Keep an eye on casino-fied prediction markets and institutional meddling. My “prediction” is that private equity firms start “investing” in simulating reality to the point where they need to define it themselves. Think politics as an asset class with billionaires betting on outcomes.

Taylor is a fantastic journalist. If you want to help support independent reporting consider checking out her Patreon.

Doctors call it the Physiology of Poverty:

The stress of trying to survive every day breaks the mind and the body.

That's why working class people in America live SEVEN years shorter than the very wealthy.

A lot of these transphobic YouTubers encase themselves in deflectionary troll armor that sustains them through people being triggered by their content. It’s a simple formula, activate the neurotic part of OCEAN in everyone, tag content with brainrot controversial takes, and rake in the engagement

Transgender identity was mentioned in 29% of the most highly viewed YouTube videos from top male podcasters/YouTubers. 30% videos discussing trans identity also mention children.

Just watched this, super well put. Growing up in the Bay Area and graduating high school in 2009, I was surrounded by ‘self-made’ techies who bypassed college education. Silicon Valley glorifies this form of entrepreneurship, the technocracy’s presence at the inauguration feels deeply foreboding.

I’m really screwing up my feed with political content. I also love my dog, and computers, weird art and am a sucker for hopecore

This is more than just the antics of a ketamine-addled billionaire troll, these are dangerous signals that we cannot afford to overlook. It’s the time to stand up, speak out, and refuse to let this “Nerd Reich” fascism creep any further into the corridors of power.

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Is this the new ello?