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On reading Proust vs experiencing the world intermediated by screens (even when you’re not on one). “Your attention is, on a foundational level, all you have. This is why it feels worse than bad to waste it. It feels annihilating.” [blackbirdspyplane.com]
This life gives you nothing
Your attention is all you have. Wasting it is annihilating. Blackbird Spyplane saves literacy in a monumental Year-End Essay.
www.blackbirdspyplane.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
On reading Proust vs experiencing the world intermediated by screens (even when you’re not on one). “Your attention is, on a foundational level, all you have. This is why it feels worse than bad to waste it. It feels annihilating.” [blackbirdspyplane.com]
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i’m not sure how but this is real antipolygraph.org/blog/2025/10...
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
i’m not sure how but this is real antipolygraph.org/blog/2025/10...
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If you needed an uplifting news story
French train passenger fined €150 for using phone on speaker
A passenger on the French rail network SNCF has revealed that he received a €150 fine for using his phone on loud speaker within a train station.
www.thelocal.fr
February 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If you needed an uplifting news story
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the Wikipedia entry for axolotls reads like a Cake song
December 11, 2023 at 10:52 PM
the Wikipedia entry for axolotls reads like a Cake song
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Just threw a few bucks into Media Matters' coffers to support the important work they do, as Musk does his best to sabotage them for calling him out on his bigotry. There's a little red button on the top right corner of their home page if you're inclined to do the same. www.mediamatters.org
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November 21, 2023 at 12:54 AM
Just threw a few bucks into Media Matters' coffers to support the important work they do, as Musk does his best to sabotage them for calling him out on his bigotry. There's a little red button on the top right corner of their home page if you're inclined to do the same. www.mediamatters.org