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"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”

—Charles Bukowski

⌛️ Sat, Feb 22

enshittification began much longer ago than any of us realize.

as an example, recently i learned that one of my 2012 ford vehicle's keyfobs died with no clear way to bring it back. a coin cell replacement did nothing. so i thought: "well, i'll just buy a couple new ones to replace these. super easy; barely an inconvenience."

i sat in

"Write in a way that comes naturally," "Revise and rewrite," "Do not explain too much," and the rest; above all, the cleansing, clarion "Be clear."

TIL Tom Cruise once briefly ran MGM, video idea?

Correction, it wasn't MGM, it was United Artists, a subsidiary of MGM. And he didnt quite run it but instead his producing partner and former agent.

It didn't work out.

a personal parenthesis

at 23 i left home, not just the house i lived in but the country i lived in, to pursue an abstract "better life".

i wasn't sure what it would look like, but a new job gave me a ticket out and i took it with the full confidence that in about 5 years i would know what was actually next in my life. a stepping stone into a five

a child, I grew up with strong feelings

Deep feelings of who I am and what is important in life

I felt one with the world

Living and caring was one

As I became older, culture took over

The stories I heard began to color my life

I went to school

I learned that adults and experts know—not children

I learned that knowledge is external—not internal

Kicked out