Zach Weinersmith
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social
Author of Bea Wolf, A City on Mars, and the comic SMBC
Website: www.smbc-comics.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersmith?ty=h
New book: http://www.acityonmars.com/
Website: www.smbc-comics.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersmith?ty=h
New book: http://www.acityonmars.com/
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New Book Day! Please tell the world. Read a comic about it here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sawyer...
Or if you just want to buy it: us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
Thanks everyone! It took me over a year to write, but I think you and/or your kid(s) will have many laughs together.
Or if you just want to buy it: us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
Thanks everyone! It took me over a year to write, but I think you and/or your kid(s) will have many laughs together.
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Realizing I mostly post pessimistic stuff here, but I'm afraid I'm mostly an optimist! So I'm gonna post some stuff that is noncontroversial and makes me excited:
February 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Realizing I mostly post pessimistic stuff here, but I'm afraid I'm mostly an optimist! So I'm gonna post some stuff that is noncontroversial and makes me excited:
Reposted by Zach Weinersmith
I am simply going to suggest everyone read @zachweinersmith.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social excellent book, A City on Mars. bookshop.org/p/books/a-ci...
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I am simply going to suggest everyone read @zachweinersmith.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social excellent book, A City on Mars. bookshop.org/p/books/a-ci...
A bunch of people sent me the thing about Musk pivoting to the Moon. First, I'm delighted to see people using arguments from A City on Mars :)
Second... I honestly don't quite understand what he's going for here, but it's certainly more plausible, depending on what he means by "self-growing city."
Second... I honestly don't quite understand what he's going for here, but it's certainly more plausible, depending on what he means by "self-growing city."
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
A bunch of people sent me the thing about Musk pivoting to the Moon. First, I'm delighted to see people using arguments from A City on Mars :)
Second... I honestly don't quite understand what he's going for here, but it's certainly more plausible, depending on what he means by "self-growing city."
Second... I honestly don't quite understand what he's going for here, but it's certainly more plausible, depending on what he means by "self-growing city."
Weird question:
Suppose you had a super-powerful AI whose only job was to maximize return on your savings/investment. Like, not to teach you to budget or whatever. Like, select investments, quantity of debt, stock to bonds, what credit cards, etc. Do you think it'd be way different for most people?
Suppose you had a super-powerful AI whose only job was to maximize return on your savings/investment. Like, not to teach you to budget or whatever. Like, select investments, quantity of debt, stock to bonds, what credit cards, etc. Do you think it'd be way different for most people?
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Weird question:
Suppose you had a super-powerful AI whose only job was to maximize return on your savings/investment. Like, not to teach you to budget or whatever. Like, select investments, quantity of debt, stock to bonds, what credit cards, etc. Do you think it'd be way different for most people?
Suppose you had a super-powerful AI whose only job was to maximize return on your savings/investment. Like, not to teach you to budget or whatever. Like, select investments, quantity of debt, stock to bonds, what credit cards, etc. Do you think it'd be way different for most people?
Reposted by Zach Weinersmith
When you put it all together, this is what the fiscal flows for immigrants have looked like for the last 30 years. Immigrants have reduced the deficit every year for 3 decades.
February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
When you put it all together, this is what the fiscal flows for immigrants have looked like for the last 30 years. Immigrants have reduced the deficit every year for 3 decades.
So the 11 year old read my immigration book, and I tried really hard to represent the views of people who disagree. Today she comes in as I'm working on something, plops down, and says "SO, who's gonna hate you for THIS one?"
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
So the 11 year old read my immigration book, and I tried really hard to represent the views of people who disagree. Today she comes in as I'm working on something, plops down, and says "SO, who's gonna hate you for THIS one?"
OK, nobody will care about this, but here we are.
I'm a giant fruit tree nerd. I'd love to grow quince, but where I am we have a lot of a disease called cedar-quince rust that'd kill them without an extreme spray regime I want to do.
Quince is the only member of the genus Cydonia.
I'm a giant fruit tree nerd. I'd love to grow quince, but where I am we have a lot of a disease called cedar-quince rust that'd kill them without an extreme spray regime I want to do.
Quince is the only member of the genus Cydonia.
February 8, 2026 at 11:56 PM
OK, nobody will care about this, but here we are.
I'm a giant fruit tree nerd. I'd love to grow quince, but where I am we have a lot of a disease called cedar-quince rust that'd kill them without an extreme spray regime I want to do.
Quince is the only member of the genus Cydonia.
I'm a giant fruit tree nerd. I'd love to grow quince, but where I am we have a lot of a disease called cedar-quince rust that'd kill them without an extreme spray regime I want to do.
Quince is the only member of the genus Cydonia.
To be clear, I am in fact 100% okay saying that some books are better than others. I would say for instance that The Things They Carried is at least 10% better than the average billionaire pregnancy fantasy romantasy novel.
February 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
To be clear, I am in fact 100% okay saying that some books are better than others. I would say for instance that The Things They Carried is at least 10% better than the average billionaire pregnancy fantasy romantasy novel.
I think I've mentioned before that we have a 9 year old who's non-verbal autistic, with lots of cognitive stuff. One thing that you may not have in your stereotype is there's this version of emotional dysregulation which is *positive*. A sort of inverse meltdown. Euregulation? Meltup?
