#profit — Public Fediverse posts

A quotation from Maria Popova

Somewhere, some rights-holder — in this case, Kultur Video — decided it was better for the world that no one see the interview online than that people see it and no one profit from it. This, right here, is the deepest, saddest brokenness of current thinking on intellectual “property” as a wealth of humanity’s greatest intellectual and creative treasures rot in the clenched talons of rights-holders unable to monetize their properties and unwilling to make them available for free. As long as we continue to place commercial profit above cultural profit, especially when it comes to archival materials and cultural preservation, we are doomed to a future bitterly divorced from its past.

Maria Popova (b. 1983) Bulgarian-American essayist, author, critic [Мария Попова]
Post (2012-04-30), “Orson Welles: A Rare 1960 Interview,” The Marginalian

More about this quote: wist.info/popova-maria/85926/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mariapopova #themarginalian #commercialism #culturallegacy #culturalpreservation #culture #history #intellectualproperty #monetization #past #profit #rightsholder #takedown

A quotation from Maria Popova

Somewhere, some rights-holder — in this case, Kultur Video — decided it was better for the world that no one see the interview online than that people see it and no one profit from it. This, right here, is the deepest, saddest brokenness of current thinking on intellectual “property” as a wealth of humanity’s greatest intellectual and creative treasures rot in the clenched talons of rights-holders unable to monetize their properties and unwilling to make them available for free. As long as we continue to place commercial profit above cultural profit, especially when it comes to archival materials and cultural preservation, we are doomed to a future bitterly divorced from its past.

Maria Popova (b. 1983) Bulgarian-American essayist, author, critic [Мария Попова]
Post (2012-04-30), “Orson Welles: A Rare 1960 Interview,” The Marginalian

More about this quote: wist.info/popova-maria/85926/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mariapopova #themarginalian #commercialism #culturallegacy #culturalpreservation #culture #history #intellectualproperty #monetization #past #profit #rightsholder #takedown

A quotation from Maria Popova

Somewhere, some rights-holder — in this case, Kultur Video — decided it was better for the world that no one see the interview online than that people see it and no one profit from it. This, right here, is the deepest, saddest brokenness of current thinking on intellectual “property” as a wealth of humanity’s greatest intellectual and creative treasures rot in the clenched talons of rights-holders unable to monetize their properties and unwilling to make them available for free. As long as we continue to place commercial profit above cultural profit, especially when it comes to archival materials and cultural preservation, we are doomed to a future bitterly divorced from its past.

Maria Popova (b. 1983) Bulgarian-American essayist, author, critic [Мария Попова]
Post (2012-04-30), “Orson Welles: A Rare 1960 Interview,” The Marginalian

More about this quote: wist.info/popova-maria/85926/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mariapopova #themarginalian #commercialism #culturallegacy #culturalpreservation #culture #history #intellectualproperty #monetization #past #profit #rightsholder #takedown

A quotation from Maria Popova

Somewhere, some rights-holder — in this case, Kultur Video — decided it was better for the world that no one see the interview online than that people see it and no one profit from it. This, right here, is the deepest, saddest brokenness of current thinking on intellectual “property” as a wealth of humanity’s greatest intellectual and creative treasures rot in the clenched talons of rights-holders unable to monetize their properties and unwilling to make them available for free. As long as we continue to place commercial profit above cultural profit, especially when it comes to archival materials and cultural preservation, we are doomed to a future bitterly divorced from its past.

Maria Popova (b. 1983) Bulgarian-American essayist, author, critic [Мария Попова]
Post (2012-04-30), “Orson Welles: A Rare 1960 Interview,” The Marginalian

More about this quote: wist.info/popova-maria/85926/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mariapopova #themarginalian #commercialism #culturallegacy #culturalpreservation #culture #history #intellectualproperty #monetization #past #profit #rightsholder #takedown

A quotation from Maria Popova

Somewhere, some rights-holder — in this case, Kultur Video — decided it was better for the world that no one see the interview online than that people see it and no one profit from it. This, right here, is the deepest, saddest brokenness of current thinking on intellectual “property” as a wealth of humanity’s greatest intellectual and creative treasures rot in the clenched talons of rights-holders unable to monetize their properties and unwilling to make them available for free. As long as we continue to place commercial profit above cultural profit, especially when it comes to archival materials and cultural preservation, we are doomed to a future bitterly divorced from its past.

