Well, this is different.

[silveradept]

An update has rearranged my LJ client into new and interesting ways. *fiddles* Now with things in order (well, sort of), we can get back to the strange things that happened today.

There were none. Well, none that were strange. A friend celebrated her half-birthday today, I started writing a midterm paper, I might have done a tiny bit of thesis revision. I'll read tomorrow and do more midterm writing at work, I think. Mostly routine stuff.

My subcultures professor did say, though, that what we needed to do with our lives was find what all of the subcultures were looking for - the place that they sought, and that by studying those who came before us, we might figure out how to get there, or at least pick up a few methods. Hopefully, the meat will understand how to get it done. Maybe it needs a wake-up call from the contrabass saxophone to do it.

I do like the idea of working at a job you love - even moreso if it pays enough. According to this writer, who happens to be przxqgl, it's possible - we can even keep some vestiges of the capitalist economy, so long as we provide basic needs for everybody. That way, everyone works at what they want to do and doesn't have to worry about how much it pays. If there are people that want luxuries, they can have them - so long as someone makes them. I suspect some sort of credit system will probably make its way in, but everyone will earn the same amount of credit to spend on their luxuries. It's like one of the utopias that I read about. Naturally, I can't remember the name of the book, but I think it has possibilities. Go read, since I'm theorizing additions to his system.

Speaking of theories, there's one, probably gaining strength, that the U.S. will soon not be the hegemon it was.

Alas, no homosexual-marriage decision will go unchallenged, it appears. Challenged, they are, again.

And if I don't go to bed soon, I'll fall asleep at work tomorrow. I might do that anyway - I'll aim for my lunch break.

Comments

[silveradept]

More Drunk Puppet Night? (Or is that someone else?)

I like the idea. Although I'm still wrestling with the idea of how you provide the incentive to work. Obviously, finding the ideal job helps, but is there more credit for people who work more?

[przxqgl.livejournal.com]

exactly... i originally wanted to do a puppet show based on a frank zappa song, because the people in charge wouldn't let me play frank zappa before or after the show, but at this rate i'm going to have two puppet shows.

and at this point, the objective is not to figure out the details. the details will come in time. right now, what we need to do is convince people that it is possible. if we're not all convinced that it's possible, it will be much harder to actually realise. on the other hand, if everyone is convinced that it's possible, then the details, like whether there will be more credit for more work, will come naturally.

[silveradept]

No Zappa? No way! I'm sure they'd have fun with the song about the guy who goes and demands his girlfriend back from the devil (who happens to be holding her inside his "pickle") or the parody on Lucy in the Sky with Daimonds, or... well, it is Zappa. Someone might think it obscene.

And now I get the point - first, cause the paradigm shift, then worry about the details. Of course, it's possible - science has told us for a long time now that there is sufficient production at the moment that everyone could be fed comfortably, and with a little redistribution of resources, everyone can be sheltered, cared for, and put to work in a job they enjoy. It's possible.

So how do we get people out of possibility into belief?

[przxqgl.livejournal.com]

you'd think that with a show called "drunk puppet night" they'd be a little more lenient about what gets played before and after the actual puppet shows... but if it's actually the reason for one of the puppet shows, then the worst they can do is to cancel it, and they've already said that they're looking for shows that "push the producer's buttons", so they probably won't.

i've been considering what song to use. it has to fit into a fairly tight set of criteria: it has to have a more-or-less understandable story line, it has to be relatively simple in terms of sets, props, puppets and so forth, it has to be "adult content" but not too "predictable", it has to be less than 5 minutes long (which is surprisingly difficult with zappa) and it has to be able to be performed by a group of puppeteers that includes me, a relatively inexperienced puppeteer.

So how do we get people out of possibility into belief?

plant seeds, and be patient.

[silveradept]

True - finding a short Zappa piece could be the most difficult of the enterprises. You may have to use a radio version, instead of an album version. A slight sacrifice, but if it gets you the Zappa piece, it'll probably be worth it.

Patience, a virtue that I have and don't. But since I'm going to be a librarian, I think I'm going to have to learn how to plant seeds and cultivate them. Even if I never see the resulting flowers.