Two excellent pieces of writing about disappointing dudes who could have been so much more, and one repellent demon overshadowing both.

The historic examples of fascism I learned about are always framed in a good vs evil kind of way that really failed to show how selfish and self-serving it actually all is.

Facebook was never good at fact checking anything, anyway — quelle surprise — and on the subject of choosing to actively disengage.

"It takes time to persuade people to abandon their existing value systems. The process usually begins slowly, with small changes."