I’ve been trying to identify the feeling in the pit of my stomach the past few days.

This morning I realized: It is a profound grief.

I haven’t regretted deleting TikTok until right about now…laying in bed, ready for my nighttime scroll…old habits and all…

Fortunately it’s still not back on the App Store so I can’t be tempted. Don’t ask me how I know that.

"Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...

Banning TikTok wasn’t gonna deter me from keeping it because I was sure it would be temporary. But this message was enough for me to delete the app entirely.

Life hack if you have a cat who is usually quite independent: keep your apartment a little bit chilly. They will be forced to snuggle with you for warmth.

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I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.