rottentomatopi
rottentomatopi t1_j2q178m wrote
Reply to comment by coyote-1 in Teaching philosophy in a children’s prison has shown me the meaning of anger | The arguments against imprisoning children are well established, yet still we lock up those who have been failed by Va3Victis
The thing that is possible (because it has been done in other countries with success) is reform our prison system to actually BE rehabilitative. We already know how to make them so, but the prison industrial complex does not want that change to happen. Doesn’t mean we should give up fighting for reform now.
rottentomatopi t1_j0zobfl wrote
Reply to comment by RedditExecutiveAdmin in Anarchism at the End of the World: A defence of the instinct that won’t go away by Sventipluk
No. Because to achieve an anarchistic society would require overcoming the power structures that have been in place for a really really long time. Doesn’t mean it’s impossible, just not probable in our lifetime, and maybe not in our children’s lifetime either. But what matters isn’t immediate effect, what matters is contributing to that future when it is possible.
Abolition, workers rights, women’s rights are all examples of movements that began with anarchist thought. They all involved questioning of a structural problem in society and the subsequent attempt to dismantle it. It takes time.
rottentomatopi t1_j9vy0o4 wrote
Reply to comment by AllanfromWales1 in The Job Market Apocalypse: We Must Democratize AI Now! by Otarih
Yes, but there are very high skill, well paid jobs that AI is capable of doing cheaper than humans, primarily in the arts. It’s already tough getting into those fields, so this does make it pretty troublesome because it takes away from those opportunities that many people make a living off of and feel fulfilled by.