Saturday 11 May 2024

Post No. 2,779 - Some interesting reading/viewing

Here are some llinks that might of interest or value:
  • “Witchcraft under Capitalism Cottagecore, Witchcore, and the Classism of Ethical Consumerism”   https://youtu.be/ort0f2YRwjY?si=aat7Il5xfGS4CDKT   This is another utterly brilliant video from a consistently brilliant channel. The scope and depth of nuance is indicated by this selection from the chapter headings:   A Brief History of Capitalism;   PR, Marketing and Influencers (including the evil Bernays);   Form and Function: Beauty and Dopamine;   Fast Fashion and Cottagecore Classism;   and   Neurodivergence Fails Consumerism.   I am NOT, by any stretch of the imagination, what used to be termed “with it” or “in” (in fact, my three high school friends and I used to joke we were so far “out” we were past the Kuiper Belt [astronomy joke - sorry (not!)] ), so I wasn't aware of terms like “Cottagecore” and “Witchcore”, but the consumerism and desire to be what we used to term - in high school - “the same as everyone else” is, sadly, still recognisable - along with the various forms of prejudice. At high school, I did my best to fight against that using the language and terms of Buddhism (along the lines of “true happiness” not coming from superficial, glitzy things) and a sense of human rights that was very constrained by a lack of vocabulary (e.g., describing a racist teacher's behaviour as wrong and unfair, because they were the only words I could think of). This sort of video is exactly what is needed to empower the fight for decency in the modern era, when neoliberal capitalist patriarchy has become so skilled at duping so many people. Please watch it, and support the channel - and those who collaborated in the making of this video  
  • also from YouTube:
    • from YouTube and elsewhere on neurodivergence: 
      • “Does body doubling help you?”   https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9GudQT3qLUQ   This is perhaps more of a guide to doing housework than what I would consider body doubling, but it does contain elements of that - and the channel is well known and widely respected   

      • from  Autistic AF-ter 40:
        - “Autism Speaks Police Cars are back (and we still hate them)”   https://youtu.be/jPHZcLjG3yI?si=_BlEzh6tkX3oMGps   This makes some excellent points - such as autism being a neurodevelopmental difference, not a mental illness   

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