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I think I've mentioned before that we have a 9 year old who's non-verbal autistic, with lots of cognitive stuff. One thing that you may not have in your stereotype is there's this version of emotional dysregulation which is *positive*. A sort of inverse meltdown. Euregulation? Meltup?
This is, however, a perfect paragraph
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is, however, a perfect paragraph
This is making the rounds. Separate from the ethical aspects... surely this is a technique that only works for about ten seconds? Like if you're the only person creating 200 books a year, fine, but once everyone's doing it the value tanks, no?
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
This is making the rounds. Separate from the ethical aspects... surely this is a technique that only works for about ten seconds? Like if you're the only person creating 200 books a year, fine, but once everyone's doing it the value tanks, no?
Stupid question:
Why do people favor universal basic income over a generous negative income tax? Seems silly not to means test, if the goal is to provide a basic living and a backstop against calamity.
Why do people favor universal basic income over a generous negative income tax? Seems silly not to means test, if the goal is to provide a basic living and a backstop against calamity.
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Stupid question:
Why do people favor universal basic income over a generous negative income tax? Seems silly not to means test, if the goal is to provide a basic living and a backstop against calamity.
Why do people favor universal basic income over a generous negative income tax? Seems silly not to means test, if the goal is to provide a basic living and a backstop against calamity.
Reposted by Zach Weinersmith
Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/ardent #smbc
February 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/ardent #smbc
Spoiler: the native born five year old benefits from the economic output of the asylee, who benefits in turn. Both are a net positive.
Let us figure out how to serve each other. We're good at it.
Let us figure out how to serve each other. We're good at it.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Spoiler: the native born five year old benefits from the economic output of the asylee, who benefits in turn. Both are a net positive.
Let us figure out how to serve each other. We're good at it.
Let us figure out how to serve each other. We're good at it.
Genuinely laugh out loud. As if they said "defund the police may anger the marginal voter, but we can do better."
i rag on the left sometimes for self-marginalizing but credit where credit is due the new liberals have proved that liberals are just as capable of such things. if not more
amazing things are happening in SF
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Genuinely laugh out loud. As if they said "defund the police may anger the marginal voter, but we can do better."
Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/ardent #smbc
February 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/ardent #smbc
We're in this weird stage now where within about ten years a politician saying "fuck" has gone from unthinkable to obligatory as a kind of ritualized show of seriousness. I'd say we're maybe 10 years out from a president saying "My fellow Americans, the state of our union is fuckin' rad."
February 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
We're in this weird stage now where within about ten years a politician saying "fuck" has gone from unthinkable to obligatory as a kind of ritualized show of seriousness. I'd say we're maybe 10 years out from a president saying "My fellow Americans, the state of our union is fuckin' rad."
Btw, I'm not a complete pessimist about the Internet! I think artists have always had to go where the audience is, and my hope is when things get really bad, people react. Platforms that share a high cut with artists, like youtube and many podcast platforms, result in cool stuff!
February 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Btw, I'm not a complete pessimist about the Internet! I think artists have always had to go where the audience is, and my hope is when things get really bad, people react. Platforms that share a high cut with artists, like youtube and many podcast platforms, result in cool stuff!
Reposted by Zach Weinersmith
"Hey, Hemmingway, yeah it's me your agent, long novels are out, people want more of your short stories - that six word story went viral and it's all people want. I need 16 a day"
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
"Hey, Hemmingway, yeah it's me your agent, long novels are out, people want more of your short stories - that six word story went viral and it's all people want. I need 16 a day"
My view has started to become that the Internet has sort of bifurcated, so that you have the whole universe of constant soulless branding and "content" churn, but there are lots of places where insight, art, and community are still valued.
February 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
My view has started to become that the Internet has sort of bifurcated, so that you have the whole universe of constant soulless branding and "content" churn, but there are lots of places where insight, art, and community are still valued.
Been learning more about trade policy lately, and one of the most mind-blowing stats is that (according to one study) even during China Shock, trade was only responsible for 16% of manufacturing job loss. Generally it's even less. The real culprit is that factories got more efficient.
February 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Been learning more about trade policy lately, and one of the most mind-blowing stats is that (according to one study) even during China Shock, trade was only responsible for 16% of manufacturing job loss. Generally it's even less. The real culprit is that factories got more efficient.
Reposted by Zach Weinersmith
Later he explodes sinners with giant sturgeons coming from the inside out.
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PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Later he explodes sinners with giant sturgeons coming from the inside out.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/moneyc...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/moneyc...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
I’m apparently surrounded by schluckers
It’s ten minutes with a pressure cooker. No technique. Tastes great, costs nothing, and your food never makes a grotesque “schluck” noise as it is dislodged from a can.
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I’m apparently surrounded by schluckers
Sorry chappies, didn't mean to talk rot, what?
> grotesque “schluck” noise as it is dislodged from a can.
Getting hard to tolerate the anti-British sentiment here on Bluesky.
Getting hard to tolerate the anti-British sentiment here on Bluesky.
February 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Sorry chappies, didn't mean to talk rot, what?