Maria Popova (b. 1983) Bulgarian-American essayist, author, critic [Мария Попова]
Post (2012-04-30), “Orson Welles: A Rare 1960 Interview,” The Marginalian

More about this quote: wist.info/popova-maria/85926/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mariapopova #themarginalian #commercialism #culturallegacy #culturalpreservation #culture #history #intellectualproperty #monetization #past #profit #rightsholder #takedown

Where #greedy extractive industries see only #profit, Indigenous #Peoples & coastal #communities see #life and ancestry

Stand with families defending their roots & homes with resilience & care

Demand recognition of #Indigenous & local communities rights & their #territories

We’ll bring your signatures directly to decision makers at #UnitedNations Convention on #Biological Diversity in October

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/defend-earth-defenders/?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse

#greed #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateEmergency #CorporateTerrorism

Do you think the #system is here to #serve us ?

(the people behind "the system" don't keep us just-about-alive just because we make THEM mass profits?)

Further below I'd like you to clarify if you disagree:

- People that don't make #bosses #profit can simply #die and hardly anyone high up would #care

- We would be dead if we didn't serve as #profit / serve our #body to them.

- The #mind + what you think can take a hike.

- You can go to #jail (people have)
The wouldn't care if you did.

Weird idea to stop #waste, #fraud, and, #abuse of #taxpayer #money.

If a #corporation's #employees qualify for #government #assistance, the corporation is required to #reimburse the assistance #program for #benefits disbursed, plus an additional percentage to cover the #cost of overhead and collection of money owed.

This would apply to employees working 30+ hours/week or who work any number of hours while holding multiple jobs.

I love my neighbors, but my #tax dollars should not be subsidizing #corporate #profit.

Siehe auch:
"Für den VKU steht außer Frage, dass die öffentliche Wasserversorgung Vorrang vor anderen Nutzungen haben muss. "Das wertvolle Tiefengrundwasser muss für künftige Generationen und als Notreserve der öffentlichen Wasserversorgung bewahrt werden", betont der Verband. Ihm zufolge sollte ein Unternehmen nur Wasser fördern dürfen, wenn klar ist, dass die öffentliche Versorgung dadurch langfristig nicht gefährdet ist."
https://www.t-online.de/heim-garten/aktuelles/id_101383398/trockenheit-in-deutschland-konzerne-pumpen-grundwasser-beinahe-gratis-ab.html

@MichaelimOdenwald

#Wasser #wasserknappheit #Klimakrise #Fossilismus #Hitzekrise #Wasserkrise #Grundwasser #Deutschland #Konzerne #Profit #Überreichtum #foodwatch

Indem auch in Deutschland das Gemeingut Grundwasser von wenigen Konzernen billig „privatisiert“ und teuer weiterverkauft wird, trägt auch hier der Konzern-Fossilismus zu Überreichtum weniger & der Not vieler bei.

„Während die Flüsse austrocknen und die Grundwasserspiegel sinken, zapfen Konzerne Grundwasser oft fast kostenlos an. Ein Streit um eine der wertvollsten Ressourcen der Welt.“ (2/2)

#Wasser #Klimakrise #Fossilismus #Hitzekrise #Wasserkrise #Grundwasser #Deutschland #Konzerne #Profit #Überreichtum #Not

https://www.t-online.de/heim-garten/aktuelles/id_101383398/trockenheit-in-deutschland-konzerne-pumpen-grundwasser-beinahe-gratis-ab.html

#ClimateGenn #NickBreeze #government #industry #lobby #insurance #realestate #economy #business #profit #politics #science #climaterisk #infrastructure
#SSP5

MANDATORY VIEWING! 👇👇👇

#GenevieveWalker on why the governments do not take #climateaction

https://youtu.be/Fb2ZT1h2CBo

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

"Si la mondialisation néolibérale est un cadre indépassable, alors nous ne sommes déjà plus en démocratie, puisque, quels que soient ceux qui seront élus, ils ne pourront mener que des politiques identiques à des nuances près."
Jacques Nikonoff

#servicepublic #intérêtgénéral #profit #inégalité #dissonancecognitive #viande #aimer #aimer❤️ #liberalisme #neoliberalisme #capitalisme #capitalocene #croissance #dessin #meme #dessincontemporain #dessinsatirique

