"I could never tell right from wrong... and that never stopped me" -- Kickboy Face (Claude Bessy), Catholic Discipline

Fun Fact; during the Great Depression the robber barons (oligarchs) still told people to just work harder

movie, music, tv, and big pr events are planned 2-10 years ahead of time, so we are going to see a lot over the next year that was calculated to appeal to the US as a perma right-wing nationalist state. it's going to be cringe.

ig Marshall was sick of having a great career. Career death by Kid Rock

underappreciated economic indicator - last year, full-sized candy bars on halloween were down at least 80%, very few incidents of full size, much more pectin-based candy. this year it will be worse.

I hate AirBnB. Hotels are better

i'm a big fan of Telesat Lightspeed next‑generation LEO satellite network

Stella when I tell her we need to leave the park

2026 is a post consumer economy- so much consolidation they dont think they have to offer anything. Just a captive audience and simple extraction

And I skipped AI in that list for a reason- our now superfluous technocrats ruined the launch by trying to control it. It won't be fun or cool until they go away.

You really have to understand how legitimately exciting the internet boom was - then social media - mobile web - apps - blockchain now our techno overlords are just rent collectors dying for a new hit release. The excitement is gone and we want to collect vinyl again

Techno-feudalism: not even as cool as it sounds

the sad fact is that now when you AREN'T writing using AI, you have to play a defensive game and make sure you don't sound at all like AI. it's kind of sad how much ppl want to stop writing as soon as possible

Companies fail at AI because they only understand finished products - AI helps you improve process and iterate ideas. it's not about giving you the finished product.

i really look forward to using my self-driving flying car in our moon colony, post-high universal income

i'm writing a novel. part douglass adams and part kafka