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Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · 6d ago

I think this thread is basically what I believed when I began covering the consumer system and while a lot of what Nathan is describing is factually correct as to the mechanisms by which the system itself works, I’ve eventually had to admit that a lot of people also do just love cheap bullshit

Nathan Tankus@nathantankus.bsky.social · 6d ago

I think this is fundamentally wrong but in an interesting way I will need to write about sometime. The key is a) consumers do not choose what is produced, or how, they choose between what is produced. This is a crucial difference

Apex Adjacent@apexadjacent.com · 5d ago

See also: American's preferences for outrageously large vehicles. Probably the best example of the interplay between a self-interest industry, bad policy making, and an irrational bunch of customers.

Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · 6d ago

there is a strain of lefty discourse where you can’t come to any unflattering conclusions about the populace—those must be explained away by how they are being acted upon by capital—but I think you’ll understand things better if you understand capital can also exploit weaknesses it didn’t create

Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · 6d ago

Victor Marx’s campaign is doubling down on its strategy to funnel unlimited campaign contributions through a merch store. As a formal campaign finance complaint was filed with the Secretary of State’s office today, Marx extended a 20% off sale backed with paid social media ads.

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Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · last wk.

CO GOP Gov candidate Victor Marx is soliciting unlimited contributions, appearing to openly defy campaign finance law Campaign finance attorneys call Marx's plan unprecedented and "patently illegal" Marx's campaign won't say where the money is going www.9news.com/article/news...

jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 6d ago

I've mentioned in the past that I sponsored a local female race car driver and put pro-library messages on the car. They did a "pit party" where kids could come through, see the cars, etc. Andrea got book stickers made so all the kids could sign her car. Truly some of my best library outreach work.

Hood of a white stock car. It has a woman in a purple superhero outfit with a cape flapping. The car reads NO BOUNDARIES. NO LIMITS. KNOW YOUR LIBRARY. There are many small stickers that look like open books on it which are signed by kids.Back of a white stock car used for racing. It says BURN RUBBER NOT BOOKS. There are some small stickers that look like open books on it which are signed by kids.