When I was younger, I thought that the defining distinction between #theLeft and #theRight was **solidarity** — as in, the former necessarily _has_ to have way more of it than the latter.
Gradually I came to realise that characterisation is problematic for three reasons:
1. #Leftists want to _impose_ #solidarity, which is an oxymoron (by definition, you can't mandate voluntary inclinations, such as affection or desire, on people).
1. In practice, and at least in my own country (#Spain), the Left has become pro-independence and sympathetic towards secessionists (but more solidarity would require larger unions, stronger federations — not the richest regions going their own way).
1. Sometimes the Right puts in practice _more_ solidarity towards certain groups or causes (eg, non-elites, non-conformists, disadvantaged people who reject the orthodoxy) than the Left itself.
I now think that the **ratio _personal freedom_ vs _economic freedom_** better categorises Left vs. Right (cf #NolanChart). I like to think of those two dimensions as “#freedom to do what you please with your **body**” (food, drugs, euthanasia, suicide, sex, read, speech, thought, association, religion) and “freedom to do what you please with your **property**” (save, invest, buy, sell, donate, build, trade, settle).
This is not a defence of #anarchism or #libertarianism, by the way — I do believe _certain_ restrictions on both kinds of liberties are necessary for any society to function at all.
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"En su juego solo ganan ellos". ¡El meme más currado de nogafam hasta ahora!
Ojalá llegue hasta el final del mundo, esta imagen dice mucho por si sola.
Ojalá llegue hasta el final del mundo, esta imagen dice mucho por si sola.
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@freemo@qoto.org
@tripu FYI did you know QOTO has its own Matrix server now? Open registration for all: https://element.qoto.org @eff
Here I am talking (in 🇪🇸 #Spanish) about curious and useful 🇯🇵 #Japanese words in the latest #episode of #BolaDeCristal #podcast:
👉 [**_“La magia del vocabulario japonés”_**](https://www.boladecristal.es/blog/2021/07/08/ep40-la-magia-del-vocabulario-japones/)
* [MP3 file](https://podcastcdn-26.ivoox.com/audio/1/4/2/3/ep40lamagiadelvocabulariojaponesco-bolacristalpodcast-ivoox72543241.mp3?secure=PcIBOkWi9rl3hxXOK0hEPQ==,1626621100))
* [On Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TsOrvD32wu46qPcpgfQwB?go=1&utm_source=embed_v3&t=0&nd=1)
If, like me, you were frustrated by the @eff's [_Secure Messaging Scorecard_](https://www.eff.org/pages/secure-messaging-scorecard) being outdated for years now, go check Mark Williams's [_Secure Messaging Apps Comparison_](https://www.securemessagingapps.com/) — it's a great resource.
My only objection: I would boost #Matrix (ie, #Element, #Riot) and fully recommend it, and penalise #Threema and discard it, based on their respective results under the section _“are the #app and server completely #opensource?”_ — I think that's paramount!
TL;DR: **use #Signal (it's the best and most user-friendly); if not possible for whatever reason, resort to #Matrix apps as 2nd best**.
#privacy #internet #messaging #cryptography
At long last, common sense and decency prevail in #Spain 🇪🇸
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/14/pro-onion-faction-triumphs-in-spains-great-omelette-debate
If I had the time, I would love to write and produce a very personal #podcast about #TheGreatestBooks.
I've been on a mission, for a few years now, to read the top twenty or so most important, most influential works of world #literature. Fiction top ten, plus non-fiction top ten. Because [the meta-ranking I use as a reference](https://thegreatestbooks.org/) updates regularly with new rankings published and with slight improvements to the algorithm, in going through the list I'm actually getting closer to reading the top forty books.
Each (short) episode would focus on one book: I would share [my review](https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/64930929-tripu?order=d&shelf=read&sort=review&view=covers), read some passages I highlighted, and my explain why the book is (or isn't) that important and how it affected me personally.
Thoughts?
Sex, sports, food:
if you spend more time watching it, reading about it, or commenting it — than doing and enjoying it yourself — look inwards and seek help.
> “There has been a massive uptick in abuse of free pipeline minutes available on #GitLab.com to mine #cryptocurrencies.”
https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/faq/#why-do-i-need-to-enter-credit-debit-card-details-for-free-pipeline-minutes
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Columbus didn't think the earth was round, he thought it was pear shaped like a titty with a nipple and all...
> I found it (the world) was not round . . . but pear shaped, round where it has a nipple, for there it is taller, or as if one had a round ball and, on one side, it should be like a woman’s breast, and this nipple part is the highest and closest to Heaven.
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> –Christopher Columbus, Log of his third voyage (1498)
Bear in mind by this point the dude had been at sea for sometime, so I'd imagine he was seeing tity shaped things everywhere he looked.
Do you want to hear me rant about 
#ES/#JS and some **niche or eccentric #FOSS projects** done with/for/about it (in 🇪🇸 Spanish)?
Tune in to [esLibre](https://eslib.re/2021/) **tomorrow (Friday) at 13:20 CEST**! 🎤
https://propuestas.eslib.re/2021/charlas/abusando-ecmascript-en-abierto
La Razón: [lista de indultos polémicos](https://www.larazon.es/espana/20200924/kgcgidbizfg6fezczhcmb6ph6y.html)
Un wiki: [lista de indultos concedidos en España](https://15mpedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_indultos)
Where I argue against #surveillance-based #tech, and in favour of #donations and of educating users to pay for what is worth online:
https://github.com/darobin/garuda/issues/2#issuecomment-866917104
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Someone is probably paying this organisation money for a service, probably via a cloud based, well designed, slick, Blockchain and AI secured website which boasts Military Grade encryption to ensure your details are safe as your business is important to them, via these cables...
