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My life is my example.

Ah ha! Actions are our loudest words ... I knew it!

@David said "I can't convince you that equanimity depends on not taking sides nor that everyone is deserving of compassion."

Well I thought of something new to say, so I'll jump back in (I know, that didn't last long, did it?)

The idea that I don't believe that everyone is deserving of compassion is a strawman, and something you've decided I believe because I don't agree with you. Don't be that guy.

What I do believe is that the only kind of equanimity you can have from not taking sides is the equanimity of an ignoramus or a sociopath. You have to either not know or not care either way. So perhaps I just don't want to reason the way that you are reasoning.

And no, I don't believe you are a sociopath. I just believe you are really, really confused and overly hung up on semantics. That is, you would care about seeing someone enslaved, and you would take the side against slavery, you just don't want to call it being "anti-slavery." This is utterly meaningless, but this is at least what I want to think about you- because the alternative is much worse.

@David said "I am for freedom."

I take this to mean that you have chosen a side on the issue of slavery/anti-slavery. Which undercuts everything else you said. I cannot reason otherwise.

I think if we continue this we'll just be repeating ourselves, so I'm just going to leave it there. Have the last word if you want, I'm going to move on now. Have a nice day.

@David said:

@mindatrisk said:
I worked for a food charity in London that had been set up by an anarchist punk. I was in charge of the volunteer team so I thought I'd experiment with it. Basically, I showed them what tasks needed to be done, and then left them to it to organise themselves as they wished, and to perform the tasks as they saw best. It worked a treat! They were much happier and much more fulfilled because, I guess, it engaged and invested them in the tasks, and they felt a sense of freedom and responsibility... and adulthood. They felt respected rather than patronised, which is what tends to happen with authority figures.

I'm going to have to reread the definition of anarchy sometime because anything organized by an Anarchist seems patently absurd.

Yes. I don't think you truly understand the philosophy of anarchy, only the vulgar and popularized caricature of it, if that's what you think.

Meditation over Zoom meeting: check

Accept people into the session: check

Set alarm (30mins): check

Ring the singing bowl three times: check

Become so absorbed that you ignore the alarm and continue for around 10 more minutes and then suddenly notice everyone has left: priceless

Hahahahahahah!

@Kerome What?! 250 mbps! What sorcery is that?!

The internet company said our building (1906 ca.) had such an old infrastructure that 10mbps was the maximum speed available... haha!!!