#andrewfm

cop unions aren't worth defending, but it's more a sui generis problem than something caused by unions: many countries have unionized police without the horrific levels of police violence on display in the USA.

I kinda dislike the “there is no ethical consumption” argument because it belies the fact that you can still successfully pursue a strategy of harm reduction with some choices (even if they’ll never be sufficient for systemic change)

Thanks for pointing this out. You're totally right. Now that I think about it, saying "there is no ethical consumption" moves really quickly into "do whatever, nothing will change" which, regardless of how true you think the latter part is, is a really boring politics. For me at times, saying that it it's impossible to consume ethically has been a way to ethically justify consumption, if that makes sense. I'll have to think about this.

minority friend replied to your post:

The ppl I despise are those who pretend like all pro-vegetarianism/vegan arguments are all white and anti-working class.

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Sorry for the delay!  Here are 10 suggestions, in no particular order:

Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and the Architecture of Decency - Dean (Mockbee's work in many ways can be interpreted as a fundamental critique to the state of the architectural/design industry - instead of flashy facades and overtly complex forms and styles you will instead find here a collection of buildings constructed with a high degree of care for the sole purpose of providing healthy, affordable, practical, and sustainable spaces)

Thinking Architecture - Peter Zumthor (this is a collection of essays by the architect recording his opinions on the effects of well designed spaces and why they are meaningful)

The Eyes of the Skin - Juhani Pallasmaa (establishes that vision is hegemonic in architectural design therefore the architectural community must further address the other senses)

Questions of Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture - Steven Holl (addresses pretty much what the title says)

Learning from Las Vegas - Venturi, Brown (las vegas as a case study of the rise of signs in the 20th century)

In Praise of Shadows - Tanizaki (a non-designer discusses the subtleties and intimate nature of traditional japanese design)

Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in 19th and 20th Century Architecture - Frampton (I've yet to read this but it's a key text for one of my closest friends - you can't talk about architecture seriously until you understand tectonics! this is actually the next book I intend to read)

Life and Death of Great American Cities - Jane Jacobs (the key text I would suggest for addressing the design of cities and communities)

Architecture of Happiness - Botton (I also haven't read this but many of my friends recommend it as a great introductory text to architecture and the senses)

AndrewFM: the lightning was my fault

Drufle: what

Drufle: why

Drufle: i thought streak was the magic one

Streak: i haven't played in like a week

Streak: im dead

AndrewFM: it turns out the passive effect of the bees I was breeding is that they constantly produce lightning bolts

Streak: wasn't there a grave

AndrewFM: everything died

Streak: who died

Streak: what happened

AndrewFM: all the straw golems

AndrewFM: zf's dog

AndrewFM: all dead

Streak: how could you

Streak: the DOG

AndrewFM: oh and then a pig spawned into the map out of nowhere?

AndrewFM: and it walked by the hive

AndrewFM: and turned into an infernal pigman

Drufle: i

Drufle: andrew

Streak: i can't leave you alone for one week can i

Drufle: those bees

Drufle: what are they

fleece: pedigree hellbees

AndrewFM: one of the bees I need to breed for the quest causes anyone who walks near the hive to spotaneously explode

Drufle: ...

Drufle: are you sure theyre bees

AndrewFM: they're hellcreatures

AndrewFM: this was a mistake

fleece: told you

Streak: so imagine it okay

Streak: it was GREAT

AndrewFM: liked and favorited

Streak: thats probably enough to go on