"We live in hell, and the rapacious need for growth in every industry, unrelenting, forever and ever, is decimating all of our institutions and our way of life."

Amanda Dobbins, on fire

in Demolition Man, Sylvester Stallone plays a supercop from the violent 1990s frozen in time and sent to the future. He winds up fighting a group of terrorists until he realizes they're just trying to steal food, at which point he refuses to continue attacking them

This explains it better than I can

I’m just saying that when it happens I’m jumping out of bed, running to my window, and tossing a coin to a boy to buy the biggest goose in town

A snake eating its tail doesn't capture the stupidity of current times. What's going on now is more like a snake sticking its head up its own ass.

Gift link for those who need it! My story:
"My mother believed herself destined for something extraordinary. But how could someone achieve greatness in Parkersburg, WV? Amway promised to deliver what nothing else in our town could—or at least give her a community that would pretend along with her."

It has been a, uh, difficult week but I have not laughed louder and harder at something in a very long time than at this.

“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys