Comments for strangers in a tangled wilderness http://www.tangledwilderness.org producers of things both fine & sundry Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Video – Attack Attack Attack: Skies Devoid of Birds by Anonymous http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=362#comment-16720 Anonymous Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:21:16 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=362#comment-16720 INTERBAWTZ DEVOID OF BIRDZ BEFORE TEH ST0RM INTERBAWTZ DEVOID OF BIRDZ BEFORE TEH ST0RM

]]> Comment on Zine – As Dust by admin http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=308#comment-15921 admin Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:23:50 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=308#comment-15921 I'm going to go ahead and guess that there isn't a moral and that it isn't autobiography. I can't prove the former but I'm pretty certain about the latter. I’m going to go ahead and guess that there isn’t a moral and that it isn’t autobiography. I can’t prove the former but I’m pretty certain about the latter.

]]> Comment on Zine – As Dust by eh? http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=308#comment-15914 eh? Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:30:25 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=308#comment-15914 that's something,...... I wish I could say it didn't remind me of my life somehow. what's the moral? Is this autobiography? that’s something,…… I wish I could say it didn’t remind me of my life somehow. what’s the moral? Is this autobiography?

]]> Comment on Mythmakers & Lawbreakers in Zine Format! by timeLESS http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=301#comment-15796 timeLESS Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:51:21 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=301#comment-15796 Awesome stuff! I love it when when all my interests spill over into eachother! stories + geekdom + anarchy ! Again, thanks for the effort put into this and throwing it out there! Really enjoyed reading these. Hi from the Netherlands! Awesome stuff! I love it when when all my interests spill over into eachother! stories + geekdom + anarchy !

Again, thanks for the effort put into this and throwing it out there! Really enjoyed reading these.

Hi from the Netherlands!

]]> Comment on Zine – Space Pirates With Mohawks And Shit #1 by Rice Boy http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=272#comment-14184 Rice Boy Wed, 05 May 2010 00:33:50 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=272#comment-14184 I love this zine, I love all the other zines I've read here - keep being fucking awesome, please. I love this zine, I love all the other zines I’ve read here – keep being fucking awesome, please.

]]> Comment on Zine – The Road to Either Or by Beirut http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=36#comment-14035 Beirut Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:05:27 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=36#comment-14035 So incredibly moving and so well-written! Thank you for sharing your writing with us, Jimmy. So incredibly moving and so well-written! Thank you for sharing your writing with us, Jimmy.

]]> Comment on Zine – How To Justify Workplace Theft by c maltais http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=257#comment-13996 c maltais Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:08:18 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=257#comment-13996 There is, or used to be, a magazine in Québec for video store managers. I'm sure they have them where you live, though you can't buy it off the rack. I saw an issue lying around when I worked the night shift as a clerk about fifteen years ago. Illuminating stuff. One article for instance gave tips on how to subtly abuse an employee whom you don't like, but have no grounds for firing, so that he or she ends up quitting. And they had a piece on employee theft. Which, it turns out, is terrific for business. More than 3/4 of thefts in a store, according to this article, are done by the staff. In a video store, you might for instance snatch a magazine, used movies, chocolate bars. These are cheap items. These represent a small loss to the corporation. But, they said, you more than make up for it in productivity and stability of (starvation) wages, because no matter how they justify it, most employees feel guilty when they steal, and all of them are afraid of getting caught. Thus, they never complain, and work harder to compensate for their inner feelings. Employee theft as it is practiced is sanctioned by your boss. Who of course will still fire you if he catches you personally doing it. Or he'll use one of those tricks he learned and convince you to quit by undermining whatever feelings of self-worth you still have. The question isn't "to steal or not to steal." The question isn't "can I justify this or not." The question is the same as always. Blue pill or red pill? There is, or used to be, a magazine in Québec for video store managers. I’m sure they have them where you live, though you can’t buy it off the rack.
I saw an issue lying around when I worked the night shift as a clerk about fifteen years ago. Illuminating stuff. One article for instance gave tips on how to subtly abuse an employee whom you don’t like, but have no grounds for firing, so that he or she ends up quitting.
And they had a piece on employee theft. Which, it turns out, is terrific for business. More than 3/4 of thefts in a store, according to this article, are done by the staff. In a video store, you might for instance snatch a magazine, used movies, chocolate bars. These are cheap items. These represent a small loss to the corporation. But, they said, you more than make up for it in productivity and stability of (starvation) wages, because no matter how they justify it, most employees feel guilty when they steal, and all of them are afraid of getting caught. Thus, they never complain, and work harder to compensate for their inner feelings.
Employee theft as it is practiced is sanctioned by your boss. Who of course will still fire you if he catches you personally doing it. Or he’ll use one of those tricks he learned and convince you to quit by undermining whatever feelings of self-worth you still have.
The question isn’t “to steal or not to steal.”
The question isn’t “can I justify this or not.”
The question is the same as always. Blue pill or red pill?

]]> Comment on Zine – The Road to Either Or by Anon http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=36#comment-13766 Anon Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=36#comment-13766 This story was amazing in writing and plot and everything. Jimmy you have a bizarre way of writing really similar to the way i think. I was trying to explain some experiences i had traveling to my mom and i gave her this zine and was like this is pretty much how it was. I want my lovers to read this i want my parents to read this i want all my friends to read this ahhh its so good! Thankyou This story was amazing in writing and plot and everything. Jimmy you have a bizarre way of writing really similar to the way i think. I was trying to explain some experiences i had traveling to my mom and i gave her this zine and was like this is pretty much how it was. I want my lovers to read this i want my parents to read this i want all my friends to read this ahhh its so good! Thankyou

]]> Comment on Zine – Times Square by Paul Phoenix http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=251#comment-13649 Paul Phoenix Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:02:45 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=251#comment-13649 VIVA HOWARD ZINN! VIVA HOWARD ZINN!

]]> Comment on Zine – We Intend To Live In Peace by Brian http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=195#comment-13443 Brian Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:24:19 +0000 http://www.tangledwilderness.org/?p=195#comment-13443 People everywhere are waking up, and it is very exciting. You hear about "Tea Parties," the Zeitgeist Movement, Libertarians, SEDM.org, Mary Elizabeth Croft, Ron Paul, and others like your organization taking up the banner of liberty. UNFORTUNATELY, even though the internet is a wonderful place to get your word out, it is also subject to saturation of common themes, which dilutes all the messages. Who will take charge? What charismatic leader will bring all these like-minded people together towards the common goal of breaking our chains from the beast? I only want to carry my own burden in Natural / Common Law, but I will sacrifice for the rare chance be able to do so. Who will I follow? Who can I stand shoulder to shoulder with? Who will bring all the people together? "IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE..." People everywhere are waking up, and it is very exciting. You hear about “Tea Parties,” the Zeitgeist Movement, Libertarians, SEDM.org, Mary Elizabeth Croft, Ron Paul, and others like your organization taking up the banner of liberty.

UNFORTUNATELY, even though the internet is a wonderful place to get your word out, it is also subject to saturation of common themes, which dilutes all the messages. Who will take charge? What charismatic leader will bring all these like-minded people together towards the common goal of breaking our chains from the beast?

I only want to carry my own burden in Natural / Common Law, but I will sacrifice for the rare chance be able to do so. Who will I follow? Who can I stand shoulder to shoulder with? Who will bring all the people together?

“IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE…”

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