Sherman's March to the Erdtree
@stuartpolen.bsky.social
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If you're not reading theory, you're doing it wrong
If you're not reading theory, you're doing it wrong
Why yes hello, what stage of capitalism is it when a well-to-do town's train station gets locked up and is subsequently turned into a police station?
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Why yes hello, what stage of capitalism is it when a well-to-do town's train station gets locked up and is subsequently turned into a police station?
A criminally underrated aspect of the increasing unaffordability of homes is that our financial crises are becoming low-rent.
There is currently a subprime loan crisis for cars. Two lenders have gone bankrupt and delinquencies are at the highest level in decades.
There is currently a subprime loan crisis for cars. Two lenders have gone bankrupt and delinquencies are at the highest level in decades.
October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A criminally underrated aspect of the increasing unaffordability of homes is that our financial crises are becoming low-rent.
There is currently a subprime loan crisis for cars. Two lenders have gone bankrupt and delinquencies are at the highest level in decades.
There is currently a subprime loan crisis for cars. Two lenders have gone bankrupt and delinquencies are at the highest level in decades.
Every Funko Pop is a policy failure
August 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Every Funko Pop is a policy failure
That said, her essay in The Cut has a passage that must be the most ironic thing I've read in years. This is a portrait of someone devoid of self-awareness.
August 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
That said, her essay in The Cut has a passage that must be the most ironic thing I've read in years. This is a portrait of someone devoid of self-awareness.
I'm fascinated by this mentality that influencers have adopted over the past few years, especially when juxtaposed with recession indicator memes.
Maybe it's because I remember the Great Recession, didn't memory-hole 2020, or maybe I'm just old now. But, sometimes, the money doesn't come back.
Maybe it's because I remember the Great Recession, didn't memory-hole 2020, or maybe I'm just old now. But, sometimes, the money doesn't come back.
August 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'm fascinated by this mentality that influencers have adopted over the past few years, especially when juxtaposed with recession indicator memes.
Maybe it's because I remember the Great Recession, didn't memory-hole 2020, or maybe I'm just old now. But, sometimes, the money doesn't come back.
Maybe it's because I remember the Great Recession, didn't memory-hole 2020, or maybe I'm just old now. But, sometimes, the money doesn't come back.
One of the more fascinating (and jarring) aspects of aging is that I have not only lived through multiple trend cycles, but I have now been on this earth long enough to see them repeat.
July 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
One of the more fascinating (and jarring) aspects of aging is that I have not only lived through multiple trend cycles, but I have now been on this earth long enough to see them repeat.
Whether it's Gaza or the prospect of protracted war in Iran, America's exportation of violence in the Middle East has never been this universally unpopular.
Kamala shamelessly positioned herself as a hawk last election cycle and lost because of it. To this day, the DNC has learned nothing.
Kamala shamelessly positioned herself as a hawk last election cycle and lost because of it. To this day, the DNC has learned nothing.
July 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Whether it's Gaza or the prospect of protracted war in Iran, America's exportation of violence in the Middle East has never been this universally unpopular.
Kamala shamelessly positioned herself as a hawk last election cycle and lost because of it. To this day, the DNC has learned nothing.
Kamala shamelessly positioned herself as a hawk last election cycle and lost because of it. To this day, the DNC has learned nothing.
Something that fascinates me about this site is that I will regularly see the most braindead take on Bluesky's discourse du jour and it is always the same guy.
Is it a humiliation kink or can someone's head really be this empty?
Is it a humiliation kink or can someone's head really be this empty?
July 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Something that fascinates me about this site is that I will regularly see the most braindead take on Bluesky's discourse du jour and it is always the same guy.
Is it a humiliation kink or can someone's head really be this empty?
Is it a humiliation kink or can someone's head really be this empty?
I cannot stress this enough: even if you can disregard the moral implications of AI (and you can't), outsourcing basic human connection to a machine is a monumental fuckup. If you do this, you are failing at the most basic human behavior.