The [1940] World [Map] According To Standard [Oil]
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https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:q524n1565 <-- shared technical article
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https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/mr-five-percent-the-complex-story-of-oil-in-middle-east/news <-- shared history/technical/article, “The complex story of oil in Middle East”
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[with the current ‘reworking’ of conflicts related to fossil fuel extraction and supplies, I thought this historic map was somewhat topical, and indicates the ongoing/continued huge reach of the massive oil companies/corporations]
#spatial #mapping #cartography #geopolitics #RichardHarrison #StandardOil #oil #fuel #fossilfuel #naturalresources #global #oilcompanies #supplychain #logistics #conflict #war #mapdesign #distortion #mapprojection #custom #projection #oildropprojection #symbology #perspective #propaganda #international #industry #corporate #influence #tankers #risk #hazard #crudeoil #profit #money
#LeventhalMaps | @Fortune

Rockwell Land’s Profit Jumps Almost 28% On Residential And Leasing Gains

Rockwell Land, the company behind the high-end Rockwell Center and the Alabang Town Center (ATC), saw its profit jump almost 28% on residential and leasing gains, according to a news report by BusinessWorld.

To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the business news report of BusinessWorld. Some parts in boldface…

ROCKWELL LAND Corp. reported a 27.6% increase in attributable net income to P4.73 billion for 2025 from P3.71 billion in 2024, driven by higher residential revenues, growth in leasing income, and gains from the acquisition and consolidation of Alabang Commercial Corp. (ACC).

Total consolidated revenues rose 3.9% to P20.87 billion from P20.09 billion a year earlier, with residential sales accounting for about 75% of revenues, while commercial leasing contributed around 21%, the company said in its annual report released on Wednesday.

Residential revenues increased by 5% on higher project completion, while retail and leasing income grew 6% due to improved rental rates and occupancy.

Earnings were also supported by “the gain on the acquisition and consolidation of ACC” and increased contributions from affiliates.

Expenses rose during the period, with selling expenses increasing 9% due to higher sales bookings and project completions, while interest expense went up 11% on higher borrowing costs and loan balances.

Cost of real estate declined by 5%, partly offsetting the increase in expenses, while interest income fell 18% due to lower returns on contract receivables and short-term placements.

Income before tax rose to P6.72 billion from P5.30 billion in 2024. Provision for income tax increased to P1.41 billion, bringing net income to P5.31 billion for the year.

Reservation sales jumped 62% to P25.3 billion, driven by “strong demand for newly launched projects.”

Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Considering the more expensive fuel prices in connection with the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, do you think Rockwell will still be able to achieve strong growth this year? Do you think they will soon announce a redevelopment of the Alabang Town Center?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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#FYI #ClimateChat #DanMiller #LeonSimons #EliRabani #StaceyRandecker #strategy #sustainability #riskAssessment #profit #corruption #humanRights

Interview with #AlisonTaylor on #business #ethics and its impact on #climateChange

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c2YT_pZZ8k

#climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#PFAS im #Trinkwasser könnten Früh- und #Fehlgeburten verursachen. Wie die #Chemikalien die #Funktion der #Plazenta beeinträchtigen, zeigen Zellkulturen.

#Söder #Merz #Kinder #Enkel 🌱 #Cannabis soll an allem schuld sein
Nicht #EndokrineDisruptoren #endocrinedisruptors #Gesundheit #Medizin

Angeblicher #Kinderschutz als #Argument um #unschuldigeMenschen zu #verhaften. Machen #Gefängnisse #Profit mit #Hanfgefangenen? Ein #Wachstumsmarkt der gefördert werden muss? #OK⁉️

https://mastodon.social/@Karl_Theodor/115842140348439796

A quotation from John Adams

The Spirit of Commerce, Madam, which even insinuates itself into Families, and influences holy Matrimony, and thereby corrupts the Morals of Families as well as destroys their Happiness, it is much to be feared is incompatible with that purity of Heart, and Greatness of soul which is necessary for an happy Republic.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Letter (1776-04-16) to Mercy Otis Warren

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/81328/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #business #civicvirtue #commerce #democracy #gain #interest #profit #transaction #commongood #publicgood #republic #corruption

