Right? The curious part of me wants to read a bunch of this stuff, but the editor part of me finds it physically painful to parse even a single line.

Perhaps I should rephrase: I don't think we can *actually* persuade most people; rather, I believe most people are fundamentally persuadable.

Wir nennen das bei uns "liquid cats" 🥰

Erst dann, when hell freezes over, befürchte ich.

I spent years mourning the loss of the me who had been a smoker. I felt like I didn't know who I was without it. Still comes back and pings me every once in a while 20 years on.

Ich würde sogar weitergehen und sagen, die Menschen, die "woke" als Beschimpfung benutzen, wollen nicht nur auf ihr Recht bestehen, Arschlöcher zu sein: Sie wollen es am liebsten verbieten, sie dafür zu kritisieren.

And then there are the people telling me not to be so loud and hysterical because it's killing their vibe and could I please critique the collapse of freedom and democracy a little more pleasantly?

Good grief