Alex Dobrenko

And while it’s tempting to dismiss it as a shallow trick to boost engagement, I’ve come to view it slightly more charitably. Cultivating the parasocial by attaching one’s face or voice to the content itself is a powerful way to make people care more about something—effective marketing if not a source of underlying quality. As AI normalizes the idea... See more

Alex's BAT is my secret escape into a world of absurd, yet genius comedy. It's like a brainy sitcom in written form, sparking in me more laughs and 'aha' moments than I'd care to admit :) 100% recommend

- Tom Orbach

The joy is despairing. God can be a lot.

It seems to me that Don believed deep down that our worlds were worth decorating, and that doing so was a joyful act. “The people who use lawn ornaments are typically friendly because they’re decorating the outside of their house for someone else,” he once told an interviewer.