"The #knowledge substrate of our society has become increasingly loose and disorganized. It’s now composed of an extraordinary variety of highly disparate things that claim to be news, from vivid and skillful investigative reporting to openly partisan propaganda through the distributed op-ed cultures of podcasters, Substackers, and streamers. The substrate is also enmeshed with “#news” organizations devoted to discrediting reporting and with #socialplatforms that deliberately shape the subset of information we see based on our own dumb desires and susceptibility to casino tricks—and on the megaplatforms’ drives toward #profit and #power. It’s an unstable mess, and we all know it.*
https://www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-ghost-story/

#EndeGelende #ExtinctionRebellion #widerstand #neuewelt #umwelt #klimakatastrophe #FossileLobby #profit #DakotaPipeline #RWE #Garzweiler #HambacherForst #SeaShepherd #Amazonas #muvuka #DrawDown

Aufgeben ist keine Option!

#Arte #Doku "Widerstand - Eine neue Welt" (1/3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_e7MG7GcA

#klima #klimawandel #klimakollaps #klimaumbruch #wetter #extremwetter #unwetter #Extremniederschlag #hochwasser #hitze #dürre #überschwemmung #klimaschutz #umweltschutz #umwelt #artensterben

Merlin et Ruffat heureux des #profit qu'ils pourront partager avec #Shein grâce à l' #esclavage des #Laogai

#anthropocene #fastfahion #corruption #economie #politique

#internet #hatespeech #hassrede #hetze #kommentare #shitstorm #drohungen #socialmedia #twitter #x #instagram #tiktok #youtube #facebook #plattformen #geschäftsmodell #reichtum #profit #gewinn #umsatz #emotionen #algorithmen #algorithmus #feed #wut #empörung #meinungsfreiheit #spaltung #einschüchterung #posts #aggressionen #impulskontrolle #kommunikation #user #werbeeinnahmen #follower #klicks #sprechblasen #cartoon #karikatur
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

Now, this means that our government, national and state, must be freed from the sinister influence or control of special interests. Exactly as the special interests of cotton and slavery threatened our political integrity before the Civil War, so now the great special business interests too often control and corrupt the men and methods of government for their own profit. We must drive the special interests out of politics.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Speech (1910-08-31), "The New Nationalism," John Brown Memorial Park dedication, Osawatomie, Kansas

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #bigbusiness #corruption #government #lobbying #moniedinterests #politics #profit #specialinterests

So, turns out Orwell predicted #generativeAI in #music production. What he didn't predict was that it would be produced by "free enterprise." It is the #musicindustry and the need for unmittigated #growth in #revenue and #profit . Easy and #costeffective #surveilance and #managment of the masses is merely a welcomed side-effect.

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/6/nineteen-eighty-four/#atom-everything

#Trump's #SurgeonGeneral pick criticizes others' conflicts but #profits from *wellness* product sales

Trump’s pick to be the next US Surgeon General has repeatedly said the nation’s #medical, #health & #food systems are corrupted by #SpecialInterests & people out to make a #profit at the expense of Americans’ health.

#hypocrisy #law #USpol #PublicHealth #science #medicine
https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-trump-casey-means-affiliate-conflicts-8d8cb29defa07028dbd97fc24a72c474

New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:

#Honda's #Profit #Plunge

comics.lucentinian.com/7816
#AILaughs #VisitNow #AIJokes #AIGeneratedJokes #NewsLaughs

#nihilisme : Doctrine qui nie la vérité morale, les valeurs collectives communes et la hiérarchie. Développée à la fin 19e siècle par l'intelligentsia russe.

#pharisien : Personne orgueilleuse qui croit incarner la perfection et la vérité et qui est formaliste et hypocrite.

#aporie : Difficulté logique cf paradoxe.

#lampante : impropre à la consommation.

#lucre : Recherche avide du #profit.

#sophisme : raisonnement invalide avec intention de tromper son auditoire.

#mot #maux #vocabulaire

FNSEA - Syndicat de l'agriculture intensive. (2025)
https://www.informassue.tuxfamily.org/pages/elevage_viande.php?art=l214_fnsea_syndicat_agriculture_intensive
#L214 a enquêté sur le plus grand #syndicat agricole #français, la #FNSEA (Fédération nationale des syndicats d’exploitants agricoles), qui prône une #agriculture productiviste et intensive...

