"after the revolution"
the cosplay people swarming Seattle made me think: after the revolution, we might be able to imbue daily life with some of the semiotic richness and playfulness of that's currently seen mostly at cons and similar point-events. that lighter, looser sense of public life might help compensate for what, for many people, will be inevitably be a diminished material standard of living. i'm willing to make that trade personally.
That reminds me, it's totally possible to build a pulsed laser using some aluminum rails, foil, a thin sheet of plastic, and an HV power supply.
http://technology.niagarac.on.ca/people/mcsele/lasers/LasersTEA.htm
polytheistic theology
mumble mumble were new gods formed or did they pre-exist only quietly.
polytheistic theology
This is a big part of how gods (hopefully) adapt to changing cultural contexts. As time changes, a god can adapt their nature while still retaining their identity.
Also I *think* structured belief can accrete new gods out of unformed god-stuff but that's something I'm less sure about, and would probably irritate some hard polytheists.
polytheistic theology
So it's a common trope that beliefs give gods power, but I don't actually think that's how it works. In significant part, "power" doesn't seem like a useful way to phrase what gods do in the first place.
What I do think is that belief helps give gods *form*. How a particular god manifests and expresses themself is due in part to what folks expect of them. It's bidirectional, since a god does tell followers some about who they are. The manifestation is negotiated.
Hecking done! Here's my test of most Android mastodon apps, since a lot of folks are probably searching for a #tootdon replacement: https://medium.com/@noiob/a-whole-lot-of-the-mastodon-android-apps-tested-d0dd91e5b625
Poll following recent discussions about DM privacy on Mastodon: Should the Mastodon webapp compose screen warn that DMs are stored on the server (accessible by admins)? https://www.strawpoll.me/15387726
Moving to @starkatt
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