Our weird middlebrow monoculture

Now there’s AI that can write convincingly too. So get ready for more inoffensive, middle-of-the-road “content.” We’re not reverting to the mean, we’re racing toward it.

Quickies

🎯 Oddly, the most punk rock thing you can do now is support institutions.

🎯 I have a junk drawer, but it's in my mind.

🎯 Gold diggers are just extremely effective sex workers.

🎯 "You have a bad case of something called mimetic desire. If someone with higher status than you wants something, it means it's more likely you'll want it too."
-Ethan o…