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Witchfire, in When/how do you think capitalism will be defeated?
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Climate change or nuclear war wiping out humanity

DarkGamer, in When/how do you think capitalism will be defeated?
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Through abundance it will defeat itself by working too well. Approaching full automation the only way for capitalism to survive is via UBI, otherwise there will be no consumer markets. When we have enough productive capacity and sufficient UBI that everyone is wealthy without having to work, a society like the Federation from Star Trek becomes possible. When everyone has enough wealth that hoarding it becomes meaningless, we might achieve something like a communist society.

MxM111,
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"Hoarding" or controlling resources will be always meaningful. There is limited amount of accessible matter, and even if all basic needs of every human is satisfied, people have inspirations to do things, including BIG things, and for that they need resources. The only way we might have something like communist society is if AI takes control, and no human is controlling anything of a value. Kind of like a "Culture" series of books by M. Banks. Or if we go completely virtual, but even then, the computation resource is of the value...

shinigamiookamiryuu, in what's your new year promise?

I have many things I’ll try to strive for, but guarantees? Aside from finishing my studies and being more vocal about how I keep time, I couldn’t imagine being certain enough about something that it can translate into one.

jordanlund, in When/how do you think capitalism will be defeated?
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“Defeated” implies being stopped by an external force, I don’t see that happening.

It will collapse under it’s own weight in less than a century.

Maeve,

Let’s hope it’s the next too big to fail/stock market crash.

janus2, in What's your favorite instrument that really gets through to you?
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Marimba

one of my friends rents one and played a few pieces for me. it was like existing outside of the rest of space and time. he’s really good at it and it just sounds magical

cheese_greater,

Reminded me about vibraphone ;)

shinigamiookamiryuu, in When/how do you think capitalism will be defeated?

I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily better, but communist idiosyncrasies seem etched in all the most capitalist societies already, and this will almost certainly grow from that.

Rhynoplaz, in When/how do you think capitalism will be defeated?

When the poor have more money than the rich and are willing to give it up.

Nachorella, in WTF species of spider is this

I recognise these little scamps. They’re pretty cute.

unoriginalsin, in WTF species of spider is this

Those are skulltulas.

Daxtron2,

chsk-chsk-chsk-chsk

dingus, in How to pull rocks out of pipe in the ground?

Curious…why do you need to remove the rocks from the pipe?

Fiivemacs,

Maybe the clothesline doesn’t go far enough I to the ground hole to stand up straight.

sin_free_for_00_days,

She can’t slide the clothesline into the hole to set it up.

pineapplelover, (edited ) in what are your fun, low stakes new year resolutions?

I will start applying for part time jobs (looking to get a remote or local job as IT help desk)

Edit: Hey OP, you should add durian a try. Lots of people don’t like the smell, especially if they’ve never experienced it when they were younger. However, it’s pretty delicious.

ericbomb, (edited ) in what are your fun, low stakes new year resolutions?

Gonna try and keep stuff to make smoothies in the house so when I get the urge for a smoothie instead of being sad because I have no smoothie I will instead have a smoothie.

Pumafred9, in When/how do you think capitalism will be defeated?

With thunderous applause.

Synthuir, in WTF species of spider is this

For anyone from the Americas who thought they’ve seen these little guys before, Gasteracanta cancriformus is probably the cousin of OP’s orb weaver spider that you’re familiar with.

LegionEris,

That’s immediately what I thought of. I remember these from the woods when I was a kid.

naonintendois,

We had tons of those in my backyard growing up in South Florida.

protist,

Tons in Texas too

LegionEris,

I talk about these guys and the banana spiders a lot! Banana spiders were so cool.

naonintendois,

Banana spiders are terrifying looking. Almost crashed once because one was crawling on the roof of my car (on the inside)

cashews_best_nut,

That’s the coolest fucking spider in the universe.

cheese_greater, (edited ) in What's your favorite instrument that really gets through to you?

Vibraphone

Very cool too and vaguely consistent with my other picks. They’re all metallic percussive keyboard type instruments involving mallets to some extent

Edit: Metallophones seem to be my sweet spot, in terms of instrument category

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