#FDSEA #glyphosate #profit #politique #FNPL #FNPF #FNB #AVRIL #AgroAlimentaire #Bétail #Viande #SANDERS #Éleveurs #AGPB #UNIGRAINS #CréditAgricole #Multinationales #Entreprises #Semences #Souffrance #animaux #Paysans #Informassue

A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Politics,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1081/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #government #graft #politics #principles #profit #publicaffairs #specialinterests

Blog: Voices of #Decolonization

#FirstNations chiefs shouldn’t be duped by the ‘#nuclear-is-green' deception

by William Eric Altvater, February 6, 2025

"Some First Nation Chiefs are victims of shenanigans, not unlike the swindle behind the purchase of Manhattan. The federal government needs the support of #Indigenous peoples to expand nuclear power generation capacity in #Canada.

"For millennia, the cornerstones of the Indigenous people that inhabit Turtle Island, now known as North America, held all that is essential to life, in reverence. Every decision considered the next 7 generations. These cornerstones are crumbling.

"Newcomers, armed with the #Colonizing tool, 'The #DoctrineOfDiscovery' and their mentality of superiority, invaded the land of those they called 'Savages,' almost totally exterminating #Skicinuwok, People of The Earth.

"Determined to bestow Christianity and civility to this wild untamed population, old growth forests were cut, rivers and streams were dammed to power sawmills, roads and railroads were built, bridges erected. All to create an infrastructure for #capitalism, a system to make a #profit, that morphed into #greed, a word of foreign root. This unbridled desire for progress has ruined what was once called Paradise.

"Now most water is not fit to drink, clean air is scarce, #deforestation is rampant, #biodiversity loss out of control, plants genetically modified, food manufactured with unpronounceable chemicals, caged fish starved of oxygen while being fed chicken feathers and pig parts, cancer cases in the millions, the list goes on.

"As the population increased over this continent the available sources for power generation have not been able to satisfy the insatiable desires of the 'bigger, better, faster, more is never enough' mentality. Some have finally acknowledged the fact that #FossilFuels are not the golden egg they were once deemed to be.

"So-called '#GreenEnergy' is required to slow the blind drive to extinction of man; man, who is considered by some to be the most intelligent creature to ever roam Earth. Unfortunately, the lure of riches and the corruption of self-serving purposes have led man to stray from practices that nurture everything required to sustain life on this tiny blue marble floating through the universe.

"#NuclearPower is now being touted as being 'Green.' It is not. Big money corporations are lobbying legislators to convince them and the public that it is. They are also lobbying to convince the public that they should foot the bill in the form of taxes and rate hikes, for a process that pollutes from the day it starts. Water is life. As soon as #uranium is mined from the earth it begins to contaminate the water in surrounding aquifers.

"When the uranium is processed sufficiently, it is used as fuel for reactors where it generates heat while delivering electricity, not just for essential needs, but also for many things once considered luxuries. This fission generated heat is then dumped into nearby waters where it kills thousands, if not millions of small beings that form the basis of life itself.

"After this radioactive fuel is depleted, it is stored in various containers where it will stay radioactive for eons. Indigenous #Grandmothers have labelled it 'Forever Dangerous.'

"The power generated during the fission process benefits only those who exist today as the process occurs, not those born tomorrow or next week or next month. All the #RadioactiveWaste and the inherent danger it creates is left to future generations, kicking the can down the road.

"What better place to dump this waste than in an area with a population that has witnessed Newcomers enrich themselves for hundreds of years? Yes, what better place than a population that has been targeted for assimilation, suffered theft of lands, witnessed the taking of naturally bestowed rights? A population that has been subjected to racial Indian Act legislation essentially stripping away all that sustained this population for thousands of years.

"Yes, let us give the Indians some more shiny beads and trinkets so that they willingly agree to care for our radioactive garbage. How do we do this? Let’s talk to the Chief and Council. Let’s wine and dine them. Let’s give them some money, take them to dinner, buy some drinks and make them feel all festive and most of all make them think we are looking out for their best interests. Some Chiefs have taken the bait.

"Egregious as it may be, this is exactly what is happening in some Indigenous communities contrary to the will of the majority. Elected Chiefs are continuing the deception as they are blinded and professing the 'Nuclear is Green' mantra. They have lost connection with the Spirit of Ancestors and traditional values. They need to have a serious introspection and realize that looking forward, we need only look back at what has sustained us to this point in time. We need not do any more than that."

