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u/RNGmaster · 1 pointr/SeattleWA

Mondragon in Spain is a classic example. It's one of the case studies in the excellent paper Capital and the Debt Trap which argues that worker cooperatives might be more stable than traditional capitalist corporations. Kantega, Lijjat and Amul are other good examples, in diverse industries, of robust worker coops that function on a large scale. Hotel Bauen in Argentina is a 4-star hotel that was taken over by workers after management basically abandoned it, and it's continued to thrive despite attempts by former management to legally sabotage it.

As for larger territories, well, Spain was briefly a success story in 1936 before it was hijacked by more authoritarian communist tendencies. In spaces controlled by the CNT and UGT unions, there's evidence that productivity (both industrial and architectural) increased dramatically when workers' self-management was adopted.

>In agricultural terms the revolution occurred at a good time. Harvests that were gathered in and being sold off to make big profits for a few landowners were instead distributed to those in need. Doctors, bakers, barbers, etc. were given what they needed in return for their services. Where money was not abolished a 'family wage' was introduced so that payment was on the basis of need and not the number of hours worked.

>Production greatly increased. Technicians and agronomists helped the peasants to make better use of the land. Modern scientific methods were introduced and in some areas yields increased by as much as 50%. There was enough to feed the collectivists and the militias in their areas. Often there was enough for exchange with other collectives in the cities for machinery. In addition food was handed over to the supply committees who looked after distribution in the urban areas.

Yugoslavia did well under Tito (though sadly he was pretty much the only thing keeping the country from collapsing into inter-ethnic conflict). Life expectancy, literacy, and GDP all rose:

>Throughout the 1950s and '60s, the economic development and liberalization continued at a rapid pace.[8][13] The introduction of further reforms introduced a variant of market socialism, which now entailed a policy of open borders. With heavy federal investment, tourism in SR Croatia was revived, expanded, and transformed into a major source of income. With these successful measures, the Yugoslav economy achieved relative self-sufficiency and traded extensively with both the West and the East. By the early 1960s, foreign observers noted that the country was "booming", and that all the while the Yugoslav citizens enjoyed far greater liberties than the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc states.[30] Literacy was increased dramatically and reached 91%, medical care was free on all levels, and life expectancy was 72 years.

u/bnhhcgnmsenpjncvhu · 2 pointsr/SeattleWA

Art is very easy to buy, and nearly impossible to sell, so assume that anything you buy will hang on your wall forever (or sit in storage).

I prefer to actually buy things at a distance - usually by email. I don't like to buy expensive things in-person because tends to stir up a hot emotional state that encourages bad decision making (this is how I buy cars, too).

I walk through a gallery, find something interesting, ask if they have anything else by the artist and the price list if they aren't on the labels. Try to get a sense of how I'd rank all of the pieces in order of preference - what makes one of them more interesting than another, etc. And get the story about the work from the person at the gallery.

Then I go home, do some of my own homework on the artist, think about where I might put it, block off a section of the wall with painter's tape, and sleep on it for a while. For discretionary purchases, I've always had a rule of thumb that I must sleep 1 night for every $X something costs. If I still like it at the end of my waiting period, then I'll email them and tell them I'm interested in whatever piece.

If your tastes lean toward pop surrealism/lowbrow/street art, 1xRun is a good entry point. A lot of different artists have prints there.

Otherwise, find galleries that represent the artists or types of art you like, and just sign up for their mailing list. SAM has a rental gallery, too - it's a good way to try before you buy.

There's a few places around town that do estate auctions, and once in a while I find something interesting in those catalogs.

The book Art Collecting Today is a good introduction. So is The Intrepid Art Collector.

u/F1ddlerboy · 2 pointsr/SeattleWA

I got here last year (work at UW, live in Ballard). Couple of suggestions from another newcomer (from CT):

  • My wife says you have to read The Boys in the Boat; "I think everyone in this city has read it". Except me.
  • Too High & Too Steep is an interesting book about the local geology and history. Will give you a new perspective on the shape of downtown.
  • Larsen's Bakery is my new go-to pastry shop. A large variety of Danish pastries, good quality, and good prices (and 50% off day-olds if you're really cheap).
  • Coming here from the east coast, and having grown up in Wisconsin, Seattle feels much more like the midwest, and thus more familiar to me. Things move slower here, and people are generally less aggressive than the northeast.
  • KEXP is a great local radio station for all sorts of music. Never quite know what I'm going to hear when I turn it on.
  • You don't even have to get out of town to see interesting wildlife: Carkeek for spawning salmon, Golden Gardens and Discovery parks for duck variety, the locks for seals, sea lions, salmon, and various water birds.
u/BBorNot · 3 pointsr/SeattleWA

A good and entertaining account of recent history is Seattle and the Demons of Ambition by Fred Moody. It covers the arrival of companies like Microsoft and Amazon and F5 that completely changed Seattle from a sleepy backwater to what it is today. It is told from the author's perspective, having lived through it. Tech folks will find the rise of F5 to be particularly funny.

u/librul-snowflake · 3 pointsr/SeattleWA

Before you judge: https://www.amazon.com/Expecting-Better-Conventional-Pregnancy-Wrong/dp/0143125702

It's only trashy because the USA is fucking weird about things. They can't understand moderation or grey areas, so we have to resort to outright banning in order to get people to pay attention.

the fact is, MOST stuff in moderation is just fine. read the book, even things like "double the risk of autism" still has it down in the <0.0001% risk factor.

