@chicating Tee-bee-queue-aitch, I would really like to see more educators tell them to their faces that they are Harper Valley hypocrites who need to get a life instead of trying to shove thought-control down everyone's throat.
(They like to say we're "shoving [fill in blank] down their throats" all the time, so turnabout is fair play.)
@TexasObserver I would have such a hard time treating those moralitarians with any kind of civility at all. 😡
I don't even know why that technique works. ...cuz, like, if I hear someone say only good things about something complicated that can't possibly be perfect, and not even attempt to explore possible issues, that makes me think they're not being honest (with themself, at the very least) and possibly actively trying to sell it to me, and therefore I will assume that the thing is probably actually deeply problematic in some way.
@scanlime True. If indy authors can't afford to pay artists for what is essentially eye-grab filler material, it'd be better not to use it at all.
That said, I've long respected Hartmann's writing, so willing to overlook the AI for now.
It probably reflects Tr#mpCo's ineptness that they haven't succeeded in enshittifying the FCC worse than a for-profit startup yet. :blobcatupsidedown:
:charlene_the_cat: Sat for a while on the porch with coffee and #CharleneTheCat. ❤️
@piarji I'd like a divorce from "Great America", please. (I think they've already expressed similar sentiments, so this should be a no-fault; the only problem is who gets to keep the house nukes.)
@shoq The people doing the planning and strategizinb know very well that their message is generally unpopular -- the whole point of their ideology is for a few people to be in control of the rest, which is naturally not going to be very popular with the "rest". Their best hope is to hide their real motives as long as possible, except from the few with whom it is insanely popular (because they believe they will be the rulers).
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@KimPerales shorter: "My only regret is that I wasn't enough of an asshole to enough different people."
The newsletter has really struggled to attract new subscribers since I left Substack - while the monthly churn (existing subscribers canceling their subscriptions) has gone up significantly. My readership now shrinks with every piece I publish. I’ll need to find a way to reverse that trend.
