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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • Decoration is not supposed to be useful, by definition.

    I think it’s interesting to set a budget and start noticing things that you like. Kind of random stuff that gets your attention for no apparent reason, just because it resonates with you.

    And then you can think about how to fit more of “these” with your budget.

    Could be board games, posters, cards, whatever. It’s whatever makes you feel like yourself. Then hoard them in. :D


  • There’s some legal framework in commonwealth countries around cooperatives you might be interested in.

    I never figured how to structure securing funds for worker owned cooperatives, but it could be a consumer owned cooperative, paying upfront costs associated with the equipment in exchange for the goods as they are produced. And then volunteer work could be granted shares/ownership, so the exceeding produce become actual wages, then the consumers can be bought out by workers, and it becomes a worker owned cooperative? Just brainstorming here.

    And, of course, all decisions being democratic between participants.

    Still, it might be useful to have some form of owner (you) dictating the way. And then have it converted to collective ownership by however you prefer to grant it.


















  • How about starting with a guide, and make notes on primary sources for later?

    Anything you get here will be someone’s take on the path for sociology. Just like the author of a sociology review guide/book.

    Otherwise, sociology concepts tend to be non trivial to navigate, because beginners miss the historical context in which concepts are proposed. And where primary sources are coming from.

    This take “primary sources only” hamper your potential understanding, in my opinion. Building this knowledge individually feels pointless, idealistic, even. Because it lacks dialogue with other people that are living and applying those concepts, and risks giving you just a perspective based only on your own limited experience, instead of an actual grasp on the gradient of sociological ideas. Which is apparently what you are looking for.