it's not that I am simply so contrary that I reject opinions when they get too popular! it's that opinions that are fresh at first tend to calcify into the ugliest versions of themselves through repeated use. that's my take

The aftermaths of the u.s. civil war and world war II teach a number of clear lessons. "We can all reconcile and move forward together" is not among them.

this is huge

If you own a monopoly on the most popular IP in the world then new ideas are literal competition. You are structurally opposed to new art and culture because it will necessarily dilute the percentage of the market your already existing culture takes up. AI promises nothing new ever even be possible

making and eating good ass bacon egg and cheese sandwiches on the regular has been keeping me going

it's so true

poptimism is a good thing in a vacuum but it does seem like some bigger outlets have taken its dominance as an excuse to stop doing criticism and just become PR firms for the ultra famous.

happy birthday!!

hate seems to just be the default to everything