@munin Country predicated on revolution in order to preserve existence of persecuted people somehow surprised when people whose existence is being threatened are suddenly more interested in destabilizing power structure
If I ran a dentist practice in 2024 I would simply advertise that we're ADHD-friendly and say up-front that we would just see you and treat you, and would never, ever remark on or shame you for the state of your teeth or how long it's been since you've last seen a dentist
Sarah talking about being the Fox News flavor of the week, and the next week, and then the next week. Ann Coulter wrote about her for _six months_, the president talking about "the disgusting new board member".
(me: this is the shittiest ever kind of parasocial relationship. THAT IS A JOKE)
I am having TOO MANY FEELINGS processing Darius' amazing talk so all I can do right now is tell you how wonderful Gita Jackson's talk is about media and INDEPENDENTLY OWNED ONLINE MEDIA because WORKER OWNED
Gita: The WORKERS are what make online media great, not the bosses. The bosses can't blog for shit. WORKERS should be entitled to all that their labor creates, not the HR manager paid a quarter million dollars a year for not even being able to send an email.
Gita continues the theme of being optimistic about what's ahead of us and even a bit embarrassed. I totally get the embarrassment, we've had that hope and optimism beaten out of us and it's difficult to nurture it. But this is a room and a tent full of hundreds of people and we _all feel that optimism too_ and can practice scarily accepting it together.
WE ARE THE WEB and right now I feel the most hopeful that we can take back and make back what can be good... the signs are already there, I'm so fucking excited about these tiny green shoots we're seeing and nurturing together built in motivating anger and the deepest love and non-bullshit connection
Principal @ Very Little Gravitas. Make friends, break silos, build bridges. Alignment is chaotic good.Maintainer of @starfleetjobs and @breakinggovtech.