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Abolitionist, favors the end of forced labor and carceral punishment

Advocate, holds a cause or series of causes to heart and carries them to justice

Analyst, applies critical and systemic thinking, maps methods to understand issues

Architect, plans, and designs new structures for collective liberation

Artist, inspires people to be in touch with their humanity

Communicator, tells stories and touch the soul of millions of people

Designer, works in service to create for collective liberation

Developer, contracts and supervizes the building of new structures

Engineer, invents designs, analyzes, builds and tests complex systems & machines

Healer, heals intergenerational wounds and provides a path forward

Inventor, invents a particular process, system, culture or device that are good for people & planet

Luminary, inspires people to rise beyond their expectations

Negotiator, comes to an agreement with someone else in favor of the collective

Problem Solver, engineers tangible solutions to real life problems

Researcher, carries out academic, scientific, or investigative research

Scientist, has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences

Strategist, skilled in planning action or policy especially in climate crisis, war or politics

Trouble Maker, isn't afraid to ruffle some feathers

Visionary, receives downloads from the Universe to guide people

Writer, writes books, stories, poetry, films, TV shows, articles, Op-Eds for new paradigms

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for the unwanted table talk

[Pass over unwanted conversation by saying 1) "that subject isn't for me", as with food you don't eat; 2) "good to know" and "that's interesting", to acknowledge without agreeing; and 3) "I typically avoid this discussion", to communicate it's not singling them out. Nobody can force you to talk about anything you don't want to talk about.]

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In rubber duck debugging, talking to a silent rubber duck helps a person figure out the problem by forcing them to put it into words. The Oblique Strategies card deck promotes creative ideas based on general loose strategies. ELIZA can ask super basic questions and cause people to feel a therapeutic relationship. In all these cases, a person gets a boost in the creative process from interacting with a tool that’s clearly far from intelligent. It seems like large language models could do at least as well as these tools, and have a much higher ceiling.

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Super cool ways to use onion peels!

[Many uses for onion peels. Soak in boiling water for fifteen minutes for a sedative tea that can help you sleep. Let sit overnight until the water turns amber and conserve in a spray bottle for relieving itchy skin. Dry and grind to a powder to use in your cooking.]

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[Your opinion has more credibility the better you can argue against your own points.]

[Social media systematically pushes you to ideological extremes.]

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How to take a lime seed and turn it into a tree! 🌱

[Soak the seed in water for six hours. Cut off the tip, peel the outer layer, and plant in half inch deep of loosely covering soil. Mist and cover with a shot glass to increase humidity until sprouting. When six inches tall with some leaves, transplant to a bigger pot

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[Reacting reduces potential in a conflict.]

[Presenting multiple perspectives of an argument says nothing nor does it engage with reason.]

[The underlying motive of proving one's experience as correct is to resist relationship with the other side.]

[Stereotypes and dogma confuse us into thinking there needs to be a winning side.]

[Focus on feelings, sensations, experiences over judgement.]

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Birds Aren’t Real? How a Conspiracy Takes Flight | Peter McIndoe

[The crisis of belief can only be addressed after the crisis of belonging.]

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Let's talk about what peace will look like and news for the next generation....

[When the slogans that people shout are more important than the lives of a future generation, it guarantees the continuation of horror.]

[Peace in this conflict will mean heartbreak, rather than celebration, as authorities tell the families of victims that their cases will no longer be investigated.]

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Sarama is a form of music played before Muay Thai matches. Never heard it before but reminds me of South Indian Carnatic music, bhuddist ceremonial percussion, and avante garde jazz saxophone; of course it's not a great description as I have no references to understand it yet, but if you like any of those three things you might dig this.

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DJ Vadim: Cappo Style (Instrumental) from Vads Beats Nice! (Instrumentals, Vol. 1) (2019). Lots of 'cliché' in the crisp drum beat and simple melody, but with subtle variations to avoid feeling repetitive. Combining synth instruments with analog sounds. (via Jannis)

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Boney M.: Bahama Mama live performance from 1980. Catchy chorus with signature Boney M. sound.

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Asha Bhosle: Udi Baba from Vidhaata soundtrack (1982). One of the first Hindi songs I find catchy.

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Caetano Veloso: Tonada De Luna Llena from Fina Estampa (1994). The voice of Caetano Veloso singing Spanish in falsetto, surrounded and supported by flutes, clarinets, clapping, percussion, opening a portal to an alternative world of warmth and light. (via Lars Schmidt)

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Chassol: Indiankidz from Ultrascores (2013). Someone in the comments explained that these are young trainees who are learning Sanskrit chants to become Hindu priests. Curious to see certain sounds linked to head positioning. Observe the focus and some kind of fire in the eyes of these children. Odd to mix electronic instruments and piano with this, I would love to see the original source video and hear the raw singing. (via Ahsen)

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Jacob Collier: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (2018 single). Overlays himself with a grand piano that can loop, re-creating the vibe of Michael Jackson's original using purely acoustic sound. Wild funky solo and lush harmonies as always. During the halfway point he goes into a time signature that I can't figure out; anyone know? (via Ahsen)

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Michel Camilo, Anthony Jackson, Horacio (El Negro) Hernandez: Calle 54 (2000). An excerpt from the documentary about Latin jazz featuring some ways of playing the piano I haven't seen before. The beginning more resembles something you might hear elsewhere, but I'm starting at the mid-section which has some very intense improvising with Latin rhythms. Impossible to sit still as they have too much fun creating this from nothing. (via Lars)