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Yeah who knows? i hope this Omicron situation will help rich countries understand that we truly are in this together globally, we cant have that many people unvaxed, share the damn vaxx. Man the current surge was so QUICK, its quite insane. From 500 to 3800 daily cases in a very short time in Québec. Omicron is a bad motherfucker. Sure am worried about hospitals and my unvaxed mom. Already hearing about people i know, or their friends catching it a lot more than 1 month ago.

I have experienced many times in my life projects or events with leadership that is not based on power but around cooperation, or at least function with a very minimal amount of true power involved, i think it is something that is possible. At least i guess what is in the realm of the possible, is to implement such things in group that have a small scale, and in basic relationships day to day with everyone else in your life, as much as possible. I think this is not of the realm of the utopia. But the thing is that you cannot hope for it to work by over imposed structures alone, and by systematic transformation alone, it needs to come from a deeper point of view, a certain awareness of the dangers of power. And thus is it not that easy. Every individual involved needs to have a certain emotional self awareness about this. Add to the equation 8 billions people and...well yeah, quite difficult hahaha So maybe that total world peace is impossible? BUT that peace in an individual, or more focused, small scale environment and structure is more possible? and what we can hope for is pockets of peaceful environments? and the more small scale peaceful environments that can be created, the better the average of the whole will be?

I may lack nuance i must confess. This whole debate got me thinking about debate itself and let's say i give up assertions, and ask questions instead and keep things a bit more open and communicate my concerns with these things? We could aim for a minimal use of power in general? and aim for a better emotional awareness of the pitfall of power in relationships and structures? try to minimize it? aim education toward this? more respect and less domination? aim for humans to have self discipline or awareness instead of being controlled mainly by external agents and laws? aim toward a sense of responsability? some other question are: is power psychologically safe for human beings? are we questioning this enough? do we go into politics a bit too much without reflection just thinking thats how things are and thats it? can you trust a person, even with the best intentions in the world, the most idealist person, once in power to stay cold headed and not completely get over powered by power? isnt there any way to proceed and organize ourselves that is more balanced in terms of equity? Would that sound more reasonable? I think in the state of affairs right now it is indeed utopian to think that all power structures can be instantly abolished, i agree. The same way that you cant abolish oil and polluting technology instantly, too many of our structures are based around it. But there is always a way to tone things down progressively and do better maybe? This is just an IDM forum, but eh, for what it is worth humanity is gonna face some real challenges and we will have to ask ourselves some big questions probably very soon, like in the next 50-100 years with the climate change situation, so i guess we can try and practice a bit on an harmless IDM forum hahaha

And this is exactly why i think communism is not radical enough for me, existentially and politically. It does not question the concept of power itself. It still goes along everything that is rotten in politics. It does not go deep enough. It's a superficial philosophy that is not willing to go into the real depth of the preconceptions and assumptions we may have about the world, ourselves and human relationships. It is in some way very conventional and weak in it's critical analysis of what power is and the extent of its necessity. It's still just a basic political manifesto not looking at the full picture of the human experience. It does not include psychology, philosophy at a deeper level, secret instincts and subconscious motivations of human beings, will to power and egoism. It just falls short for me sorry. You can all the good intentions of the world, when power hits you, the egoistic traits of human nature are underlined. Every.Single.Time. Communism might look ok on paper but in practice its a superficial sham and a disconnected ideology not taking in consideration the human nature that corrupts in contact with power, the tendency to seek destruction of the other when you enter antagonistic views. ''we'll take power and then abolish power'' It's absurd. It's like saying we'll cure the poison with more poison. Abolish power straight away.

damn our prime minister is starting to look fkin exhausted by covid haha

Shit aint over till its over. WHO said 4-5 years at least, at the start of pandemic, and it seems that still hold. Politicians have been selling the end of Covid way too soon (''now its fine we're through'' like every 3 months lol ) I think the way its been sold that way is playing with some people mind. Hopes gets real high and gets crushed real hard everytime. Im personally minded it may last 5 more years or even 10 years and if it doesnt the better that will be a nice surprise. Pandemics arent a walk in the park and to mind oneself for long term is better than being deceived by over-optimistic politicians that say every couple of months that its finished.

