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Come Undone Together

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“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.” ~Che Guevara If the institutions that comprised society as a whole were geared towards the development and wellbeing of the individual, towards enabling the full expression of each individual, and instilling in each individual member of society the awareness of their self as infinitely valuable... then society as a whole, the collective, will naturally express the beauty that humanity is capable of. The individuals comprising such a society would never need to be outwardly compelled to be 'a contributing member of society' because their inherent value and natural self expression will inevitably contribute far more than they could under current circumstances, simply as a byproduct of being. Conversely, a society (such as we have) not geared towards the nourishment of each and every individual,...

Pão E Água aka I Cuss Some More

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The resources exist to ensure everyone has access to healthy food. The reason everyone does not have access to healthy food, is because the people who control the resources wake up every day and intentionally ensure they don't. Any other excuse is just deflection from that point. Any other excuse is a bullshit deflection from that point. There are people in this world who could wake up tomorrow and decide everyone should eat, and it would happen. And afterwards, they would still have more wealth and resources than they could possibly ever use. It is not by accident that they haven't used their resources to ensure everyone eats. It's not something they intend to get around to but keeps slipping their mind. They would rather children starve than to give up any portion of what they have. And the proof is they could easily give a portion of what they have and no children would starve, yet they don't. It is their choice, their preference. Interesting fact, if a child is hung...

A Starting Point To Fix Higher Education

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Imagine the greatest minds in mathematics working with the best teachers to create a program that explains math from a high school level up, with the assistance of experts in the psychology of learning. So at every step there is are videos and essays and multiple styles of practical learning that addresses the subject matter in every way a student might take in and understand information the best.  Now imagine that since it is an entirely online, automated system, there is no time frame imposed on the student. When a test is taken and passed, they move on to the next lesson. If they fail, they are shown exactly what they got wrong and given resources to help them better understand. But they can fail as many times as they need. If they are about to take a test and they don't feel ready, or life intervenes, there's no penalty, they just take it later. And how much later is up to them. All of the learning is done at the students pace. Occasional tests to ensure they have mastered ...