Eric lives in #PeskotomuhkatiNation territory in Maine and stands shoulder to shoulder with his Peskotomuhkati relations in #NewBrunswick in the struggle to achieve Canadian Government recognition.

https://www.wabanakireach.org/first_nations_chiefs_shouldn_t_be_duped_by_the_nuclear_is_green_deception_by_william_altvater
#NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #UraniumMining #UraniumMilling #LeaveItInTheGround #Greenwashing #NuclearIsNotCarbonFree #NuclearIsNotGreen #CanadaPol #NuclearWaste #NuclearIndustry #TEPCOLies #HoltecLies #NuclearColonialism

#Degrowth and the Unmaking of #Capitalism

By Giuseppe Feola, Olga Koretskaya, originally published by Degrowth.info
December 7, 2020

"Our societies are facing multiple interconnected challenges, which include #ClimateEmergency, an unprecedented loss of #biodiversity, growing #inequality and #PlasticPollution. What connects these challenges is the underlying capitalist economic model, which prioritizes #profit-making over #wellbeing and requires endless #EconomicGrowth simply to stay afloat.

"Degrowth offers an alternative vision – it is a project of urgent and fundamental transformation. Degrowth requires reimagining our societies from the perspective of being profit-centred to being wellbeing-centred. This approach distinguishes degrowth from other, more compromising visions of transformation, such as ‘green growth’. But how can society transition towards degrowth?

"One idea that has become prominent in thinking about such a transition is that of ‘#decolonization of the imaginary’, a concept developed by Serge Latouche. This concept signals the need for a disruption of taken-for-granted ways of seeing the world, and their associated practices, rules and social norms. Decolonization of the imaginary questions deeply rooted beliefs about who we are, how we live, and about our place in this world. Are we merely self-interested individuals or are we also care-oriented members of communities? To what extent do technology and #consumption contribute to human wellbeing? Does our constantly expansive economy threaten human communities and the natural world?

"Decolonization of the imaginary has been an inspirational idea for scholars and activists alike. Yet, it alone seems to be insufficient to take us to fully grasping the depth of disruptions of capitalism that have been produced by initiatives such as transition towns, #permaculture farms, and #RepairCafes. Decolonization of the imaginary emphasises the symbolic dimensions of social change but it underplays the material dimensions of such change. It is also usually understood as an end point, and hence fails to help us to recognize – and learn about – what happens along the way.

"How can we think about the processes by which disruptions of capitalism occur in broader, deeper and more dynamic ways? Is it possible for us to better capture what is going on in concrete initiatives?

"In a recent article, Giuseppe Feola proposes that we think about the disruption of capitalism in terms of ‘#unmaking’. He suggests that an unmaking of capitalism is not only necessary, but possibly pre-conditional for a transformation of the magnitude and nature required by degrowth. ‘Unmaking’ refers to individual or collective actions of disengagement or active deconstructions of existing capitalist systems that ‘make space’ for alternatives. Such actions could take the form of a personal decision to limit consumption or to quit a high-paying job at an #OilCorporation. Unmaking can also be recognized in a #CommunityFarm that refuses to submit to market pressure to expand production and instead turns to a #CommunitySupported model to sustain itself."

Read more:
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-12-07/degrowth-and-the-unmaking-of-capitalism/
#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #SmallScaleRuptures #Polycrisis

"#Universities in #DarkTimes: Beyond the #Plague of #Neoliberal #Fascism. Facing #authoritarian #threats, #universities—once #progressive hubs of higher learning—are now under #siege.

Many prioritize #profit, #suppress #dissent, and adopt #predatory #capitalism, betraying their democratic mission."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Censorship #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/04/universities-in-dark-times-beyond-the-plague-of-neoliberal-fascism/

Filing: #Kroger paid #CEO $19M in 2022, typical worker almost $29K

by Alexander Coolidge Cincinnati Enquirer
May 12, 2023

"Kroger CEO #RodneyMcMullen got a 5.7% pay raise in 2022 as his compensation package climbed $1 million to $19 million, according to a corporate filing Friday morning with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

"The head of the nation's largest supermarket retailer was paid $18 million in the previous year, according to the Associated Press' methodology for executive compensation that excludes pension value changes.