@ilqx hermolia xpli Also i just want to take this opportunity to say im sorry for the aggressive action in China thread, we may have massive disagreement on some things, its no excuse to lack basic respect. Sorry to high school teachers too, high school was traumatic to me and it gets me emotional. For what it's worth.

To my understanding, communism has too much a materialistic vision of everything. And is too concerned with the acquisition of power and the antagonism of class warfare. I don't buy this. I feel communism doesn't face the most basic questions of all, the question of happiness and suffering, and what it means to be human with enough inquisitive energy. It stays on the superficial realm of political terms which only deal with issue of power and acquisition of power and doesn't deal with the most urgent existential questions which are truly, it seems to me, the basis of all personal and societal neurosis. If you have no sense of inquiry into what truly brings happiness and what causes suffering how can you make any sense of how to deal with the world? So i prefer to have the starting point being spiritual or philosophical instead of political. I think it both encompass yet transcend politics. For the simple reason that it looks at things from a point of view that goes deeper into basic existential questions. I have spent some time with traditional Innu people and it shaped a lot of my views of the world. I am still far from being as patient and have equanimity as the people who were good enough to teach this white boy a few things about life but lets say i have learned with time that there is a sense of beautiful equality and compassion that can comes from a feeling of pantheism. And that truth is beyond any political division. The essence of what humanity is transcend it all. If you start having a feeling that every single living being possesses some kind of sacred essence it changes you deeply. Who ever you are there is a common ground to us all. That is all i will say about this as i don't feel getting esoteric on the internet is proper. If i would describe myself in political terms it would be something like radical mystical anarchism or something i don't even know (or fatalist? depending on days hahaha)

Well i would simply say the problem is not who is in power, the problem is that there is someone in power. It's what we see in democracy. ''those who are in charge are corrupted we need new people in charge'' Well good luck with that. You put people in charge they will get corrupted. Period. The only thing that varies is the degree of corruption. It's a constant through history. There is no us or them. You get power you become them. You might be the most well intentioned person in the world, the most well intentioned party in the world, you start looking for some big scale power it shapes you. A single man has no power in itself. People give it to them. Vladimir Poutine has 0 power by himself. All his powers are built artificially on the concept of power being legitimate and having millions following this logic. If tomorrow every single russian person stop believing this is a legitimate way to organize society Poutine is just another man like any other. Organisation can be achieved without big scale centralisation. Minor functional leadership can be achieved without race for total control. How do you deal with people on day to day basis? with your friend, family? do you give orders to everyone? Probably not. There is possibility for cooperation. But this current human society has been built up to such a high degree of dependency to big power structures, hierarchy and bureaucracy it is mindblowing. How to untangle this whole mess? I do not know. A starting point it seems to me, is to start questioning the legitimacy of the concept of power itself and a re-evaluation of what are the main values in society.

