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Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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    1. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian Jan 24
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      serious about this- everyone hates filing tax returns, it's a huge waste of time, and there's relatively few entrenched interests opposing it compared to the larger considerations

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    2. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian Jan 24
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      opposition is - tax filing companies (H&R block, etc) - tax accountants at large - existing IRS employees who would no longer be needed - politicians paid off by all of the above am I missing anyone?

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    3. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian Jan 24
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      and you can sell it to everyone: - left auth: easier for the govt to collect taxes - left lib: helps poor disproportionately impacted by complex system - right auth: make the government run on time - right lib: Abolish The IRS - centrists: Europe does it, why can't we?!

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    4. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness Jan 24
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      Replying to @The_Lagrangian

      Strong agreement with the program in “ought” space, but skeptical that it will happen in “is” space. What political approach would acknowledge that this is unlikely without giving in to “everything is hopeless; we’re all doomed”?

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    5. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian Jan 24
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      unclear- I think the @SamoBurja angle would be that this could be solved simply by getting the right person in charge of the IRS. but then the popularity doesn't really matter since that's an appointed position. feels like it could be part of a Yang-like platform though

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    6. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian Jan 24
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      Replying to @The_Lagrangian @Meaningness @SamoBurja

      as far as explicitly acknowledging the likelihood of it happening- unclear why a movement on this front would need that acknowledgment any more than a political movement on other fronts

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    7. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness Jan 24
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      Replying to @The_Lagrangian @SamoBurja

      I was thinking of this as a tactical move in reestablishing state capacity? rather than as a single-issue movement?

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    8. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian Jan 24
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      i guess tactical by whom? the only affordance i have available is convincing other proles that this is a good idea in the hopes that it becomes popular enough for someone to do something about it. if i actually had any leverage on the issue then i could think about tactics

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    9. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian Jan 24
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      Replying to @The_Lagrangian @Meaningness @SamoBurja

      but yes, i see what you're getting at- what would make this the first step in a resurrection vs a marginal improvement in an otherwise dying system?

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    10. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness Jan 24
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      Replying to @The_Lagrangian @SamoBurja

      Yes that’s a great framing, although what I had was sort of the converse: given that *this* sort of small step seems fairly improbable, what sorts of steps are both achievable and valuable?

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      David Chapman‏ @Meaningness Jan 24
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      Aikido moves that take entrenched interests by surprise and make progress without bringing quantitatively greater force against them; rather by redirecting forces in unexpected directions. Not a fan of our prez, but he did something like that…

      7:48 PM - 24 Jan 2020
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