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Cake day: July 15th, 2023

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  • Thanks so much for such a detailed reply.

    I hate the promotion part of being a writer the most, but find federated spaces quite organic feeling and generally nicer spaces to spend time in. I only have limited time so I don’t use corporate social media to promote my work as I don’t want to waste what time I have to spare on Instagram, for example. I also feel that the pressure to please the algorithm and post all the time can really lead to the enshittification of your work/interactions. Above all… I want there to be another way! I really want the fediverse to be enough for artists of all forms.I don’t want to be rich, I just want a few more readers.

    But… So far I don’t think I’ve mastered it. I’m going to keep trying though.

    Anyway, you’ve got another fan. I’ll follow you on Mastadon.








  • Good points. I was referring to Thatcher and the start of the neoliberal policies which led to 2008 crash and then the austerity which led from it.

    As for the neolithic revolution thing. Have you read The Dawn of Everything? That book disputes quite forcefully the idea that agriculture led to class structures etc. They state that this idea is outdated and has since been disproven by archeological findings. Some ancient agrarian societies were tyrannical, others were not. In the same way some forager groups were heirachical and even had slaves and some were far more egalitarian. It’s an excellent book.

    I found it powerful as it presents the idea that we choose how we live to a large extent. It’s not determined by our mode of food production/technology alone (and therefore may not be doomed).






  • It has, over the past few years, adapted to spread from birds to mammals more effectively, but so far does not seem to be transmitted from one mammal to another more easily. The fear with finding large numbers of herbivores (who don’t eat dead birds) positive is, I suppose, that this could signify further genetic changes. Not saying this is definately the case, but it is still an important development and it’s good that people are taking this seriously. Furthermore, humans have a lot more contact with farm animals than wild predators, so zoonosis is probably more likely to occur from one of these animals than like… a sea lion.

    Just to be clear, I’m not saying we should panic - the fact the animals are not too sick is good to hear - we just don’t want to be caught with our trousers down (again).











  • Now I’ve used it a bit, it seems to me that it doesn’t allow you to insert an image of your choice in that black space; it will just generate what you prompt it to, where directed by your uploaded mask. It therefore doesn’t offer much more functionality than the normal inpainting tool. Is that right? It’s just a more precise method of selection?

    Apologies if this was obvious to everyone but me.