IMHO power ITSELF is inherently reactionary. There is no true progressive power or power concerned with justice. Power is the playing ground of the easily corruptible. You will not win on their playground. And this is one of the weakness of politics and democracy, it is the descendant of the structures that were invented by pathological psychopaths, tyrants and military leaders. Who invented states? law? military? Through history, in some places it got diluted by opposing forces and replaced in parts but the basic structures, the skeleton is a reflection of the way of thinking of people that proceed from a power hungry perspective. It's there in the structure and it breeds this way of thinking from the start, it creates a feedback loop of domination. If you play the game you end up feeding the structure. I'm advocating for total dissolution of the merit of power itself in the human mind. It may sound utopian but the alternative is this state of affairs we find ourselves in right now. If there is no one to lead, dominate or obey, there lies the potential for freedom and equality and cooperation. This is why i will never ever believe in communism. It wants to take power and thus will be also corrupted all the same. Which is what happens every time they take government. You cannot use the mentality and concepts of power based structures, you cannot seize a state have power and hope to be that different from predecessors. The structure of power itself direct the outcome. It will always corrupt. There is of course degrees of love for power but in itself why is it not questioned as a concept? why power itself is rarely even taken apart has one of the root of misery? Even in democracy there is very little talk about this. It is taken as a given that some people must direct and give orders and some others should follow and that's it. I strongly object to this. Humans have to unlearn the desire to dominate and unlearn the acceptance of being dominated. I personally do not believe it to be a natural process in us. Cooperation on equal ground, or at least respect based relationships and leadership is far easier for everybody. If you have participated in group projects where one person constantly dominates everyone without any regards (ex: a really shitty boss) VS a project where cooperation is central, and leadership is based on listening and respect you will know its possible. The way i see things, it is absolutely no coincidence to see the high level of unhappiness through society. This whole deal is highly uncomfortable for the majority of human beings. Whether in dominance or servitude, I dont believe one second you can be happy either way. My highschool teachers were as miserable as me in class. It's quite shocking to witness 30 students and one teacher all hating a course but still doing it for a whole year for some mysterious reason. And no one even willing to ask or answer this question. Why the hell are we doing this? is there no other way? I lost trust in society at large and adults in general right there. When i was a kid i thought adults had things figured out and then i realized most people have no idea what they are living for and what they are doing with their lives. And they are too afraid to even ask questions about the meaning of it all. And they slowly die inside. It's a fucking sad thing to witness. What is needed is complete change of paradigm, and to realize power ITSELF is to be avoided and rejected. Both from a dominance and obedience perspective. True leadership lead by respect alone not by fear or menace and imbalance in the relationship. I have met a few real leaders in my life and when they talk they can speak very softly and the whole room will go silent by share respect. They don't force anyone to do anything or be anything but they have people attention because their words and actions are valued. It's quite a beautiful thing. Anyway this will probably never happen at a global level because of the instability of the human race and the many uncertainty of life, tyrants always have existed, but it is an ideal i personally strive for at more human scale. Anyway what do i know. I might be just a fool. I don't know shit probably. But bottom line is society is highly dysfunctional right now, all the hard questions should be asked and should be asked quick. How do we live? why do we live? is this way of living is creating happiness or misery? if so why? We face existential threat, we have to ask ourselves these questions urgently. The challenge we face goes deeper than political or social change, it concerns the very fabric of our thoughts, our way of life, our way of thinking. There is a need for a complete philosophical readjustment to our relationship to what life itself means, all of of our inner mental processes. Climate change is coming full speed and is gonna hit us if we don't ask ourselves questions. lol sometimes, you know, i think humanity demise is caused by the avoidance of the important philosophical questions. Our cowardice to faces these questions have cost us a lot.

Power corrupts. As long as humans will not get rid of the idea of hierarchy and superiority shit will never change. Every single structure and relationship that strenghtens hierarchic and power based interactions gives energy to the statu quo and oppression. If i would have to single out the one most toxic idea that exist it would probably be that: i am superior so i have the RIGHT to dominate other humans and/or creatures (including animals, nature). Every relationship with heavy power dynamics is based on this ignorant and foolish belief no matter how efficiently camouflaged. People that love power simply think they are superior and that it give them the right to dominate other beings. In extreme cases that it give them the right to kill and exploit at will. Refuse power, dominance positions and refuse oppression and obedience everytime you can.

Funny how the whole scandal you see everywhere about everything that gets called ''woke''. ''cant say anything anymore'' '' woke movement undermine authority, teachers have no authority anymore'' ''these days its all about minority acting like they are the victims'' is basically a reaction against losing power and privilege. Have these people no self-reflection? arent they seeing all that is happening is them projecting BS for not wanting to give even an inch? There was an article about a teacher complaining about their authority being undermined by so called ''woke'' and bunch of replies by boomers agreeing. Oh sorry you're not an absolute ruling overlord in your class anymore, im so sad for you. Maybe you love the teacher power trip just a bit too much boss, you know? Its not something that discussed a lot, everyone is always praising school and how awesome it is but VERY OFTEN teachers love power. They get high on the power to shut down anyone that disagree with them in a class. I drop out of school for that exact reason. The hierarchic structure of school is hardly ever criticized. It is presented as the only way to function and learn: obey the teacher, they know everything. Can't stand the power dynamic. Fuck power relationships.

