TherapyGary

No such thing as a dumb question!

Money functions as a points system to facilitate class hierarchy, so I don't believe money should exist. Social democracies are still capitalist.

Some people prefer to distinguish "justified" hierarchies, e.g., hierarchies of expertise (like teacher-student type relationships)- i.e., someone being in charge is okay if it's well justified.

Others however, like myself, prefer to focus on the underlying power dynamics. I don't think society or its institutions should ever be granting anyone power over another person

When I look at these countries you mention, rather than seeing efficient and equal distribution of resources, what I see is a lot of unnecessary mediating factors, embedded in an inherently unjust structure- the state itself. The people there may be relatively happy, but they're not free

yes!

Why?

downvote me harder

My instance doesn't do downvotes

If by viable you mean able to be implemented without enormous problems, I would argue that capitalism isn't viable. I believe anarchism would be better for more people than the status quo, so I'd say it's viable in comparison

Edit: to answer the other part of your question, I practice anarchism in my daily life. Anarchism, to me, is a value more so than a political ideology. I don't believe in hierarchy, so I don't perpetuate hierarchy, and I actively work to dismantle it around me

You did great and it's the same message either way but, just for fun, your translation in French would be:

bonjour je m'appelle helium. j'suis un gaz noble.

(The literal translation would be "mon nom est helium" but people don't usually talk like that in French- just like the literal translation of "je m'appelle" is "I call myself" but people don't usually talk like that in English)

Personally, I think that, when it comes to "important" stuff, having an individual or group whose opinion you trust based on other aligned values is sufficient.

E.g., if you're not sure how to feel about furries, but you respect the consensus of the queer community, you can look to them to decide how to ensure your actions/words align with your values

This is basically the whole point of electing representatives. It's not your job to have an opinion on every single thing- we hire people with whom our values (ideally) align, and it becomes their job to have all those opinions

This works similarly in elections. Many people don't have the time, energy, and/or capacity to sit down and learn about each proposed amendment/etc, so different groups publish their recommendations

hello it's me helium

i am a noble gas

Noble ?

Unintelligible

funkyphoto.clear

For anyone else curious, those dots on the front are olfactory organs- basically nostrils

Are you making fun of the US 4B movement?

Had to custom order it. They said "are you sure this isn't a typo?"

Edit: realized you can't really see what the photo on the shirt even is in that pic so:

Edit 2: (while this is a joke, I do actually have a heil seitan shirt with a pentagram made of forks and I love it lol)

Holy hell, 95% of people can't figure out "what percentage of the emails sent by John Smith last month were about sustainability." That is absolutely wild to me, and I already thought my perception was skewed the other direction due to working with largely disadvantaged people. That's an eye opener for sure, thanks for sharing

It became self defense- or in other words, her body her choice