We Were Farmers
We were farmers
But the rich men came for our lands
Invented leases to partition
the land, to charge us rent
To make competing impossible.
“Become a craftsman”, they said.
“We will always need more craftsmen.”
So we were craftsmen
But the rich men came for our labor
Invented manufacturing
To commoditize craft, to sell more
To make competing impossible.
“Become a line worker,” they said.
“We will always need more line workers.”
So we were line workers.
But the rich men came for our labor
Invented offshoring to find
cheaper labor and cut costs
To make competing impossible.
“Become a coder,” they said.
“We will always need more coders.”
So we were coders.
But the rich men came for our code
Invented chat bots to make
Writing new software trivial
To make competing impossible.
“What do we become now?” We asked.
“Become a consumer,” they insisted.
“We will always need more consumers.”
So, we are farmers.
We were farmers
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The first panel shows a crow with the title "How to live a good life". The second panel shows a crow cawing at itself in the mirror with the subheading "Make friends". The next panel says "Explore" and shows a crow looking into a commercial waste bin. The next says "Try new things" with a crow eating something vile. The next one says "Be curious" and shows the crow grabbing a hissing cat's tail". The final frame says "Get a hobby" and shows the crow looking closely at a book of matches.
How To Live A Good Life #oldknees
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On tyranny Aristotle and Plato’s words
I’m reading On Tyranny this morning. The connection is clear. Aristotle and Plato weren’t predicting the future. They were describing what they’d already watched happen.
Ancient philosophy came out of real situations people had to navigate. We’re witnessing it today. #Stoicism #StoicSisterhood
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On this day in 2019, I witnessed one of the coolest things ever. A lenticular cloud lit-up by a setting sun over the Perito Morena Glacier in Argentina.
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A collage of images taken at the Raving Madness club in VRChat.
The upper left has three creatures prominently posing for the camera, the upper right a focus on one of the DJs, the lower left a collection of stickers posted on a wall, and the lower right a wide shot showing a wide collection of creatures letting off snowflakes over the DJ stage.
The words "Thank you ravers!" are displayed across the middle of the image.
That's one year down, here's to many more!
To all our Staff, all our DJs, and all our Ravers, thank you for an incredible year! We can't wait for you to join us on our journey ahead.
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sparkle yutyrannus ✨🌈
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Just a lil guy
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Laurier rose, massif de l'Esterel ✨
Made for NOP's hextile collab with the palette Mediterranée51.
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DOG CAFE 🐕✨
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A digital illustration of an anthro yellow cat, named Kai, putting a paw on his chin and the other up in a relaxed position. Kai is wearing a purple collar with yellow bell, a blue vest, and long rainbow arm stockings. He is smiling mischievously with a devious smile. The background is a rainbow swirly pattern with sparkles and hearts.
RAINBOW KITTY 🐱🌈
for @kaiadin.bsky.social
[ #LabRatArt #furry #furryart ]
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fooling around, playing with paint.
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"Check out these spots!"
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Free Fitness For All Sizes!
📸: @traakki.bsky.social
#SFGymPics #VRFitness #VRPhotography
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Dancing as the world burns.
Between my personal loss and the state of the world right now, it feels wrong to spend my time making art. I should be doing more somehow. But it also feels like the only thing I can do with all these feelings.
Monoprint. Acrylic on paper.
#figurativeart #printmaking
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"Morning Light" - Drawing for Vlnik over at FA featuring their coyote making friends with local stay-at-home corvids OvO
#art #drawing #illustration #feral #canine #coyote #birds #jay #bird #winter #snow #dogs
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Amur Dreams
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hoping for a peaceful 2026 🧡
#kidlitart #fox #bear
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An anthropomorphic jackal poses in front of a futuristic city. There's also a huge holographic jaguar lady ':¬)
'Zorryn'
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Remove consumable items, or make them reset. | Open Beta | VRChat
Artificial scarcity puts a bad taste in consumers' mouths. The concept of consumable items or items that can de-spawn is interesting, but they should be
Upvoting existing Canny's is probably the easiest way, but we're collecting feedback from all over. As long as you tag us, we'll see it.
Here's an example Canny you could add your voice to, if you feel strongly about the consumables:
feedback.vrchat.com/open-beta/p/...
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A bird with spiky blue feathers perched on a tree stump in the snow
Winter phoenix ❄️
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Illustration of a waterfall in an alpine setting. A bear looks over the waterfall, a heron stands on a rock beneath it and a squirrel climbs a branch in the foreground.
creatures at the waterfall
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A colorful painting of a jaguar in bright rainbow colors.
It's #internationaljaguarday Here is my colorful painting of a Jaguar "Light in the Rainforest", acrylics on wood panel, 2019.
#art #caturday #jaguar #acrylic #painting #traditionalart #colorful
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