Your Local Anthropologist
@cyramatique.bsky.social
✍️Writer and Visual Artist
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Currently working on Utopia of Play: an anthropological lens on the modern workplace found in written forn at YourLocalAnthropologist.com or wherever you get your podcasts
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Currently working on Utopia of Play: an anthropological lens on the modern workplace found in written forn at YourLocalAnthropologist.com or wherever you get your podcasts
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I feel like paying a subscription to allow game consoles to connect to the internet is a scam that we just quietly accepted.
December 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I feel like paying a subscription to allow game consoles to connect to the internet is a scam that we just quietly accepted.
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Everything doesn’t have to suck all the time. We can make society better!
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Everything doesn’t have to suck all the time. We can make society better!
Today's episode is out! Continuing an exploration of the Commons, its e closure and how this pattern of enclosure follows even modern attempts at Commons
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Today's episode is out! Continuing an exploration of the Commons, its e closure and how this pattern of enclosure follows even modern attempts at Commons
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Union busting has consequences! UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the government will look into @rockstargames.com's dismissal of 31 union members.
December 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Union busting has consequences! UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the government will look into @rockstargames.com's dismissal of 31 union members.
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I actually think computer skills not necessarily correlating with cognitive skills is an important takeaway and more people in STEM should be aware of it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I actually think computer skills not necessarily correlating with cognitive skills is an important takeaway and more people in STEM should be aware of it.
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A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
What if the economy was organised around ensuring no one fell below a level of subsistence, rather than for profit and accumulation?
There was a time when that used to be the case.
There was a time when that used to be the case.
Utopia of Play: a history of the commons - the theft of the world (part 1)
open.spotify.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
What if the economy was organised around ensuring no one fell below a level of subsistence, rather than for profit and accumulation?
There was a time when that used to be the case.
There was a time when that used to be the case.
My latest episode asks the question: why would a company worth billions do union busting?
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
My latest episode asks the question: why would a company worth billions do union busting?
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Yes, this is good . Hits several crucial notes. A concerted effort is underway to redefine terms so that Epstein associates are assumed innocent as long as they didn't personally abuse any underage victims. No. If you were in Epstein's circle, you KNEW, and you - at best - turned a blind eye.
This is a great piece. It’s the most basic of questions.
Why Did So Many People in Epstein’s Circle Look the Other Way?
First of all, in order to ask questions about the young women he preyed on, they’d need to see them as people.
www.thenation.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Yes, this is good . Hits several crucial notes. A concerted effort is underway to redefine terms so that Epstein associates are assumed innocent as long as they didn't personally abuse any underage victims. No. If you were in Epstein's circle, you KNEW, and you - at best - turned a blind eye.
Latest episode out discussing Rockstar’s Union busting
Preview:
If unchecked power in the glare of public attention produced the abuses we witnessed this year alone with the Trump administration, imagine what it produces in the darkness of corporate secrecy.
Preview:
If unchecked power in the glare of public attention produced the abuses we witnessed this year alone with the Trump administration, imagine what it produces in the darkness of corporate secrecy.
#BONUS - We Got Union Busting Before GTA6 (Part 2)
i'm an artist and an anthropologist turning the lens on myself and the world around me. i'm interested in how we're made and how we might remake ourselves.
www.yourlocalanthropologist.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Latest episode out discussing Rockstar’s Union busting
Preview:
If unchecked power in the glare of public attention produced the abuses we witnessed this year alone with the Trump administration, imagine what it produces in the darkness of corporate secrecy.
Preview:
If unchecked power in the glare of public attention produced the abuses we witnessed this year alone with the Trump administration, imagine what it produces in the darkness of corporate secrecy.
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IWGB Union @gameworkers.co.uk to sue for interim relief following union busting at Rockstar North and mass firing of 30+ workers.
redmans.co.uk/insights/roc...
redmans.co.uk/insights/roc...
Rockstar Accused of Unlawful Firings | IWGB Union Fights for Workers’ Rights
The IWGB has taken legal action after mass dismissals at Rockstar, alleging serious breaches of workers' rights.
redmans.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
IWGB Union @gameworkers.co.uk to sue for interim relief following union busting at Rockstar North and mass firing of 30+ workers.
redmans.co.uk/insights/roc...
redmans.co.uk/insights/roc...
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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It’s also very apt that the most serious anti-fascist intervention thus far by a major journalist or publication is happening 100% by accident rather than from principle or investigative reporting.
March 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It’s also very apt that the most serious anti-fascist intervention thus far by a major journalist or publication is happening 100% by accident rather than from principle or investigative reporting.
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In retrospect everyone should have paid more attention when someone threw shoes at your head of state when he was in another country. That’s not something people do when you’re beloved in the international community.
I’m going to be really honest with all of you: the rest of the world has been quietly mocking the US and shaking its head in disbelief since Bush II. You’re only now finding out about it bc nobody here reads foreign news.
America's image has changed, says the Singapore Minister of Defense, "from liberator to great disruptor to a landlord seeking rent"
www.mindef.gov.sg/news-and-eve...
www.mindef.gov.sg/news-and-eve...
February 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
In retrospect everyone should have paid more attention when someone threw shoes at your head of state when he was in another country. That’s not something people do when you’re beloved in the international community.
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SHARE HERE, ON FACEBOOK, ON X, AND EVEN ON TRUTH SOCIAL, WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS SUPPORTERS ARE.
#ElonYoureFired
#ElonYoureFired
February 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
SHARE HERE, ON FACEBOOK, ON X, AND EVEN ON TRUTH SOCIAL, WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS SUPPORTERS ARE.
#ElonYoureFired
#ElonYoureFired
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Me when I step into my English class and find out one of the articles we'll be reviewing is by none other than Walter Isaacson:
a woman in a blue polka dot shirt is smiling in a classroom .
ALT: a woman in a blue polka dot shirt is smiling in a classroom .
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Me when I step into my English class and find out one of the articles we'll be reviewing is by none other than Walter Isaacson:
And for those of you hoping you just need to survive 4 years, no, historically speaking, the 4 year limit will become something they aim to remove too.
January 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
And for those of you hoping you just need to survive 4 years, no, historically speaking, the 4 year limit will become something they aim to remove too.
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Who here is inclined to agree?
December 11, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Who here is inclined to agree?
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Will I understand Luigi's Manifesto if I haven't played Luigi's Mansion?
December 11, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Will I understand Luigi's Manifesto if I haven't played Luigi's Mansion?
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In an ideal world the President of the United States and the worst person in the world would be two different people.
December 11, 2024 at 5:54 PM
In an ideal world the President of the United States and the worst person in the world would be two different people.
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anybody else look at luigi's goodreads list and think "i guess he doesn't listen to If Books Could Kill huh" i have brain problems sorry
December 9, 2024 at 11:08 PM
anybody else look at luigi's goodreads list and think "i guess he doesn't listen to If Books Could Kill huh" i have brain problems sorry
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THIS is my Sentiment
December 9, 2024 at 2:05 PM
THIS is my Sentiment
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Video game characters are not actually real. They don’t bleed, they can’t get their feelings hurt, they can’t be betrayed because they are a collection of pixels and code and words and sound files.
The game devs I’m lucky to work with are real people who deserve at least basic human respect.
The game devs I’m lucky to work with are real people who deserve at least basic human respect.
December 6, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Video game characters are not actually real. They don’t bleed, they can’t get their feelings hurt, they can’t be betrayed because they are a collection of pixels and code and words and sound files.
The game devs I’m lucky to work with are real people who deserve at least basic human respect.
The game devs I’m lucky to work with are real people who deserve at least basic human respect.