Seidmadr
@seidmadr.bsky.social
🇸🇪🏳️🌈 he/him
Fairly neurotic, but trying my best
Fairly neurotic, but trying my best
Abelard, repost this meme.
July 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Abelard, repost this meme.
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my modest disagreement is that i think it is important to signal virtue even if, privately, you are a piece of shit. performing decency is an important part of maintaining the norm that decency is part of a well ordered society.
you are SUPPOSED to signal virtue. The actual argument, such as it exists, is that people are signaling virtue while not actually being virtuous. But you are supposed to signal virtue and BE VIRTUOUS.
Really was one of the dumbest and most harmful things possible for “virtue signaling” to become some kind of epithet. Sending externally visible signals that you are engaging in pro-social behavior is normal, natural, and good, it’s how society works. Other people can’t read your fucking mind.
July 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
my modest disagreement is that i think it is important to signal virtue even if, privately, you are a piece of shit. performing decency is an important part of maintaining the norm that decency is part of a well ordered society.
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Twitter right now
June 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Twitter right now
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Rep. Dick Centrist (D) has died at 120. He leaves behind an impeccable record of voting for every war since Korea. He will be replaced by Patty Hitler (R,) a genetic clone of Adolph Hitler.
May 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Rep. Dick Centrist (D) has died at 120. He leaves behind an impeccable record of voting for every war since Korea. He will be replaced by Patty Hitler (R,) a genetic clone of Adolph Hitler.
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Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable.
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Rick Astley
www.youtube.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable.
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
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More free time? Yes.
More peace of mind? Oh my, no.
Estimates for violent mortality among pre-agricultural hunter-gathers, as Azar Gat notes in War in Human Civilization, were *extremely* high, in the range of 15-25% (higher for males, lower for females). 1/
More peace of mind? Oh my, no.
Estimates for violent mortality among pre-agricultural hunter-gathers, as Azar Gat notes in War in Human Civilization, were *extremely* high, in the range of 15-25% (higher for males, lower for females). 1/
As an anthropologist, if the only thing I ever did all day was remind people that before the privatization and commodification of land humans had way more free time and peace of mind, it would still not do a dent in how deep this myth has burrowed into people's colonized minds like a parasite
Liberalism is pretty good actually, it's why we have the time and peace of mind enough to even be having these discussions. Every tangible step towards civil rights is founded on the stability brought about under liberalism
May 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
More free time? Yes.
More peace of mind? Oh my, no.
Estimates for violent mortality among pre-agricultural hunter-gathers, as Azar Gat notes in War in Human Civilization, were *extremely* high, in the range of 15-25% (higher for males, lower for females). 1/
More peace of mind? Oh my, no.
Estimates for violent mortality among pre-agricultural hunter-gathers, as Azar Gat notes in War in Human Civilization, were *extremely* high, in the range of 15-25% (higher for males, lower for females). 1/
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it pains me to hand it to him
>war starts over taxes on trade
>insecure young man uncertain about his place in the world turns evil after listening to a pseudoreligous podcast
>liberal republican order gets auto-coup'd because it's too hidebound to institutionally respond to both internal & external threats
how did he know
>insecure young man uncertain about his place in the world turns evil after listening to a pseudoreligous podcast
>liberal republican order gets auto-coup'd because it's too hidebound to institutionally respond to both internal & external threats
how did he know
April 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
it pains me to hand it to him
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Alright, @sarahebond.bsky.social in her cruelty has made me aware of this remarkably incompetent talk Malcolm Gladwell gave and so I am going to inflict it on all of you by going through all of the mistakes he makes here in the hope that none of you will ever take him seriously again. 1/
April 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Alright, @sarahebond.bsky.social in her cruelty has made me aware of this remarkably incompetent talk Malcolm Gladwell gave and so I am going to inflict it on all of you by going through all of the mistakes he makes here in the hope that none of you will ever take him seriously again. 1/
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Good thread here. Very confusing why, after many years of people underestimating the power of slings, people now insist that they were the equivalent of an ancient sniper rifle.
I have a few things to add because there's a lot of weird Hebrew words in 2 Samuel 17 whose meaning is not very clear.
I have a few things to add because there's a lot of weird Hebrew words in 2 Samuel 17 whose meaning is not very clear.
Alright, @sarahebond.bsky.social in her cruelty has made me aware of this remarkably incompetent talk Malcolm Gladwell gave and so I am going to inflict it on all of you by going through all of the mistakes he makes here in the hope that none of you will ever take him seriously again. 1/
April 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Good thread here. Very confusing why, after many years of people underestimating the power of slings, people now insist that they were the equivalent of an ancient sniper rifle.
I have a few things to add because there's a lot of weird Hebrew words in 2 Samuel 17 whose meaning is not very clear.
I have a few things to add because there's a lot of weird Hebrew words in 2 Samuel 17 whose meaning is not very clear.
Spring. I like spring. Soon it will be summer, and I can't wait.
Is strange though, just a handful of years ago I was an autumn person who really disliked summer, now I'm looking forward to it do much...
Is strange though, just a handful of years ago I was an autumn person who really disliked summer, now I'm looking forward to it do much...
