Stories and the opposite of stories in the attention economy open.substack.com/pub/toddbabi...
What makes you so hot?
The foundation of the attention economy (or lack thereof)
open.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Stories and the opposite of stories in the attention economy open.substack.com/pub/toddbabi...
Sorry, Vladimir, the International Criminal Court said we HAD to arrest you. Thanks for coming though. So nice to see you. Great, great. Again: sorry, dude.
August 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Sorry, Vladimir, the International Criminal Court said we HAD to arrest you. Thanks for coming though. So nice to see you. Great, great. Again: sorry, dude.
I love Platonic so much and see it as a secret non-marriage of Canadian and Australian sensibilities infiltrating the USA.
August 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I love Platonic so much and see it as a secret non-marriage of Canadian and Australian sensibilities infiltrating the USA.
It’s always heartwarming to see my home province making international news for having oil and… this sort of thing www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w...
Canada’s Measles Outbreak Exceeds Cases in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It’s always heartwarming to see my home province making international news for having oil and… this sort of thing www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w...
I forgot my BlueSky password and then somehow remembered it. This is surely fabulous news for… nobody? Cricket sounds?
July 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I forgot my BlueSky password and then somehow remembered it. This is surely fabulous news for… nobody? Cricket sounds?
Reposted by Todd Babiak
Sometimes* a book is all you need.
*all times
*all times
March 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Sometimes* a book is all you need.
*all times
*all times
Reposted by Todd Babiak
Monday - Roll back tariffs
Tuesday - Reinstate tariffs
Wednesday - Roll back tariffs
Thursday - Reinstate tariffs
Friday - Roll back tariffs
Saturday - Golf
Sunday - Golf
Tuesday - Reinstate tariffs
Wednesday - Roll back tariffs
Thursday - Reinstate tariffs
Friday - Roll back tariffs
Saturday - Golf
Sunday - Golf
March 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Monday - Roll back tariffs
Tuesday - Reinstate tariffs
Wednesday - Roll back tariffs
Thursday - Reinstate tariffs
Friday - Roll back tariffs
Saturday - Golf
Sunday - Golf
Tuesday - Reinstate tariffs
Wednesday - Roll back tariffs
Thursday - Reinstate tariffs
Friday - Roll back tariffs
Saturday - Golf
Sunday - Golf
Reposted by Todd Babiak
starting to think podcasts are the problem
March 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
starting to think podcasts are the problem
Reposted by Todd Babiak
This is NOT what I had in mind when I voted for the man who pretended to work at McDonald's for a day and then drove around in a dump truck. I thought he would continue doing those things, thereby providing valuable services in my community
March 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is NOT what I had in mind when I voted for the man who pretended to work at McDonald's for a day and then drove around in a dump truck. I thought he would continue doing those things, thereby providing valuable services in my community
The Department insists each employee spend three hours per day scrolling through X*.
*FOR YOU thread only
*FOR YOU thread only
The US State Department is forcing all of its employees to cancel subscriptions to any Trump-unfriendly media.
February 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Department insists each employee spend three hours per day scrolling through X*.
*FOR YOU thread only
*FOR YOU thread only
New job new city…. Gold Coast.
February 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
New job new city…. Gold Coast.
When I get my US passport I’m going to speak English in French restaurants SO LOUDLY
February 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
When I get my US passport I’m going to speak English in French restaurants SO LOUDLY
Homesickness hits in strange ways.
February 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Homesickness hits in strange ways.
Confusing Australian H&M CanCon
February 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Confusing Australian H&M CanCon
Proud to announce I’ve been appointed hummus czar
February 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Proud to announce I’ve been appointed hummus czar
When I was a young newspaper columnist there were many others around me. But it was already an industry in decline. Those who are STILL newspaper columnists 20 years later are almost all completely crazy.
January 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
When I was a young newspaper columnist there were many others around me. But it was already an industry in decline. Those who are STILL newspaper columnists 20 years later are almost all completely crazy.
I admire the freedom of a man who uses a public washroom and walks away without washing his hands. And there are so many of these men! Fascinating!
The e.coli… less admirable.
The e.coli… less admirable.
January 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I admire the freedom of a man who uses a public washroom and walks away without washing his hands. And there are so many of these men! Fascinating!
The e.coli… less admirable.
The e.coli… less admirable.
Whenever I feel lonely and misunderstood I read r/Detroiters
December 29, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Whenever I feel lonely and misunderstood I read r/Detroiters
In most ways, we chose Pottersville over Bedford Falls.
December 23, 2024 at 10:53 PM
In most ways, we chose Pottersville over Bedford Falls.
It feels a tad self-serving to share this but…
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
Opinion | The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone
What happens if half the population is no longer involved in reading and writing?
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 9:22 PM
It feels a tad self-serving to share this but…
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
Mullets, giant brand names and deliberately ill-fitting clothes. It’s an unfortunate fashion moment for young men.
December 6, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Mullets, giant brand names and deliberately ill-fitting clothes. It’s an unfortunate fashion moment for young men.
I guess we can all look back in hindsight and admit that a massive, ferocious three-headed dog did not belong in a school for wizards. Any school, really.
December 5, 2024 at 7:50 PM
I guess we can all look back in hindsight and admit that a massive, ferocious three-headed dog did not belong in a school for wizards. Any school, really.
Tariffs, Drake. Is anything real?
Confusing week to be Canadian.
Confusing week to be Canadian.
November 27, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Tariffs, Drake. Is anything real?
Confusing week to be Canadian.
Confusing week to be Canadian.