The Inevitable Scolding

[kmo]

It's a challenge to hang tough with the Peak Oil narrative these days. The general (and false) conception of Peak Oil theory was that it predicted that industrial society would run out of oil and that everything would grind to a halt. The perception today is that we are awash in oil from hydro-fracking and horizontal drilling and that this will be

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[l33tminion]

Reminds me of the Slate Star Codex essay Black People Less Likely (the title is a riff on this piece in The Onion entitled New Study Finds Blacks More Likely).

Where's the "like" button on this thing?

[kmo]

I've read about half of the Slate Star Codex article. It seems very good. Haven't reached the conclusion yet, though. Returning to it now.

Not just anarchism and peak oil.

[ext_4021213]

It doesn't have to be an issue of black folks not being interested. It could simply be that most of them don't have the money or time to get to the conference. The first and only time I went to a professional baseball game was in St. Louis six years ago. My now wife and her sister were with me. I noticed lots of black players, lots of black people selling food and drink---but only one black man and his son watching in a sea of white. I asked my fiance if black people liked baseball and she was so surprised to see how white the crowd was that she actually stood up and looked all over in real shock

[szaszhareen]

how does a facebook group become More inclusive? are they currently engaged in the practice of excluding people, and considering putting a stop to it? should they print up some pamphlets and try to sell the group on the other side of the tracks?

this is all rhetorical of course, because everyone knows that the best way to be more inclusive isn't to actively try to include people, but to shame the perceived majority for some trait or "privilege" that they have no control over. everyone step into the circular firing squad please!

Tried that Facedbook group, didn't like it

[irvmills]

I joined what I suspect was that same Facebook group in order to have a look around and see what they were talking about. Based on that "Politicaql Compass" thing, I thought my views would be a good fit. They were in a middle of a big discussion abut having to be a vegan to be an Anarcho-communist. Anyone who disagreed got soundly trounced.
I grew up on a beef farm and hold the (admittedly unusual) opinion that farm animals have a better life than their wild cousins.
I lurked for a few days and then "un-joined".