"The typical worker got an $1,800 pay raise, climbing 7% in 2022 to $28,644. The ratio of McMullen's pay to the median Kroger worker – as required to be reported by the government – was 671 to 1, a decline from the ratio of 679 to 1 in the previous year.

"Kroger earned a $2.2 billion #profit on sales of $148 billion last year. In 2022, Kroger contended with higher costs as inflation soared. Overall inflation eased in 2022, climbing 6.4% - slower than 7.2% a year earlier. But the cost of food purchased at #supermarkets and #supercenters rose at a faster rate: 11.8% - the worst calendar year increase since 1978, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

"Also last year, the grocer proposed acquiring rival #Albertsons in a $25 billion takeover bid that regulators at the Federal Trade Commission are mulling whether to approve or fight.

"In addition to Kroger stores, the Cincinnati-based grocer operates several regional supermarket chains in 35 states, including #FredMeyer, #HarrisTeeter, #Ralphs, #Marianos, #Frys, Smith's, #KingSoopers, #QFC and others. The company has nearly 2,800 stores and employs 430,000 workers."

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2023/05/12/kroger-ceo-paid-19m-in-2022-while-median-worker-earned-28-6k/70211231007/

#CorporatePriceGouging #Inflation #CEOPay #ObsceneProfits #FoodInsecurity #PeopleAndPlanetOverProfits #PriceGouging

Just saw the latest #FUTO #video on #YouTube #censorship to #profit from #contentcreators while not #paying them. Was curious what #recommendations people have for YouTube #alternatives. https://youtu.be/LI5dCB5kxio

Die #Ölindustrie hat in den 70er Jahren #gewusst welche #Folgen & #Auswirkungen die Verbrennung von #Öl auf das #Klima haben wird, mit dieser Kenntnis im Rücken wird heute weiterhin für #Profit/ #Dividende gewirtschaftet, die wahren #Klimaverbrecher sind die #CEOs dieser #Konzerne, sie gehören vor ein #Tribunal
DenHaag

If you’re a weeb on social media, you must’ve seen those huge Instagram anime accounts and wondered why they keep coming up in your feed.

https://animevania.com/do-instagram-anime-accounts-make-money/

#AffiliateLinks #AffiliatedLinks #CeaseAndDesist #ContentCreation #Copyright #Cosplayers #Crunchyroll #FanArt #Fandom #Fansites #Fun #Influencer #IntellectualProperties #Legalities #Memes #Merchandise #Netflix #Niche #Nintendo #Profit #Profitability #Promotions #Shoutouts #SocialMedia #SponsoredContent #Twitter #Weeb

I didn’t think I’d be getting queries on the economical standing of an entire country on a site about anime and all things geek, but yet here we are.

https://animevania.com/is-japan-a-dying-country/

#AgingPopulation #AnimationIndustry #AnimeIndustry #Deadlines #Economics #Exploitation #FYI #Healthcare #Japan #LowBirthRates #MappaStudios #Overtime #PopulationDecline #PrimeMinister #Profit #Recession #ShinzoAbe #SuperAgingSociety #WorkCulture #Workforce

#economy #work #labour #capitalism #managment #profit #meme #politics

#allgemeinwohl #altman #bots #bot #chatgpt #computer #digitalisierung #ethik #gemeinwohl #information #desinformation #intelligenz #it #ki #künstlicheintelligenz #manipulation #microsoft #milliardär #gewinne #reichtum #macht #openai #profit #ai #smartphone
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The Tyee: To Protect Renters from Displacement, BC Needs Vacancy Control https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/10/13/BC-Needs-Vacancy-Control/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BalancedSupplyofHousingprojectUBC #TenantResourceandAdvisoryCentre #BCannualallowablerentincrease #BCPovertyReductionCoalition #HousingMinisterRaviKahlon #profit-drivendisplacement #BCEvictionMappingproject #BCGeneralEmployees’Union #BCResidentialTenancyAct #UnionofBCMunicipalities #RentalHousingTaskForce #Recommendation10

SOCIALISM SCAREMONGERING
see, this is the lie they tell you: that all this money flowing towards corporate monied interest is actually for your benefit...

#classwar #propaganda #neoliberalism #profit #corporations #indirectplutocracy #jonstewart

If you’re #unemployed, it’s not because there isn’t any #work.

Just look #around: A #housing shortage, #crime, #pollution; we need better #schools and #parks. Whatever #our #needs, they all require work. And as long as we have #unsatisfied needs, there’s work to be done.

