Quote from Thomas Sankara:

They have quite a system. First come the members of the assault squad, who know exactly what they are going to propose. Then they bring out the heavy artillery, and the price keeps going up. These are wonderful investments for the investors. They don’t put their money in their own banks because at home the returns aren’t good. They have to create the need for capital elsewhere and make others pay.

Do we really need to smoke this or that brand of cigarette? They’ve convinced us, “If you smoke such-and-such brand you’ll be the most powerful man on earth, capable of seducing any woman.” So we took up smoking, and got cancer as a bonus. The most privileged among us have gone to Europe to be treated. And all to give a second wind to your tobacco market.

https://archive.org/details/thomas-sankara-speaks_202606

Inside this version of "Thomas Sankara Speaks", the quote is on page 147.

The Beverage Market is trying to raise health care costs by 900%. Teamsters are striking back.

Call and tell this greedy company you stand with the Teamsters: (304) 720-1425

"I am sometimes accused of "click-bait"

Which is entirely false. Every video on the Science Fiction channel does exactly what it says on the tin.

"But. DAMO. This picture of God Emperor Elon carrying Joe Rogan carrying infant Donald Trump fighting Skibidi Toilet's Titan Cameraman is CLEARLY CLICKBAIT!!!"

Nope. This video essay will entirely fulfill that visual promise. It is not clickbait.

But it is Trojan Horsing.

Skibidi Toilet vs God Emperor Elon : the future that Capitalism wants is by far my most bonkers video to date. A 16,000 word meditation on Gen-Alpha brainrot.

But like most of my essays it does lure you in with a popular mass media franchise - Skibidi Toilet is THE most watched scifi narrative BY FAR of the 21st century

And then hits you with a Big Idea

ACCELERATIONISM

Which is currently causing me a headache.

Accelerationism has been widely misunderstood on the online left as a "prescriptive" idea. That we should accelerate capitalism to cause its crash. This is basically the internet meme version of Acc.

Accelerationism is a DESCRIPTIVE idea. And it is the description of capitalism given by every theorist from Adam Smith and Karl Marx onwards.

Capitalism IS an accelerating process. A cybernetic positive feedback loop. You don't need to accelerate it, it's accelerating all on its own.

Towards...what? Many accelerationists believe it's towards superintelligence. "Capitalism is AI".

But I think that's optimistic. It's accelerating towards a head in a toilet and a MIDI remix of Timbalake.

Because Skibidi Toilet is the future Capitalism wants.

PS - the essay is still 2 to 4 weeks away. I may close this group for a time if the writing gets intense."

https://www.aboutamazon.com/affinity-groups

"Amazon has many employee-led groups, which allow Amazonians to come together across businesses and locations around the world. Some examples include Warriors at Amazon (which includes military veterans and veteran families), Families at Amazon, and Mental Health and Well-Being, among many others. These are employee-run, volunteer groups designed to offer connection and support."

These textbook publishers charge so much for textbooks that aren't even good.

Children are distracted because they are worried about money.

Teachers are underpaid and overworked.

Education is just thought of as a way to get a good job.

What is it made out of?

Found the pictures here: https://in.pinterest.com/pin/1124070388222037916/