April 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Spring. I like spring. Soon it will be summer, and I can't wait.
Is strange though, just a handful of years ago I was an autumn person who really disliked summer, now I'm looking forward to it do much...
Is strange though, just a handful of years ago I was an autumn person who really disliked summer, now I'm looking forward to it do much...
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Kamala Harris: “he’s a fascist”
Gen. Milley: “he’s a fascist”
John Kelly: “he’s a fascist”
Historians of fascism: “he’s a fascist”
The NY/DC political media: “how did we all fail to see that Donald Trump was a fascist?”
Gen. Milley: “he’s a fascist”
John Kelly: “he’s a fascist”
Historians of fascism: “he’s a fascist”
The NY/DC political media: “how did we all fail to see that Donald Trump was a fascist?”
Fascism is now in the algorithms, the neural pathways, the social interactions. How did we fail to see all this? “We wanted to see Trump in terms of his absences, so that our way of seeing the world would go unchallenged,” Timothy Snyder writes.
What Does It Mean That Donald Trump Is a Fascist?
Trump takes the tools of dictators and adapts them for the Internet. We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs.
www.newyorker.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Kamala Harris: “he’s a fascist”
Gen. Milley: “he’s a fascist”
John Kelly: “he’s a fascist”
Historians of fascism: “he’s a fascist”
The NY/DC political media: “how did we all fail to see that Donald Trump was a fascist?”
Gen. Milley: “he’s a fascist”
John Kelly: “he’s a fascist”
Historians of fascism: “he’s a fascist”
The NY/DC political media: “how did we all fail to see that Donald Trump was a fascist?”
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"How many angels can dance on the tip of a needle?"
"It depends on the music."
WIP Painting for the swirlies and the fun~.
"It depends on the music."
WIP Painting for the swirlies and the fun~.
February 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"How many angels can dance on the tip of a needle?"
"It depends on the music."
WIP Painting for the swirlies and the fun~.
"It depends on the music."
WIP Painting for the swirlies and the fun~.
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Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days
January 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days
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Withholding Luigi's manifesto on grounds that it might inspire copycats was always disingenuous because prosecutors are going to introduce it as evidence anyway. The truth is media didn't want to anger their law enforcement sources
December 20, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Withholding Luigi's manifesto on grounds that it might inspire copycats was always disingenuous because prosecutors are going to introduce it as evidence anyway. The truth is media didn't want to anger their law enforcement sources
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Weird. To me, it looks like the guy just rolled over onto the concrete unaided. He must have had a preexisting condition.
December 4, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Weird. To me, it looks like the guy just rolled over onto the concrete unaided. He must have had a preexisting condition.
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If you're a creator who:
- Takes long break periods
- Creates very slowly
- Has another full time job or engagement
- Struggles with productivity
- Is inconsistent
I'm sorry to tell you...
YOU'RE STILL A VALID CREATOR BECAUSE CREATING IS TIED TO PASSION, NOT PRODUCTIVITY 💜✨️
- Takes long break periods
- Creates very slowly
- Has another full time job or engagement
- Struggles with productivity
- Is inconsistent
I'm sorry to tell you...
YOU'RE STILL A VALID CREATOR BECAUSE CREATING IS TIED TO PASSION, NOT PRODUCTIVITY 💜✨️
October 24, 2024 at 9:46 AM
If you're a creator who:
- Takes long break periods
- Creates very slowly
- Has another full time job or engagement
- Struggles with productivity
- Is inconsistent
I'm sorry to tell you...
YOU'RE STILL A VALID CREATOR BECAUSE CREATING IS TIED TO PASSION, NOT PRODUCTIVITY 💜✨️
- Takes long break periods
- Creates very slowly
- Has another full time job or engagement
- Struggles with productivity
- Is inconsistent
I'm sorry to tell you...
YOU'RE STILL A VALID CREATOR BECAUSE CREATING IS TIED TO PASSION, NOT PRODUCTIVITY 💜✨️
This last week or so, I've felt a difference here.
This site is coming alive.
Time to enjoy it before enshittification sits in.
This site is coming alive.
Time to enjoy it before enshittification sits in.
October 23, 2024 at 11:50 PM
This last week or so, I've felt a difference here.
This site is coming alive.
Time to enjoy it before enshittification sits in.
This site is coming alive.
Time to enjoy it before enshittification sits in.
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I’m not here to drag anyone, but opening that other app just feels like a masochistic indulgence at this point.
October 22, 2024 at 12:17 PM
I’m not here to drag anyone, but opening that other app just feels like a masochistic indulgence at this point.
Good moderation is key to a healthy online community. If there isn't any, it is just a race to the bottom about who can be the first to be worst.
In places like this the social contract needs a bit of enforcement. Unlike IRL you can't just walk away.
In places like this the social contract needs a bit of enforcement. Unlike IRL you can't just walk away.
October 22, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Good moderation is key to a healthy online community. If there isn't any, it is just a race to the bottom about who can be the first to be worst.
In places like this the social contract needs a bit of enforcement. Unlike IRL you can't just walk away.
In places like this the social contract needs a bit of enforcement. Unlike IRL you can't just walk away.