#rose commented this

There’s capitalist values--

--a moral ideology--

--where property is assumed to be a concrete concept, money gets falsely equated with worth, and a whole bundle of damaging false equivalences follow after.

And there’s capitalism--

--a group of variously dangerous and useful observations, strategies, and social infrastructures--

--based on using money as a placeholder for some types of worth, and pretending that property is a thing that exists for some practical purposes. (And some impractical purposes.)

You could do that self-insert thing you were thinking about. Then I won't feel as lonely when I do it. (Milk, again.)

I’d like to, but I haven’t had any ideas for what I want to write happening.

And with self-insert, it’s also tricky to decide how much to be sort of Mary Sue idealistic, and how much to go more for self-effacing humor.

Mary Sue idealistic might take more courage than I have. There’s literally nothing scarier to write than yourself the way you hope you are. It’s awkwardly personal and optimistic the way writing smut is awkwardly personal and optimistic, but kind of moreso.

Welp, I read this, I grinned like an idiot for a while, and then I started typing, so there will at least be a one more short installment. (probably this evening?) I think this idea is only ever going to come out as bits and pieces for me, and if I write more installments they’ll probably jump around the timeline. The next bit jumps forward in a way that makes even me feel a bit indignant. (What was the author thinking?)

I definitely encourage anyone (especially you because OMG) to post some snippet or drawing to weave into the story line and tag me so I see it, or even just make your own thing of it and post it anywhere you like with a bit of attribution.