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>>581055
You could probably get some beer money at least maybe even a full side hustle for a blog like that on substack

>>581055
>Anyone have any input?
It sounds like you're doing something worthwhile and are in a position to do more with assistance. 12 hour solo days are something that very few people can be productive with in the medium to long term. Maybe take on the responsibility of an acolyte who can learn from you in exchange for performing the more mundane tasks, preserving your motivation for the most important work and maintaining health.

>>581056
I guess it's the mixed feeling of work time being a sort of doggy paddling through it all. I know I'm learning on the job, but it's only ever what's right in front of me. Say a motion to suppress, I'm only looking into what fits exactly the issue I'm arguing as opposed to a more broad perspective of the subject for future times I need to narrow the thing down. It feels almost like when you work out one muscle group too much and the others suffer because of it.
>>581057
It's always been a little idea in the back of my head to have some weird rambling blog about the law, but I'm not sure what exactly it would look like. I feel like my understanding of all these things is so shallow. But maybe the blog becomes the excuse to set time aside to study and dig deeper into things and gives an excuse to write out my thoughts. Strange to think I could write from any place of authority after having met people far smarter and more experience than me.
>>581058
I have a paralegal that works a few hours a week filing stuff whenever they have the time, but I do eventually need to hire help full time. Right now the appointed cases don't pay enough to really sustain even myself, but the county just gave us a raise. So maybe over the next few months.


Thanks guis.

Staqrted reading Revolutionary Suicide by Huey Newton & J Herman Blake. Glad to be reading it

>see an ancient egypt document mention embalming
>decide to check wikipedia article on embalming
>there's a section talking about Jessica Mitford
oh yeah, she did do journalism about the death industry. small world, ey comrades?
if you don't know who she is, don't look up the Mitford sisters

>>581061
Absolutely based. Why did my mortician friends not tell me about the now dead love of my life???

https://www.learningscientists.org/blog/2022/2/17-1
This is cute, to do active recall you cover up parts of the document you are studying with solid rectangles, write the recall cue on them and then colour-code them based on how well recall went so you know what to focus on next time.

Some light entertainment for youse
https://youtu.be/Kybxa5FNOvc

https://www.youtube.com/live/6HicAVYbuZ0
Live now the secretariat of the FPCI
Role of middle powers in a divided world

Finished "Organizations - A very short introduction" (2011) by Mary Jane Jo Hatch. This book is, well… let the work speak for itself:
<Einstein’s theory of relativity included the principle of the curvature of space-time, which implies that gravity forces light to bend, a phenomenon that has since been proven by scientific experimentation. One popular way of explaining what this discovery means in human terms is to note that, if we were able to look far enough forward in spacetime, we would end up looking at the back of our own heads. What does this imply about the positions we take in the world that define our ways of seeing as well as what we (think we) know? Would it be possible to look beyond the back of our heads and glimpse what lies over our shoulders?

<Metaphorically speaking, looking over our own shoulders is more or less what we do when we glimpse culture and come to understand its symbolism, social construction, and sensemaking processes. Keeping our shoulder in view reminds us that we are bound to a unique subjective position even though it is one that looks out on a larger reality we share with others who are similarly bound to their unique locations within the whole. This uniqueness explains the intersubjectivity required to access culture, we cannot experience it unless we engage with other cultural members. Might intersubjectivity position us to explore the fifth dimension lying within our collective consciousness?

<Combining the new physics with dynamic ways of thinking about the three Os suggests we always confront our past as we create our future in the momentary present of our existence. Culture manifests our heritage by inserting its vestiges into contemporary life, not unlike the idea of spacetime bending back on itself, an idea that provokes much speculation about time travel. Some physicists are convinced that jumps between two temporal points brought into proximity by the furrowed surface of five-dimensional space could allow for time travel. Could cultural intersubjectivity furrow individual awareness such that we might leap from our own narrow understanding to empathy with another cultural member or even with the whole?

<Given that culture allows us to symbolically align with our origins, as when we share stories of our ancestors or contemplate the artifacts they left to us, could it be that these intersubjective experiences constitute and/or grant access to a five-dimensional space whose contours form and are formed by our cultural heritage? Literature shows us that stories can transport us somewhere beyond the limits of ordinary consciousness, as do dreams and religious experiences. Some spiritual leaders, such as the Dalai Lama, have noted the striking similarity between the territory spirituality opens and ideas being explored by the new physics of hyperspace. As far as can be told from the archeological record left by the Cro Magnon, culture and religion originated together – why should they not work together now to help us confront the future?

