Gemini Links 30/08/2024: EDM Nonsense and Growthist Priorities
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Gemini* and Gopher
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Personal/Opinions
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Photo ditherer
This is a really fun tool and works great on my smartphone.
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EDM Nonsense
So uh this is in C-minor and uses a pretty typical form, ABA with some repeats or variations of the A and B sections, so maybe A with elaboration and a small bridge to the B section that becomes B' and then back to A, which is mostly the same except for the drums, so ABB'A' for a slightly more accurate section tagging, and there are even more repeats within the sections. All very conventional, but conventional works if you do it right. Probably because lots of humans have extensive training on what to expect in music.
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Wolf in the Wood's Gemlog — Sober with the Strength of SUPERMAN
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Politics and World Events
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Growthist Priorities
Something I touched on in my recent Automation post is that the growthist system is bad at addressing the things that are actually important to most people - while tying the notion of "quality of life" to possession of luxury goods and experiences. I've been thinking on this since, and I think one of the disconnects between proponents of growth and proponents of degrowth is that they build different hierarchies of needs, with material goods being ranked higher for growthists. As I mentioned in the Automation post, there are three things that heavily dictate quality of life, and that aren't really amenable to technical solutions - housing security, food security, and healthcare security.
Given the massive increase in global GDP over the last century, these should probably be solved. Certainly strides have been made - the Green Revolution, whatever one thinks about the specific methods involved, has prevented an immense amount of human suffering. Housing continues to be a significant issue almost everywhere, though, and even access to healthcare is a problem in much of the world. It would seem that economic growth isn't a reliable indicator of solving the central problems people face.
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