Useful subskill I’d call it, I use it for scout mastering, organising (in nonprofits), adult training, team projects, event organisation, coaching and consulting both nonprofit and for work.

Observing groups is a very useful skill, in minutes you can tell who’s where in the hierarchy, what the cliques are, how well they coordinate, how information flows, and where influence springs from.

This let’s you not only insert yourself at the right moment, peg, and place for maximum efficacy, but also informs you of barriers, challenges to overcome, and next steps for the group to act better together.

Hobby/skill/interest in Group dynamics, useful for coaching, creating community, project organisation, and group coaching.

A nice crafts project is an excellent way to spend an afternoon. And as they say, all arts are political…

Maybe go have a meet downtown all together and brainstorm some ideas? See where the mood takes you?

The article is “Trump truthed” rage bait.

The “cheating” is on the original USMCA where Canada has imposed steep tariffs on dairy products over a certain quota.

You’ll know your body best, but it does take quite some effort to take in and process information.

On very tired days I typically only review my notes (to keep up the SRS) and/or do some admin. Also I try to make sure it’s not only studies having to compromise when my energy is flagging.

Check sales listings for any sold property at that price?

You’re clearly wrong, I even provided you with a source explaining how, and why it’s easy to confuse it for an addiction.

The source not only provides a neat summary and a pop science explanation, but also links to papers by actual trained scientists having spent years of meticulous study and rigorous scrutiny showing that it isn’t addictive in any meaningful sense of the word.

I’m not even sure how I could’ve summarised it more succinctly for you.

You’re not providing any rationele for your position, no evidence, no thought. Just some random opinion showing you’ve clearly not engaged with the linked content, don’t have anything meaningful to contribute, and aren’t interested in bringing anything to this conversation.

Just a drive-by brain fart, forever staining Lemmy, the Internet and humanity’s limited time in this universe…

Porn isn’t addictive, it’s an outlet for compulsive behavior.

Just as stacking cups isn’t a drug for someone with ocd, nor weights for someone with exercise addiction, nor reading for an introvert.

They buy one election, and suddenly they have “too much power”…

Politicians of today are spoiled rotten

Am I understanding you correctly that you’re advocating for grassroots campaigning for the Democrats?

As in: drumming up public support to vote in a Democrat majority, presumably in the hopes of creating a long term Democrat rule where they could address the checks & balances, the skewed system, the dysfunctional ethics and decorum situation, etc.?

That would indeed be a path forward, but I’m worried that the Republicans would counter campaign very hard, and as proved aren’t hesitant to use any trick they can to not give up power.

It’s what historically worked, but is it still feasible?

Iirc, Reagan was the first to strongarm a party line and establish the strategy of voting for power over anything which has proven very effective, with courts, gerrymandering, and stalled electoral reforms very helpful to form this current opportunity.

But with the current system where it is, I have trouble seeing any such grass roots being able to accomplish much until they gain a majority enough, for long enough to re-establish the checks & balances. Electoral voting and the two party system makes it incredibly hard for a new party to establish, and even then they will get bogged down in the same malintent behaviour exhibited now. At least enough to appear powerless, ineffectual or otherwise not making change enough to keep taking seats, like the Democrats of the last few cycles.

Do you envision some kind of path short of a revolution to throw out the current politicians?

I like your suggestions and I think they’d go a long way towards preventing the current situation to spontaneously happen again.

But I don’t think I see a path toward it until someone consolidates power to then create stability enough for these types of policies to be approachable.

I can’t see neither Florida nor the Senate voting (anytime soon) for anything like that decentralisation of power.

I’ll suggest that the nazis and fanatics don’t get to express their nazi or fanatical views.

You can check out Popper’s Paradox/Paradox of Tolerance, which suggests that a tolerant society must counteract intolerance or it spreads to destroy all tolerance.

Which is how you gain influence and do something about it, no?

Great suggestion, I’ll put it near the top of the improbable pile.

You’re not wrong, but I don’t see the relevance to the topic? Unless this is part of the public revolt?

Organising to protect immigrants in your area is admirable, but how do you get rid of the necessity to do that? You’ll have to replace the politicians, no?

And you’ll probably need to be revolution sized and well organised to be able to do that when they ignore any procedure or deal that doesn’t benefit them in the specific moment.

Don’t get sad - get organised?

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