[FRIAM] Automata with FFT

[glen]

You mean "the government" in a country where corporate money is legally classified as free speech? Nah, there is no "the government". It's a manipulative fiction that can only be manipulated by those with enough resources (aka money) to do the manipulating. Every time someone says "the government", that is a (usually accidental) acquiescence to *be* manipulated. And if it's not accidental, then it's a purposeful attempt to manipulate whoever they're talking to.

I saw a good little joke this morning, which echoes SteveS' nihilistic argument from convenience:

https://mastodon.social/web/@AgreeableLandscape/109074621789771764
"Why do you have a job at a private company, buy food from a chain grocery store, and have a smartphone from a monopolistic tech company if you hate #capitalism so much?"

"Excuse me Mr. Cow, why are you at a factory farm if you don't want to get eaten?"

(Obviously, it's not "Mr. Cow", but whatever.) Are we cows? Really? Or are we more plastic creatures who *can* undermine and retool the reigning forcing structures like Amazon (or "the government")?


On 9/28/22 08:53, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> Glen writes:
> 
> < Not that Amazon sucks or anything ... Yay! A New Walmart to destroy small businesses! What will our billionaire overlords think up next? >
> 
> Someone will systematize the ordinary.  It happens to be Amazon.   If they have too much power, the government needs to break them up.
> 
> Marcus
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> *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> on behalf of glen <gepropella at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2022 8:25 AM
> *To:* friam at redfish.com <friam at redfish.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Automata with FFT
> It seems like the Ebook directly from Lulu is cheaper:
> 
> https://www.lulu.com/shop/jenny-quillien/delights-muse-on-christopher-alexanders-the-nature-of-order-a-summary-and-personal-interpretation/ebook/product-1nq2m2vd.html?q=Delight%27s+Muse&page=1&pageSize=4 <https://www.lulu.com/shop/jenny-quillien/delights-muse-on-christopher-alexanders-the-nature-of-order-a-summary-and-personal-interpretation/ebook/product-1nq2m2vd.html?q=Delight%27s+Muse&page=1&pageSize=4>
> 
> Not that Amazon sucks or anything ... Yay! A New Walmart to destroy small businesses! What will our billionaire overlords think up next?
> 
> On 9/27/22 19:02, Steve Smith wrote:
>> I believe Jenny is still subscribed to this list but probably isn't following it closely so may not have seen any of this discussion.  I recommend her personal reflections on Alexander's work: Delight's Muse <https://www.amazon.com/DelightS-Christopher-AlexanderS-Nature-Order/dp/143031317X <https://www.amazon.com/DelightS-Christopher-AlexanderS-Nature-Order/dp/143031317X>> .
> 


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