>>581024
Found something: Mainly just him conflating use value and exchange value and claiming that somehow proves that equivalents aren't exchanged. Vanilla and chocolate ice cream can *cost* the same, but one has more use value to you and the other doesn't.

>>581066
ow anon, my brain liquified

Maybe the single most disappointing read of my life. Wasn't this supposed to be one of the greatest books out there?
The first part was promising and an incredibly engaging read, though it struck me as a bit shallow and essentially taking a long time to say what Nietzsche managed to do in two simple quotes (that Frankl directly cites): "He who has a why to live can bear any how." and "What does not kill me makes me stronger."
Then I found out that Frankl also outright lies, or at the very least severely confuses the reader during his memoir. The emphasis on Auschwitz would make you think he spent a long time there, whereas in real life he only spent three days there in transit. His experiences in Theresienstadt as a doctor are brushed under the rug entirely, not surprising considering what he was doing there. I also thought the prominence of spirituality and religion in the first part was Frankl trying to hint to the reader that turning to God was the only way to fill up the void of meaning, but I thought that was just me being harsh and assuming things too early – until I found out Frankl's other book where he does exactly that, The Unconscious God.
I thought it would be a profound book shaped by the author's experiences during the Holocaust – what it ended up being was a basic "just cheer up bro" self-help manual trying to use his own experiences in a concentration camp as a marketing gimmick. There is nothing new to be gained from reading this book, unless as a pretty harrowing Holocaust memoir (though Frankl's dishonesty makes it hard to discern what is real and what is made up).

https://youtu.be/R3keAlPrfco
GenZ in China and the US on quiet quitting and lying flat

Just finished reading: Marx’s Theory of Value in Chapter 1 of Capital
A Critique of Heinrich’s Value-Form Interpretation
by Fred Moseley (published 2023, already on Libgen).

Michael Heinrich is an academic and has been a professional Marx explainer for several decades.

Moseley argues that what exclusively determines the magnitude of the value of any article is the amount of labour socially necessary, or the labour-time socially necessary for its production. Mosely is basing his interpretation on various statements by Marx in Capital, for example:
<What exclusively determines the magnitude of the value of any article is therefore the amount of labour socially necessary, or the labour-time socially necessary for its production.
Now I know that some might think that this means that according to Marx what exclusively determines the magnitude of the value of any article is the amount of labour socially necessary, or the labour-time socially necessary for its production. But apparently just because Marx wrote
<What exclusively determines the magnitude of the value of any article is therefore the amount of labour socially necessary, or the labour-time socially necessary for its production
doesn't necessarily mean that he meant that what exclusively determines the magnitude of the value of any article is the amount of labour socially necessary, or the labour-time socially necessary for its production and Heinrich certainly denies that
<What exclusively determines the magnitude of the value of any article is therefore the amount of labour socially necessary, or the labour-time socially necessary for its production
means that according to Marx what exclusively determines the magnitude of the value of any article is the amount of labour socially necessary, or the labour-time socially necessary for its production. This is just like, Moseley's opinion, man, says Heinrich. So Moseley wrote a hundred pages to defend his interpretation (that what exclusively determines the magnitude of the value of any article is the amount of labour socially necessary, or the labour-time socially necessary for its production). Book's a bit repetitive IMHO.

Heinrich claims that according to Marx value is determined in exchange. In particular, Heinrich means an "exchange relation" which Heinrich defines in the glossary at the end of his Marx-explaining book like this:
<The relation between two commodities that are exchanged, considered in abstraction from commodity owners.
I could not find a single passage in Capital unambiguously supporting this. And indeed, it's a big gripe of Heinrich that Marx wrote in a very garbled and frustrating way from the point of view of those enlightened ones who know that's what Marx really meant…

Marxism is a socio-economical theory. Why arent you studying economics instead of wasting time reading bullshit philosophy?

>>581072
This but also with economics. Also, the post above you discusses just that

6 months in space

https://joshuacitarella.substack.com/p/my-political-journey-n
>My guest is a 20 year old Left Communist. He began by exploring 4chan, /leftypol/ and Kik messenger. In 2019, he joined an IRL political organization. We discuss Bookchinites, leftcom killing fields, proletarian discontent, shitposting and animation.

