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In the end, they were all Fredo
10 things about "Succession" people aren't talking about enough. Plus, thoughts on the death of record/video stores, AI, Disney, therapy, trash, the…
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Fauxtations
Fake quotes more real than reality from Saturn, Loki, Dahmer, Writer’s Strike Roman Roy, CNN, and a guy with syphilis.
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Um, snowflakes hate Bud Light/Miller Lite too
Boycotting them doesn’t impact us at all; we already despise them. We drink LaCroix Pamplemousse and Sanpellegrino Blood Orange while bitching about our…
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The glorious horror of the New York City subway
I’m tired of listening to people who don’t actually ride the New York City subway tell me how to feel about it. Our reality is one you can’t imagine.
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A family is a dictatorship ruled over by its sickest member
The line that's the best definition of family I've ever heard.
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April 2023
The truth is a terrible business model
Why would you take a nuanced, middle-of-the-road stance when you see all your edgy, hot-taking peers gaming the algorithm with a bunch of bullsh*t?
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Deserve's got nothing to do with it
On Substack Notes, Twitter's Main Character, Dunbar’s number, and the search for mindful conversations online.
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America the freak show
How travelling is a glorious mindf*ck that constantly makes you reevaluate everything America.
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The radiant face of the beloved...
...and the scowling face of the unloved. An examination of Jeff Buckley and Donald Trump.
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March 2023
A snowflake and a conspiracy theorist walk into a bar...
Can people who disagree have a calm, thoughtful discussion about CRT, Elon, vaccines, the media, Hunter's laptop, etc.?
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In defense of night owls 🦉
I'm sick of morning people propaganda. Some of us thrive in darkness and are tired of being night shamed for it.
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What tech should learn from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse
More on the SVB blowup, the ultimate gift to bring to any house party, the algorithm as our new god, Socrates, how the finance world is Orwellian, …
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