Most catchy phrases can’t acutely articulate the meaning behind the message.
People who argue to “defund the police” also mean use the funds meant to be distributed to the police force to other services that serve the same role, in a less harmful manner.
But that messaging doesn’t stick as easily.
I’ve had to do a lot of my rides indoors due to the Seattle weather and drivers.
There are times I don’t feel safe riding outside due to the lack of infrastructure.
This is coming from someone who logs 200 miles outdoors in the summer.
I’ve known plenty of people who will ask 1,000 questions about lifting before ever going to the gym.
I think this app is great for people who are just getting into it, and want something that feels like a definitive answer.
Im sure after a few months of this, you’ll find better information on how to progress, but I’d recommend this to anyone texting me “hey what should I do at the gym.”
I think the benefit to a holiday is that everyone gets it off and that’s maintained at the federal level, whereas more vacation is just a contract between you and your employer. The American work culture also makes it harder for individuals to take work off for a vacation.
If that’s how your employer views your work, sounds like unions are in order.
I don’t think workers should feel afraid of asking for better working conditions, and if workers are afraid, we’ll unions are the best answer to that problem.
To your first point, I think it’s a mistake to assume that the current situation is the natural result of our cities, where as it’s actually policy decisions that add up over time.
If 50 years ago, cities prioritized travel methods for walking and biking, the noise pollution this video describes wouldn’t be so prevalent.
> Rare as they may be, some people actually are writing detailed critiques of capitalism as an economic system. Good for them, even if I think they tend to be wrong more often than right. I hope they keep going.
So even if a person has a well thought out argument against capitalism, Johnson dismisses their thought automatically.
Interesting.
Most of the article focuses on how the individual doesn’t understand capitalism and can’t define it.
Fair, that’s the average person though. The average person hasn’t had the academic training or study to articulate every aspect of the economic model.
What the average person does have is experience with capitalism. They might not know what alienation means, but they’ve experienced it.
They might not know exactly what it means for their boss to make a profit off their labor, but they know they’re the ones making the company money, while not seeing profit sharing.
It’s easy to be a commentator and say “the average person doesn’t know what they’re talking about”, when the average person is just trying to make ends meet. I don’t like how Johnson is “punching down” in that respect.