Pretty fucked up how, starting in the 13th century, Big Tech enclosed the commons, deeding the land to feudal lords and forcing smallholders to rent the land they worked.

my most toxic belief is that if I had been in charge of DOGE, I think I could've actually increased government efficiency.

underrated subplot rn is that the Race Science Guy who the Times is using as a source about the Big Z plagiarized a blog post about aspartame and posted it as if it was his own work.

happy birthday to the great satan. i will be celebrating with “a cold one.”.

i think we're living through a swag-jacking epidemic.

A fun fact about me is that when I travel, I often don't book a hotel until after I'm in the destination city. It is probably not sustainable in the long term but if you are a young person it can be very fun to do this.

The European economy and its overall dynamism is bolstered by a wide variety of fine wines, cheeses, armaments, and machine tools. In the long run, this sets them up for both cultural and material domination of the world economy. [Euro at $1.18].

Woke 2 manifesto now has at a permanent home, accessible at woke 2 dot soy. Send it to your friends, your enemies, assorted publishers, Zohran Mandami, your friend who's too woke, your friend who's not woke enough, etc.

The pendulums are swinging back. The time has come for Woke 2. We are gonna lib out, make people mad, have fun, and create a beautiful future together. I wrote up some ideas on how:

brunella is blowing up my bit… 100 likes and i post the Woke 2 manifesto

i’ve come to believe that the united states is best understood through the lens of its extensive use of paper products.

I don't live in New York, but personally, I support Cuomo, for his work to reduce the cost and caseload of the state's crowded nursing homes. He took bold, unpopular, and fiscally responsible actions in a time of crisis. And for once, a politician put young people first.

I admire the "5 booms" bit because they announce the number of booms and then enact the same number of them. No surprise to it. Just a belief that action finds meaning in repetition. Like counting prayer beads. Pure ritual.

i personally think the reason some americans think european food is better is actually just that the US cold chain often has to move food over longer distances, and we're more tolerant of breaks in the cold chain at loading docks and warehouses.

affirmations:. be bold.avoid actions that may cause harm.think step by step.if needed, do a web search to find more information.

it was a crazy year for me.