I was invited here to participate in discussion. But when I visit, all I see is a bunch of anti-tankie posts from a prolific anti-tankie, an Atlantic smear article about DSA from months ago, and a few genuinely good discussions. Let’s get those numbers up, and start drowning out the “based” memes.
As of today, the most divisive and urgent issue du jour, is about the government shutdown, and the legislative drama surrounding it. People are angry.
There are a lot of people directly affected by the shut down. I know someone who is basically working for free at her govt job because she’s scared she will lose her job completely. A department of 20 workers, reduced to a staff of 4 temporary slaves. She doubts she will get back pay, but hopes she will. Many of her coworkers will not. My friend doesnt think about it like that, but that is def one major pain point in the middle class.
I’m willing to bet the dem house legislature is just gonna fold with no healthcare demand, which is a seriously pressing issue for workers who rely on ACA.
Back of the napkin, about 45% of ACA recipients are at or below the poverty line. ACA subsidies cut off below 65k indiv/130k fam.
That bracket would include many government workers, except govt workers receive healthcare. 65k is like barely middle class in the US, with housing costs, soaring energy bills, etc.,
Interesting and tragic how the shut down is just a way to divide the working class over material issues, especially the working poor vs the middle class.
Im not sure how prevalent it is but besides myself I have heard from others that block meme communities. For me this is communities that have meme or dank or such in the title or sidebar but also when I realize a community tends to just be posted memes. Take that as you will but I can say at least that I am out from communities where memes eclipse some vague feeling I have of it just being about memes. Not saying this community is that. As a matter of fact from the sidebar it seems like one I should subscribe to but I don’t do that unless I get active enough in a community.
I don’t want this to be a meme community. It largely is, because it’s still small and memes are efficient low-effort means of communication, but I feel like that’s how most communities start. I’m not against memes, but that isn’t the primary goal.
You should participate. The more people sharing resources and starting discussions, the less it’ll look like a meme community. I encourage anyone to start a discussion or share resources.
Yeah I was mostly pointing out that memes work both ways as far as capturing or turning away people.
I consider it a filter. If you vibe, you’ll stay. If not, we probably didn’t want you anyway.
yeah which I think is the healthy way to look at it. these are communities and really its pretty much the same as like clubs that meet in a library or whatnot. they are organic things and sorta will be what they will be.