thing, human rights don't have to be earned, and I think there's a strong case to be made that physical and psychological wellness (1) are human rights and (2) are not universally accessible in a system with means testing. When we try to optimize for rewarding effort, virtue, skill, or compliance, the component of judgement introduces profound negative consequences. We have to be okay with some people not doing whatever we'd like to require they do, no matter how reasonable we think the requirements are. If we can manage that shift in mindset, we have so many more beautiful possibilities.
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@PapyrusBrigade@cosocial.ca 2026-05-10 11:48
@gregatron5@vmst.io I absolutely agree with the author that we are squandering our human resources by not having UBI. I'd argue the same for funding high quality public education. I'm really scratching my head over microtonal music as being revelatory. There are so many musicians doing this, and so many genres that make use of it, as noted in Wiki. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtonality Anyway, Brian Abbott plays some excellent microtonal 31 tone guitar. Such as here: https://redshiftrecords.org/catalogue/2026-releases/tk588/
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@mileslarsen@c.im 2026-05-10 12:29
@gregatron5@vmst.io this is absolutely awesome thank you so much for sharing it! I’m sending it to everyone
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@snowyfox@deadinsi.de 2026-05-10 15:01
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