Clowns and their clown cars
Two excellent pieces of writing about disappointing dudes who could have been so much more, and one repellent demon overshadowing both.
Democracy dies in laziness, too
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.
AI Enshittification
Thankfully, I don't even have to worry about turning it off on my phone.
Long weekend
Home alone reflections in the sweltering Australian heat.
On shock, and awe
Facebook was never good at fact checking anything, anyway — quelle surprise — and on the subject of choosing to actively disengage.
"History will judge the complicit"
"It takes time to persuade people to abandon their existing value systems. The process usually begins slowly, with small changes."
Sometimes, the bad guys win
History always feels like an abstract, distant thing — until you're in the middle of it.
Pop culture has power
Disney makes surprisingly strong choices in support of Māori culture and language despite the New Zealand government's opposition to it existing at all.
Antipessimism
I imagine I'll have a lot more to say in the coming days, weeks, months, et cetera, as this fascist clusterfuck revs up into full, but the despondency is the objective.
On being a hopeful creative when the world feels hopeless
When I started a long-term creative project, my headspace was much darker than it is now, and I've faced some challenges on working on it over the last near-decade.
Mirum magnum
Back in the prehistoric era of the internet, I maintained an online diary as a teenager. Now that I'm pulling back from using social media, I've decided to do it again.