From an evolutionary perspective, only the ones who survive matter.

So in that spirit, the only way to create a society resistant to power consolidations is one that actively recognizes, seeks out and annihilates said power consolidations.

As otherwise, they will annihilate everything opposing them – as history tells us.

There are gentler social traditions to distribute wealth and power so as to avoid consolidation. Probably the post-colonial world is beyond that point.

A scary prospect, to be sure, but in the grand scheme of things… “The secrets of evolution are time and death” as Carl Sagan said in Cosmos.

I go with Njalla for torrents until I hear anything weird about them

No, Njalla at njal.la offers port forwarding

YES YES YES. Some linguistic part of my mind just had an orgasm.

Whenever I rob a grocery store, I usually do not have time to complain about billionaires. Those things are implicitly understood by the folks around me who are blessed with average and above intelligence.

I complain about billionaires afterwards on the Internet.

Based on my statistical analysis, the take-home share of myself and my fellow robbers are too small to influence the investment decisions of large grocery chains. So no, I do not fault any of us for the predicament we are in.

Yes… Capitalism takes a toll on all of us. I understand also your position. But from my position, I would rather not tell you if I saw people shoplifting… Which I also think you understand.

So if you bust me, at least we can get on with the capitalist program we are both stuck in with a tad more understanding and kindness towards each other.

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Very good points explaining of why folks should not snitch.

Another one: Who are you snitching to?

The shop manager? Why do you prioritise his wellbeing over the shoplifters?

The police? What does that solve except get the shoplifter into deeper shit and more likely to murder down the line?

Or perhaps you think “but people shouldn’t steal”, in which case you should go after bankers, the police, politicians and big corporations. Don’t have what it takes to do that? Then again, sit down your righteous ass and face your own helplessness.

Reporting some poor sod shoplifting won’t make you more powerful. It’ll make you one of those cowardly white European schmucks who sent their neighbours into concentration camps.