Music Banter - Poverty

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1938390)

It is. Another problem we have is time and setting. Just saying poverty leaves the door open to every civilization that ever had a monetary system. Then inside that we have billions of individuals.

I have a feeling you’re thinking like you did when I took apart your time travel vs space travel question. You’re thinking ffs you know what I mean just work with me here. But I’m thinking feudalism, slavery, victims of famine, failed revolutions, unfair banking practices, capitalism vs communism, IMF debt, IMF bailouts, American slums, modern day India, credit card debt, student loans, expensive health problems, and on and on.

You poopooed the first thing I said as a persnickety point over semantics but I was opening the conversation with a point about how the haves dictate the language we use to justify the exploitation of the poor.

Anyway, if you’re looking for universal patterns, where there’s money you’re very likely to find people who are able to hoard it and others who suffer from being on the other side. It’s also very likely that money is power and power means more money but the degree to which the cards are stacked against the poor vary from situation to situation. A dude in Ireland might have a bad hand but a kid in Ethiopia was probably never even allowed to know there’s such a thing as a hand.

All very good points.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1938438)

Library Genesis

Thanks man. Lost the bookmark when I had to reinstall poxy Windows.

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1938461)

It actually works on my iPhone. I just downloaded a free book and started reading just now.

Rocks, doesn't it?

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Originally Posted by grindy (Post 1938482)

What if you sell the poor timeshares?

The poor can't afford timeshares.

Jesus Christ, that's weird!
I went to that site, and what was in the search bar? "Forgotten Ancestors". Were you searching for that, Hawk? Cos I wasn't: didn't even know about it. And if so, how come it came up on my browser? Are you hacking me? :yikes:

Edit: got "Billions and Billions" anyway. Score!
:D

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1938476)

It really chaps my ass when you look something up and they’ll only give you the abstract.

I’m like really. I’m pretty sure that I’m the only one on earth who just wants to read this. Not for a grade. Not because I’m on the dissertation team. I’m just ****ing interested but you’re going to keep it hidden up your ass instead. **** them.

I don't think it was a Ted Talk but it was a video of some guy talking about Libgen and about how the entire point was that information and education should be free and easily accessible to everyone and how Libgen was an attempt to give that to the world. Wish I could find it.

But **** yes. I understand the idea of academics being compensated for their time and effort, but Jesus ****ing Christ if it reduces knowledge to a commodity that is only accessible to those who can pay for it then **** everything that you're about. Enlightenment shouldn't be for the rich. It should be for the benefit of all society because otherwise what on earth is the point? It just becomes a way for the upper class to further the divide between the rich and the poor.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1938544)

That’s probably because Bat made sure it was there before linking.

Ancestors is considerably better, imo. Ancestors is the one I was recommending. I mentioned Billions because I’m just finishing with it.

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1938547)

Ah cool. Got that one now, too. Long live free enlightenment! :clap:

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1938547)

That’s probably because Bat made sure it was there before linking.

Duh. What a moron.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1938552)

Duh. What a moron.

Duh. I didn't think the last thing you searched would turn up in my search bar.

Still, thanks for reconnecting me with an awesome resource.

Can we talk about famine specifically for a while since that’s about a harsh as it gets?

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1939436)

Can we talk about famine specifically for a while since that’s about a harsh as it gets?

Food for thought if nothing else.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1939460)

Food for thought if nothing else.

That’s some cold ass ****.