So #ask #yourself, what kind of #world has work but no jobs? It’s a world where work is not related to satisfying our needs, a world where work is only related to satisfying the #profit needs of #business.

This #country was not built by the huge #corporations or #government #bureaucracies. It was built by #people who work. And, it is #working people who should #control the work to be done. Yet, as long as #employment is tied to #somebody else’s #profits, the work won’t get done.

If you’re #unemployed, it’s not because there isn’t any #work.

Just look #around: A #housing shortage, #crime, #pollution; we need better #schools and #parks. Whatever #our #needs, they all require work. And as long as we have #unsatisfied needs, there’s work to be done.

So #ask #yourself, what kind of #world has work but no jobs? It’s a world where work is not related to satisfying our needs, a world where work is only related to satisfying the #profit needs of #business.

This #country was not built by the huge #corporations or #government #bureaucracies. It was built by #people who work. And, it is #working people who should #control the work to be done. Yet, as long as #employment is tied to #somebody else’s #profits, the work won’t get done.

If you’re #unemployed, it’s not because there isn’t any #work.

Just look #around: A #housing shortage, #crime, #pollution; we need better #schools and #parks. Whatever #our #needs, they all require work. And as long as we have #unsatisfied needs, there’s work to be done.

So #ask #yourself, what kind of #world has work but no jobs? It’s a world where work is not related to satisfying our needs, a world where work is only related to satisfying the #profit needs of #business.

This #country was not built by the huge #corporations or #government #bureaucracies. It was built by #people who work. And, it is #working people who should #control the work to be done. Yet, as long as #employment is tied to #somebody else’s #profits, the work won’t get done.

If you’re #unemployed, it’s not because there isn’t any #work.

Just look #around: A #housing shortage, #crime, #pollution; we need better #schools and #parks. Whatever #our #needs, they all require work. And as long as we have #unsatisfied needs, there’s work to be done.

So #ask #yourself, what kind of #world has work but no jobs? It’s a world where work is not related to satisfying our needs, a world where work is only related to satisfying the #profit needs of #business.

This #country was not built by the huge #corporations or #government #bureaucracies. It was built by #people who work. And, it is #working people who should #control the work to be done. Yet, as long as #employment is tied to #somebody else’s #profits, the work won’t get done.

If you’re #unemployed, it’s not because there isn’t any #work.

Just look #around: A #housing shortage, #crime, #pollution; we need better #schools and #parks. Whatever #our #needs, they all require work. And as long as we have #unsatisfied needs, there’s work to be done.

So #ask #yourself, what kind of #world has work but no jobs? It’s a world where work is not related to satisfying our needs, a world where work is only related to satisfying the #profit needs of #business.

This #country was not built by the huge #corporations or #government #bureaucracies. It was built by #people who work. And, it is #working people who should #control the work to be done. Yet, as long as #employment is tied to #somebody else’s #profits, the work won’t get done.

Der europäische Gesundheitsdatenraum
So wird das nichts!
Der "European Health Data Space"
Mehr dazu bei https://netzpolitik.org/2023/european-health-data-space-ein-datenraum-voller-ungereimtheiten/
a-fsa.de/d/3sZ
https://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org/de/articles/8336-20230315-der-europaeische-gesundheitsdatenraum.htm
http://a6pdp5vmmw4zm5tifrc3qo2pyz7mvnk4zzimpesnckvzinubzmioddad.onion/de/articles/8336-20230315-der-europaeische-gesundheitsdatenraum.htm
Tags: #EU #eGK #ePA #seconduse #Profit #Forschung #Lücke #Widerspruch #Verbraucherdatenschutz #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #Freiwilligkeit #Zustimmung #Einwilligungserfordernis #elektronischePatientenakte #CCC #Skandale #RFID #elektronischeGesundheitskarte #eHealth #Zwangsdigitalisierung #Gematik

Die entscheidenden Fragen gleich zum neuen Jahr:
- Wie entsteht #Geld?
- Gibt es #PROFIT nur mit #Überschuldung?
- Wie kann der #Wachstumszwang überwunden werden?

Der #Film #Oeconomia ist eine super #Doku und macht selbst Experten sprachlos: https://www.zdf.de/filme/dokumentarfilm-in-3sat/oeconomia-104.html