>recorded: July 2, 2020
Oh wow

Literally just started writing down the shit I needed to get done for work on a notebook and I've got more done today than I have in a week. I use a green highlighter to mark when I finish something. I also add on to the list anything I do that isn't already on there and mark it off so it also keeps track of all the productive things I've done.


Why the hell is this more effective than all the other shit I've tried with note taking apps, to do list apps, GTD systems, CMS processes, etc.? How the fuck does literally just writing shit down solve more problems than all the fucking philosophy and self help I've consumed?

What the actual fuck.

>>581075
Thank you, have always found leftcom kinda interesting, never met one IRL, and occasionally miss the effortposting leftcoms on here from back in those days. This will genuinely be interesting to listen to.
<t. someone who just wants to uphold the revolutionary communist line whenever it becomes a life-or-death necessity

>>581076
notebooks are nice because they exist in physical space, it commands attention better than anything apps or mental

>>581075
What unholy fucking podcast is that

Does anyone have access to an English translation of Adorno and Honkheimer's Correspondance? Specifically the third volume.

>>580500
bump

>>581081
Went to a criminal defense conference this weekend. Got lots of continuing education hours, a number of great articles, and got to see some good presentations. Also got to get shitfaced with old friends. I always feel so overwhelmed when I'm in the presence of such smart and skilled lawyers. Gotta keep pushing through that feeling though, otherwise I'll never git gud.

Anyone got anything like Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Roland Boer, but is quicker and easier to go through? I plan on reading it, I just want something I can more quickly go through right now.

>>581083
idk how it compares to Boer's book but it's short at least

>>581084
>78 MB
woops lol, mods can delete

>>581082
think I replied to to one of your posts where you were seeking advice lawyer anon. sounds like the kind of weekend that drives you through the next week. take the acolyte pill, you post like you've got something to offer

>>581087
Could you define acolyte pill, pls? Like follow all my Senpais and learn from them? Or is there a book/software you’re talking about?

>>581088
oh, maybe you're not the anon I replied to before. I meant that many people in your position should consider taking on an assistant of some kind, even in the most basic capacity. You get some of your more mundane tasks done, allowing you to focus on more stimulating work, and they get to be around someone productive and learn basic skills.

>>581089
I am that anon. I can’t afford a real paralegal yet.

>>581090
Maybe I'm way off base here but I can think of scenarios where a motivated assistant would learn enough so that pay would become secondary, or you could pay something when income justifies it. I benefited from something like this myself without being exploited. You know best ofc.

>>581091
Oh, I have something like that. A retired family friend helps with downloading discovery and a few other things that can be done at any time of day. I just can’t really rely on them for things that need immediate attention. I’ve realized I’m not the best at letting go and delegating. I’m working on it though.

>>581092
let me give a scenario. An interested zoomer comes and works in the same room as you for a few hours a week. They do some mundane work you can't face and get to be in a relaxed work environment, also getting to see how someone who has achieved something operates day to day. This would be extremely valuable to many yoots today.

>>581093
>let me
no.

>>581093
I’m not sure I’m at the point yet for an intern, but I’ll keep an eye out!

Are you smarter than this parrot?
If not browse >>>/edu/

>>581097
:(

Been reading some random essays about the history of science. Dunno what to read next. What I will certainly not read is Michio Kaku's book Quantum Supremacy, which Scott Aaronson (usually a very polite guy) shreds to pieces here: https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=7321

anyone read cutrone's new book? If so, what are the included essays?

>>581099
I started listening to The Structure of Scientific Revolutions and it was pretty interesting. Might be up your current alley.

>>581060
Aight I finished it a while back, this dude had one hell of a life

Excuse me coming through
A quick note on the video @ >>>/leftypol/1538283
Also [vid related] for archival purposes

Around the 29 minute mark Peterson criticizes Marx and Engel's for assuming that workers would magically become more productive once they took over.

This actually happened historically, most of the actually effective productivity tricks work places use now were developed by Stakhanovites.

https://soviethistory.msu.edu/1936-2/year-of-the-stakhanovite/year-of-the-stakhanovite-texts/stalin-at-the-conference-of-stakhanovites/

Reality has a Marxist bias

This thread hit the bump limit and is in auto sage.
New thread >>19860

>>581104
Who cares, it's a slow board anyways

Restored everything except the OP's file and thumbnail