Fake Flu and stay home to fight the untested

told my mom ''you prefer to take the risk to die in atrocious pain on a respirator rather than take a vaccine?'' ''they're in it for the money the big pharma its experimental vaccine, i trust my immunitary system, if it fails well... if i die i die'' FFS its beyond me dying on a respirator after 2 weeks of suffocation and pain aint a walk in the park

both brother and mom refuse vaccine as well ugh im dreading a ''your mom is on a respirator'' eventual phonecall from a hospital so badly...

kinda loved the color of the red banner hahaha was delicious

The more i look into the USA the more i think its some kind of nightmarish land of insanity.

my fav is this one brian melting tempo fucking, one of his most original track also this crazy fest and this banger

cheers for the Coltrane recommendation

https://www.axisrecords.com/product/zachary-lubin-abeona-adiona/ https://daughterprodukt.bandcamp.com/track/artificial-transmutation https://dopplereffekt.bandcamp.com/track/hadron

May the Soulseek be with you

Trollin in C major. Its freeform sound composition/experimentation and its beautiful.

Exact same thing happened to me when i started out. But once you get the basic routing, everything clicks. Yeah modular is awesome. Once you find the motivation and learn it, a lot of doors open up in terms of sound.

Oh sure, but what i mean is of course studio supporting auteurs, at every levels, small-medium-big budgets. If auteurs don't have studio support they wont make projects, as simple as that. It will always be utopia to think big studios will support the most creative people every time but there has to be a pushback against things like MCU or Star Wars. Cinema is an expensive medium. Filmmakers depend on money. It has to be a studio choice to support stronger voice. Props to Scorsese speaking against the current climate. MCU ultra-generic stuff needs to stop taking so much place. People crying out when its criticized needs to get real. MCU is McDonalds cinema. You have the right to like a good Big Mac but dont pretend like its anything else but a Big Mac. You know? MCU and Mcdonalds are money machines with no integrity, and no amount of workmanship can make me forget it. Every MCU out is taking resources that could have been given to actual filmmakers that would have used them to make better movies. These things always have existed but if we can limit the scope of the cultural sell out, all the better. So thats why something like Dune and its Box Office success is excellent news for that exact reason that it may stimulate people to give projects to filmmakers with more vision and integrity and leave them more freedom. It CAN be creative AND have Box Office success. Even if it doesnt reinvent the wheel, even if it is Hollywood or mainstream, more integrity and more freedom is always a good thing and will impact the whole landscape. Best example of that is someone like Scorsese. Working in Hollywood but still has a strong voice. Villeneuve is the not the most unique i agree but still he is an artist and has vision and some integrity. Which cannot be said of the souless Star Wars and MCU shit being released these days. And he is also able to deal with the framework of big studio and work within the Hollywood industry. Something more difficult to most radical temperaments .The exact kind of person you need for big movies like Dune. Being an arthouse radical at heart would actually probably play against you in those contexts. You need someone half-conventional, half-auteur. Like Lynch fuck up Dune because it wasnt his place to be working like that. He is far too radical for standard big budget sci-fi. Its a good thing it was a flop because he went on and did Blue Velvet which is far closer to his own heart. Better an half assed Dune trilogy if you ask me haha I still gets surprised quite a lot of times with new movies i think cinema is still a young artform and lot of things is yet to be explored. Sion Sono especially blew my head off quite a few times.

Yeah. My first thought upon watching was that finally someone made a blockbuster thats not absolute garbage. Gives one hope that studios might give some more movies to people with an imagination.