cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5666821

Deus Ex 4, anyone?

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5666821

Deus Ex 4, anyone?

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5665856

This honest-to-God looks pretty 'ight.

I might get it...

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5665856

This honest-to-God looks pretty 'ight.

I might get it...

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5607117

What I said last time:

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Calling all Autistic comrades!

And calling all neurodivergent comrades!

We will be going through Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism by Robert Chapman. You can purchase the book through this hyperlink here or here or even here (but preferably through the first two links as I want to support the publisher).

The first two chapters are:

Chapter 1. Rise of the machines

and

Chapter 2. The invention of normality

There's also the Preface and Introduction.

Every week, we'll go through two chapters, at least, every week, but if you want, we can go through it bi-weekly (as in, every two weeks, to be precise). I don't think it deserves to be monthly as it's a rather short book. It's about 165 pages of actual text and the rest of the book is supplementary pages, such as References and Works Cited. Otherwise, give your general thoughts down below.

My thoughts:

I'm near the end of the book. I like that Robert Chapman takes issue with Judy Singer and some of her comments later on. But also, regarding the first two chapters, I felt that they were really compelling and helped set up the general interest in the matter at hand. I felt that it does well in terms of getting the reader to understand why normativity is a negative feature of capitalism, even if it may have been preferable to the pseudo-science of the feudal era. The feudal era's views on mind and body are interesting, though, and more in line with reality, where there is no obsession with a "normative slate" (my words) and instead, everyone is literally different, more or less, from each other. Not sure how to explain it in my own words, but I think as children, we all kinda thought this before we had concepts of what was "right and normal" and what was "wrong and harmful." The relation to Das Kapital and Marx in the second chapter are also pretty interesting as well.

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What I say this time:

The next two chapters are:

Chapter 3. Galton's paradigm

and

Chapter 4. The eugenics movement

The info about Francis Galton was interesting and it's no surprise that he helped found psychiatry, looking back on it all. Emil Kraepelin (a name that I didn't exactly recognize) was also fond of Francis Galton and probably carried the eugenicist approach with him. In sum, Kraepelin wanted to "winnow" people out so they wouldn't "mix" with the other races and wanted to expand on Galton's "scientific" study of intelligence and encompass every aspect of the human mind in his research. Also, the leading power of psychiatry was Germany which, well, certainly became more important later. And according to the first page of chapter 4, Winston Churchill was a big proponent of eugenicist psychiatry. The word normalcy also started to appear with Warren G. Harding's Presidential run in 1920.

My overall thoughts are that this book excels in bringing people up to speed on the history of psychology, psychiatry, and neurodiversity and capitalism from a Marxist point-of-view. Definitely well-worth the read. I highly recommend it.

Here are some questions to help guide you when giving your thoughts down below:

What, and how much, did you learn from the last two chapters?

and

What did you find most interesting from them and what would you like to be elaborated on more?

So same questions as last time, but they work here, in this case.

Join me in this book club that I've set up and I'll tag you all as needed.

Anywho, fire away!

(Make sure to invite others!)

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5600161

Thoughts on this book?

Thoughts on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit?

I might watch The Rings of Power but I've heard mixed things on it. What do you all think of it?

Mostly though: I'm hoping that some people here can expand on what I'm reading so far.

'Cause honestly, I do like what I'm reading, I do, and that's because I genuinely like the mythological tone that the world-building takes. And Numenor as an "Atlantis" is a fine way to do things, but honestly, I doubt they'll be able to do much with it in whatever Amazon property they decide to make of it (which, I mean, is fine). I wonder if there are other shows or serials besides The Rings of Power that are coming out? Either way: I really like the beginning and how everything started with music and song.

Your thoughts?

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5600161

Thoughts on this book?

Thoughts on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit?

I might watch The Rings of Power but I've heard mixed things on it. What do you all think of it?

Mostly though: I'm hoping that some people here can expand on what I'm reading so far.

'Cause honestly, I do like what I'm reading, I do, and that's because I genuinely like the mythological tone that the world-building takes. And Numenor as an "Atlantis" is a fine way to do things, but honestly, I doubt they'll be able to do much with it in whatever Amazon property they decide to make of it (which, I mean, is fine). I wonder if there are other shows or serials besides The Rings of Power that are coming out? Either way: I really like the beginning and how everything started with music and song.

Your thoughts?

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5599990

A new browser with a "new engine" apparently ("that being chromium, gecko and webkit" according to one comment).

Your overall thoughts on it? The video is less than 20 minutes so far. Looks 'ight so far too, afaik. But I'm no expert.

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5466487

Excerpt from the article:

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CHICAGO—On the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 22, a handful of delegates to the Democratic National Convention launched a sit-in just steps away from the entrance to the United Center, where Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to give her acceptance speech Thursday evening.

The sit-in was sparked by the DNC’s refusal to include a Palestinian speaker on the stage line-up at any point during the four-day meeting. The Uncommitted Movement released a statement that read, in part:

“Uncommitted delegates urge the Democratic Party to reject a hierarchy of human values by ensuring Palestinian voices are heard on the main stage. We are learning that Israeli hostages’ families will be speaking from the main stage. We strongly support that decision and also strongly hope that we will also be hearing from Palestinians.”

The United Auto Workers (UAW) released a statement Thursday morning strongly backing the delegates were are sitting in and supporting their demand.

“If we want peace, if we want real democracy, and if we want to win this election, the Democratic Party must allow a Palestinian-American speaker to be heard from the DNC stage tonight,” the UAW said.

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Here's hoping for the best, but I don't expect much from the DNC here...

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5466487

Excerpt from the article:

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CHICAGO—On the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 22, a handful of delegates to the Democratic National Convention launched a sit-in just steps away from the entrance to the United Center, where Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to give her acceptance speech Thursday evening.

The sit-in was sparked by the DNC’s refusal to include a Palestinian speaker on the stage line-up at any point during the four-day meeting. The Uncommitted Movement released a statement that read, in part:

“Uncommitted delegates urge the Democratic Party to reject a hierarchy of human values by ensuring Palestinian voices are heard on the main stage. We are learning that Israeli hostages’ families will be speaking from the main stage. We strongly support that decision and also strongly hope that we will also be hearing from Palestinians.”

The United Auto Workers (UAW) released a statement Thursday morning strongly backing the delegates were are sitting in and supporting their demand.

“If we want peace, if we want real democracy, and if we want to win this election, the Democratic Party must allow a Palestinian-American speaker to be heard from the DNC stage tonight,” the UAW said.

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Here's hoping for the best, but I don't expect much from the DNC here...

Excerpt from the article:

CHICAGO—On the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 22, a handful of delegates to the Democratic National Convention launched a sit-in just steps away from the entrance to the United Center, where Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to give her acceptance speech Thursday evening.

The sit-in was sparked by the DNC’s refusal to include a Palestinian speaker on the stage line-up at any point during the four-day meeting. The Uncommitted Movement released a statement that read, in part:

“Uncommitted delegates urge the Democratic Party to reject a hierarchy of human values by ensuring Palestinian voices are heard on the main stage. We are learning that Israeli hostages’ families will be speaking from the main stage. We strongly support that decision and also strongly hope that we will also be hearing from Palestinians.”

The United Auto Workers (UAW) released a statement Thursday morning strongly backing the delegates were are sitting in and supporting their demand.

“If we want peace, if we want real democracy, and if we want to win this election, the Democratic Party must allow a Palestinian-American speaker to be heard from the DNC stage tonight,” the UAW said.

Here's hoping for the best, but I don't expect much from the DNC here...

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5446920

lmao