Seriously, it's a good book and pretty enlightening.

u/eatcheeseordie · 5 pointsr/SeattleWA

> Can't make the living here? There are tons of other places in the country which are less expensive and where a barrista's salary-to-monthly average rent is far, far more attractive.

Have you ever moved across the country, or even to a neighboring state? It's really expensive. If you're in debt and living paycheck-to-paycheck, it's nearly impossible.

If you haven't already read it, I recommend Hillbilly Elegy. Vance does a good job of explaining why the "get your butt to another part of the country" plan isn't feasible for many.

u/jackchit · -9 pointsr/SeattleWA

>This really is a complete straw man in the context of the conversation.

It isn't in the least. Pretty much the entirety of defunding American social support programs over the last 50 years can be tied to exactly this issue, which is what we are talking about when we talk about the refusal of American conservatives to spend tax dollars on CHELs. "Individual responsibility" is racial code, just like "protect our borders," "entitlements," "welfare queens," "forced bussing," all designed to get the poor white class to vote against their own interests by elevating a big, black, "other".


If you aren't interested in reading, watch the lecture from the author. Which is why his prescription for healing America is literally the same question I am asking here: rebuilding compassion for your community, so that people actually care about one another. How do you do that?

Don't just downvote, explain.

u/[deleted] · 4 pointsr/SeattleWA

I would highly recommend this book, and one covering the same subject for Greece

https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Life-Roman-City-Pompeii/dp/0806140275/ref=pd_sim_14_15?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0806140275&pd_rd_r=5GCSRTV1GTEQZGC3PEZJ&pd_rd_w=HisF5&pd_rd_wg=UWb3d&psc=1&refRID=5GCSRTV1GTEQZGC3PEZJ

or
https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Life-Ancient-Rome-People/dp/0300101864


the arc of history is easier to follow when you're familiar with some of the day-to-day aspects of their lives.

I wouldn't recommend Plato for interest in history, the dialogues are good for understanding the foundation of western philosophy, but not for understanding Greece.

u/Ziac45 · 1 pointr/SeattleWA

Here are two books that I would really recommend to know a bit more about what actually happened. I am done debating this issue because as I said above I am tired of being called nasty things.

In the Garden of Beasts

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

This one has some very outdated social views in there about gays but it is still a very good book to understand Hitler and Germany.

u/Midnight_in_Seattle · -2 pointsr/SeattleWA

The other issue is that people want abundant parking along with all the benefits that come with density (they are enumerated in this book). But those two contradict each other.

Asking if people want free / abundant parking is like asking voters if they want lower taxes: all will say yes. Then ask, do they want more services? All will say yes. The challenge is reconciling those two.

Lots of people want parking in Seattle but almost no one wants to pay for it.

u/Landotavius · 1 pointr/SeattleWA

>Then they say that more guns would make us safe.

Seems like it might be true

>I can own. I choose not to because I see no reason to.

I can own. I do own. I see no reason not to. I see no reason why your choice isn't also the right thing for you and I approve of your choice to do so as you see fit. How about some reciprocity?

>You are currently more restricted with how you handle your dog, than you are in how you store your firearm when you aren't home.

Frankly, not sure this is true. Even assuming it is, that just makes the case that the govt is out of control with pet owners too.

>That could be said of a dozen things

And it still wouldn't be true.

>"It's dangerous. You need training." Then you say, "But you can leave them anywhere you wish."

It's a suggestion, not a command. And it's a free country. You shouldn't be irresponsible with how much you drink or eat, but you can, doesn't mean it's a good idea.


u/speak_data_to_power · 15 pointsr/SeattleWA

This came up once before, and didn't seem to have a source then either, so I wanted to get to the bottom of it now.

There isn't much on the internet about "public ivy" schools. As far as I can tell, a former Yale admissions officer by the name of Richard Moll wrote a book in 1985 that gave a half-dozen universities that name. This book is what is cited by sites like "Brand College Consulting" when you search for the term.

In 2001 Howard Greene wrote a book called The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities that included UW, but I can't find anything substantive about that.

More recently, a fellow named Dean Ravenscroft in England wrote his own list on his "University Review" blog. That post was picked up by "Ivy Select College Consulting" in March.

Unless I'm missing something, the term doesn't appear to have any sort of official designation or established system behind it.

UW is ranked #18 in public universities nationally by US News and World Report, and #56 overall.

u/gehnrahl · 0 pointsr/SeattleWA

Its the same thing. Words have meaning, yes? N-word is a euphemism for nigger. It means exactly the same thing. If i say lick my arse, you get that i'm telling you to lick my ass. The whole concept of a word being forbidden is silly; regardless of whose feelings get hurt by hearing a word. I'm not going to be disrespectful and call this the N-word book.