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443 Stories

  • Beyond Extraction: Labor, Wealth, and the Next Social Contract by christofferhh
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    A coherent theory of the rise and fall of civilizations. These commitments apply to any system - regardless of its label. I. Belonging requires fairness. A nation or community survives only when membership is built on trust and mutual duty. II. Value must be real. A society that rewards only extraction will hollow itself from within. III. Freedom begins in the mind. If thought can be bought or nudged, all other liberties are illusions - including the liberty to click 'agree' to terms you haven't read. IV. Institutions live on trust. Money, markets, and media endure only as long as belief in them does. The fact that the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org) has preserved over 800 billion web pages means that institutional betrayals now have permanent records. V. Systems are choices. Every arrangement of power can be remade. The question is not whether change is possible, but whether we have the courage to pursue it - and whether we will find that courage by scrolling, or by putting down the phone. The ideas here are not the author's alone. They are drawn from centuries of people who refused to accept that injustice was inevitable - philosophers, economists, poets, scientists, and ordinary citizens who insisted that systems are choices, and that choices can always be made again. They are also drawn from the millions of people posting in subreddits, writing on Substack (substack.com), publishing on Medium (medium.com), arguing on Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com), and building in public on GitHub - the vast, noisy, imperfect commons of the internet, where the next social deal is already being drafted, one commit, one post, one thread at a time. That insistence is the oldest form of hope there is. It is also, in the end, the only one that matters.
  • Becoming Us by Messyglitch
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    'And up until now, I had sworn to myself That I'm content with loneliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk Well, you are the only exception' 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮. - 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙-𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙄 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤. - 𝙆𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙣 They did not fall in love at first sight. Destiny did not throw them into each other's lives. They chose to stay - while becoming their own individual selves in the process. This is not a love story. It's a recognition - a path to self-discovery disguised as one. A romance woven into privilege, class, and the quiet violence of what we're each born into. A coming-of-age wearing a love story's clothes. 𝘼𝙈𝘼𝙔 - Meticulous. Planned. Guarded. He let no one in; protection was the only love language he trusted, even when it looked like control. Until she showed up and simply lived, unscripted, and undid every certainty he'd built his life on. "Mr. Infinity," she called him. Turns out he was just a boy learning that loving someone doesn't mean owning the outcome. 𝙆𝙄𝙍𝘼𝙉 - A fortress, not cold, armed. Every feeling rationed, never let to slip. She'd perfected the skill of leaving before anyone could leave first. Loving him was never a straight road - surviving that was the harder battle, the one she had to win alone before she could win it with him. And eventually, she became his home, his Kin. Will they finish becoming themselves? Will their destinations ever align?
  • Forgotten History: Battle of Crimson Hill by AsanMansur
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    Follow an aspiring wizard who found himself in the middle of a civil war as a common archer. Witness a new history of a dying empire being forged with iron and blood, as he struggles to uncover the secrets of magic.
  • Avants (Book 1#,Avants) by MichealArmstrong
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    From the imaginative world of Micheal Ethan Armstrong,comes the fantastic superhero story'Avants'.Inspired by the X-men franchise,with the author's spin on it.In a world filled with ordinary people and not so ordinary people with extraordinary powers and abilities,called superhumans or mutants.They face discrimination,abuse,hatred,mistreatment and ostracism.A group of superhumans/mutants will unite to fight against another group of superhumans,seeking to overthrow mankind.This unlikely band of heroes consist of a old man with great mental powers,a man with claws,a girl with glowing hands,a strong guy,a guy who runs fast and a girl with a loud voice.They will fight against all odds to defend humanity and prove to the world that not superhumans/mutants are that bad as they are feared to be.
  • He and She by ALimSY
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    A poem about the upbringing of two different people
  • The First Time I Realised I Was Black  by Tundun_The_Poet
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    In a world where every glance feels like judgment, one boy struggles to find his place. Forced into roles he never chose, he questions why his skin, his background, and his silence make him feel so alone. As he navigates the expectations of friends, family, and society, he discovers that being different is both a burden and a power. But how do you break free from the labels that were given to you before you even knew who you were? This is a story about identity, belonging, and the courage to be yourself when the world sees you as something else.
  • Love is easy...right? by shannonbairdX
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    Charlie and Rachel have been together for three years and things are going perfectly, until disaster strikes. Charlie is forced to face the world alone, whilst desperately hoping to get Rachel back. Eyes are opened to the cruelness of people's words and ignorance, and Charlie is forced to find oneself. Tears are shed, hearts are broken and strength is tested. Will Charlie cope?
  • ANEIRA by yeroberu
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    The Winter Folks were a humble tribe that resided in a frigid forest, far from the bustling city life. Among their kind was a woman named Aneira. One fateful day, an unexpected visitor bearing an invitation arrived in the forest, claiming to be a messenger of the Emperor himself.
  • The Greedy by NotLessOfAPerson
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    Something I can not leave out. Please read this. Published: 12 March 2022
  • Guns the future is bright  by famjad1
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    My recollection of going to Philly (95) for college and coming across crime as in the movies but never realised its because there are too many people with guns
  • Words of the Forgotten  by BabyGirl2925
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    This is just random poems.
  • Not Enough Love by DuckMelonwater
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    ~Based on a true story Emma's mother died shortly after giving birth to her little brother. Her father found divorced parent and she has became Emma's stepmother. This story shows how inequality affects people's lives. Random note: Emma's siblings are all included in this story
  • The Biggest Hoax in Economics: CPI maintenance by rwutscher
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    Why the rich get richer and the poor poorer. How the Central Bank policy of price maintenance or inflation is actually the root cause of growing inequality and political polarisation.
  • Dear Mr. Inequality by lhayssah
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  • Finding my Heartache by Balladoad
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    Just a place where I put some of the poems I've written. Just a place where I cut open my browned and writhing heart and pour out all the fluids inside.
  • In Today's World by tiedyedblack
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    A collection of poems about my experiences and current issues
  • Inequality by WeJustNeedLZ
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    Inequality has been an issue for 10000's of years. It affects many people in many different ways and come sin many forms. Such as; Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and many, MANY more. I come into contact with these inequities everyday of my life whether it be around school, at home or just walking around town with my friends. Inequality is an issue which is very important to me for many reasons which are personal to me. But my main reason I will disclose to you all. It is that we are all human. It is as simple as that but some people can't even understand that. I sometimes feel sorry for those people who aren't educated enough to have an open mind but are willing to be educated. On the other hand I feel angry and most of them for the complete ignorance that is displayed on a daily basis to basic things. This isn't going to be a story as much but a diary in which I document everything I see that is to do with inequality in my day-to-day life. 'If not us, who? If not now, when?'
  • Finding my Ire by Balladoad
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    Just a bunch of poems I've written about life, love, pain, injustice, hope, community, rage, and change.
  • Finding my Stories by Balladoad
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    This is a collection of poems I've written. The topics include rebellion, injustice, equality, inequality, longing, growing up, realization, learning, hope, pain, loss, togetherness, community, friendship, and love.
  • The lady and the Shadow by Monetochka
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    In the land of Orius, where the social chasm is insurmountable, a reclusive aristocrat, tormented by a secret sorrow, finds her only solace in a forbidden friendship with her handmaiden. But this bond awakens ghosts of a forgotten past and sets them both on a path to a cruel destiny, one that seems to have been predestined for them long before their birth.