I used Nova for years, but it felt increasingly outdated so I switched to Action Launcher. Then it too started to feel outdated after a few years so I switched to Smart Launcher, which I've been loving. I miss AL's side drawer but SL has a lot to offer if you want something slick and simple, with custom widgets and layouts. I recommend you check it out!
gothicdecadence
joined 1 year ago
I'm 100% down for efficient communities run like actual communities. If the land is commons and everyone can use it, instead of such a strong focus on personal property, that could become an incredible thing. Infrastructure could become much more human-forward, and homelessness would likely dissappear. Local gardens and food areas would also likely be a priority. So if that's what decolonizing means, I can appreciate it.
I'm just saying that's not what the word "decolonize" sounds like to people like me who don't know what it fully means, and perhaps a better word should be used.
To me it sounds like moving people out that shouldn't be there, or weren't there when the colonizing happened. Where I live most people don't own property anyways (I certainly don't), so that would mean displacing poor people and mostly POC with very little money. I do think there should be reparations but "decolonizing" by transferring ownership is one thing, making people leave so they have full control of the land like they used to is another. I don't have the answers but doing the same thing to innocent people that was done to innocent people in the past isn't the right one, in my opinion. It just perpetuates the cycle.
I'm super fucking down for transferring ownership from landlords to people actually living on the land. But with how America has evolved, most of those people are not indigenous people.
Even looking up what the word means, it's complicated and doesn't give straightforward answers as to what it may mean to you and the person I initially asked.
Great! That'll be awesome for the two people that bought it
I agree that all those things are good and should be something to work towards, but the word "decolonize" implies people leaving, perhaps by force. That's just a surface level vibe though. I also don't think those things will inherently fix the infrastructure problem in America - I think that's firmly in the capitalism circle of issues. Yes there's intersectionality, but until companies aren't allowed as strong a hold on the public transportation sector, I don't think much will change.
I thought this was an interesting video on the history of Amtrak, but I'm sure you can find the same information elsewhere. Until public transportation is really allowed to thrive nothing will change. https://youtu.be/von_IMi97-w
I think NJB's take is pessimistic, but unfortunately also on the side of realism. Just like how guns have infiltrated American culture and there's no good way to put the genie back in the bottle; we have to work with what we've got. It sucks for the people who can't afford to move, but for those who can there are places without the issues America has grown up with. I think that's all NJB is saying.
quick someone make an ftm version
It would be adorable if it wasn't dangerous :/ they use the founding fathers and constitution in the same way they use Jesus and the Bible - as a reason to hurt others and stop progress
The whole thing is fucking deplorable
Hmm interesting, it probably just needs to be updated
Probably just depends on how websites or apps handle it? I'm using Liftoff and that's not a link for me
How is that Google's fault?
I would love if there was a way to add multiple anonymous instances to quickly switch between! My main account is on lemmy.world but if there was a way to browse beehaw without an account I would appreciate it