thx for the diabeetus

fun fact, that is a eugenicist health scare campaign started by settlers to demonize indigenous peoples whose traditional diets are rich in corn.

famine and genocide are known causes of chronic illness. surviving colonialism is inherently disabling and heightened diabetes rates are a side-effect of that. it makes no scientific sense to me to completely ignore the social determinants of health and blame the diets of entire ethnic groups for their chronic illness rates.

that’s like blaming potatoes for deaths caused by green potatoes.

corn doesn’t cause anemia or malnutrition, it’s partly because it’s not processed properly through nixtamalization and partly because of poverty caused by colonialism

indigeneity and nationality are two different concepts that have nothing to do with each other.

this can range from indigenous Oaxacans who are US citizens to Mexican citizens who are settlers who murder indigenous people in Mexico to steal their land.

capitalist brainworms

correct, if the means of production were owned by the oppressed then we wouldn’t need to buy anything when just taking it is free

I’m heartened by your reply.

there’s a point to be made on the other hand that the wheel made industrialization possible and we all know how that worked out for the people who refused laboring for wages. not all cultures even needed wheels because their local geographies didn’t necessitate using wheeled transport. that doesn’t mean they didn’t use wheels for other applications though.

no, where did I say that? I’m disabled and I can’t work, so I rely on begging people to keep me alive

why would giving up my job be a bad thing? i don’t dream of labor. I’m also against people being fired through but let’s not act like having job is natural, that’s one of the most pervasive myths of capitalism

i wonder if snipping off your car’s modem completely stops the flow of data. like sure, your car’s CPU is still gathering that data but they have no way to retrieve it. unless you visit a dealership or authorized mechanic shop?

yes, my Nonna actually gave me an olive oil gland so I could squeeze out my own

I’m a roasted chicken cooking in the sun and my deodorants are either olive oil or a sweet kiss from Nonna.

Just stop buying shit. Also, if you didn’t grow those lemons and sage yourself, you’re part of the problem because you also could stop buying shit.