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The job boils down to two things: paying attention to how the real people around you behave and then telling the truth about what you see.
Stephen King • On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
⌛️ 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 th
... See moreI learned about pathological demand avoidance, a pattern of behavior that is still up for debate in the ASD world but that for me represented a seismic OS update. It explained why I would unfailingly refuse to do something when asked, and why a demand or request would trigger an overwhelming sense of panic and certitude that I would only disappoint
... See moreMary H.K. Choi • What My Adult Autism Diagnosis Finally Explained
Faced with a name like the Terrible Twenties, many people might point out that humans today are in some ways far better off than they’ve ever been: life expectancies are up, on the whole, compared with a century ago (though they dipped during the pandemic); extreme poverty has sharply declined. It seems possible, though, that both interpretations a
... See moreKyle Chayka • The Terrible Twenties? The Assholocene? What to Call Our Chaotic Era
The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.
Stephen King • On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
⌛️ Wed, Feb 26
"everyone's a little autistic" can be a trigger phrase for a lot of autistic people; it undermines or outright invalidates their lived experience.
yet the punchline is that some accomodations made by and for autistic+neurodivergent people can be and have been proven to be beneficial to allistic+neurotypical people as well.
so, from tha
... See moreSocrates was put to death because most people, rightfully prefer myth to critical thinking. Strauss understood that Athens and Jerusalem are two competing ideals, two mutually exclusive models, for organizing society. Athens espouses the ideal of negative capability, but Jerusalem espouses the ideal of obedience to the Divine Law.
Zohar Atkins • The Liberal Arts Are Dying Because Liberalism is Dying
Remember that the basic rule of vocabulary is use the first word that comes to your mind, if it is appropriate and colorful.