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YOGA β€’ PHILOSOPHY β€’ LIFE

April 26, 2026
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Buy Your Milk From Someone You Know

Every untracked transaction is a small act of structural resistance.

πŸ•‰οΈ KEY CONCEPTS

SaαΉ…gha
Community; the practice of being in local relationship
Sevā
Service; economic exchange rooted in care rather than extraction
Sthira
Steadiness; choosing stability over convenience
Dāna
Generosity; the economics of giving rather than optimizing

Every untracked transaction is a small act of structural resistance.

From The Digital Caste: Surveillance Capitalism and the Architecture of Permanent Inequality on michaeljoelhall.com

""Call it algorithmic Luddism if you want. The original Luddites weren't anti-technology. They were against the specific use of technology to destroy their livelihoods and concentrate power.""

β€” MJH

Every untracked transaction is a small act of structural resistance

β€” MJH
Original Article: "The Digital Caste: Surveillance Capitalism and the Architecture of Permanent Inequality" by Michael Joel Hall, michaeljoelhall.com

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