Stop doing this. It makes you less than human!
Stop doing this. It makes you less than human!
June 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I cannot stress this enough: even if you can disregard the moral implications of AI (and you can't), outsourcing basic human connection to a machine is a monumental fuckup. If you do this, you are failing at the most basic human behavior.
Stop doing this. It makes you less than human!
Stop doing this. It makes you less than human!
You cannot even get a beater from a dealership anymore.
The cheapest cars I could find on CarMax and Carvana (excluding smart cars and things like that) are both $9k. Cars like these cost about half of that in 2019.
If you have a car and it's paid off, drive that thing until the wheels fall off.
The cheapest cars I could find on CarMax and Carvana (excluding smart cars and things like that) are both $9k. Cars like these cost about half of that in 2019.
If you have a car and it's paid off, drive that thing until the wheels fall off.
June 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
You cannot even get a beater from a dealership anymore.
The cheapest cars I could find on CarMax and Carvana (excluding smart cars and things like that) are both $9k. Cars like these cost about half of that in 2019.
If you have a car and it's paid off, drive that thing until the wheels fall off.
The cheapest cars I could find on CarMax and Carvana (excluding smart cars and things like that) are both $9k. Cars like these cost about half of that in 2019.
If you have a car and it's paid off, drive that thing until the wheels fall off.
Fun fact, according to Experian, the average interest rate for a used car was 11.87 in Q1.
That's insane. Assuming you finance the $30k, you're easily looking at a $600/mo car payment
That's insane. Assuming you finance the $30k, you're easily looking at a $600/mo car payment
June 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Fun fact, according to Experian, the average interest rate for a used car was 11.87 in Q1.
That's insane. Assuming you finance the $30k, you're easily looking at a $600/mo car payment
That's insane. Assuming you finance the $30k, you're easily looking at a $600/mo car payment
I don't know what's worse: saying what Suzy Weiss is saying earnestly as if it's a bad thing or the fact that this is Bari Weiss' sister.
I'm so glad Bourdain doesn't have to live in this hell. To take someone as unpretentious as Bourdain and lump him into pseudo-masculinity is bullshit
I'm so glad Bourdain doesn't have to live in this hell. To take someone as unpretentious as Bourdain and lump him into pseudo-masculinity is bullshit
May 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I don't know what's worse: saying what Suzy Weiss is saying earnestly as if it's a bad thing or the fact that this is Bari Weiss' sister.
I'm so glad Bourdain doesn't have to live in this hell. To take someone as unpretentious as Bourdain and lump him into pseudo-masculinity is bullshit
I'm so glad Bourdain doesn't have to live in this hell. To take someone as unpretentious as Bourdain and lump him into pseudo-masculinity is bullshit
In case nothing I wrote means anything to you:
May 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
In case nothing I wrote means anything to you:
Mom found the cum record ☹️
May 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Mom found the cum record ☹️
I would not be surprised to find out I am the youngest person to have done a DIY tonearm installation/mod.
The future is here and it's 70s DIY audio culture. Read more about the joys of connecting with tech on my substack (I am a stranger without a substack)
The future is here and it's 70s DIY audio culture. Read more about the joys of connecting with tech on my substack (I am a stranger without a substack)
May 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I would not be surprised to find out I am the youngest person to have done a DIY tonearm installation/mod.
The future is here and it's 70s DIY audio culture. Read more about the joys of connecting with tech on my substack (I am a stranger without a substack)
The future is here and it's 70s DIY audio culture. Read more about the joys of connecting with tech on my substack (I am a stranger without a substack)
The framing of working out as a conservative trait happened in part due to online leftists insisting on doing "is working out fascist?" discourse every 6-8 months. Ceding ground on non-issues led to this headline.
It is your moral and intellectual obligation to have a normal take about working out.
It is your moral and intellectual obligation to have a normal take about working out.
April 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The framing of working out as a conservative trait happened in part due to online leftists insisting on doing "is working out fascist?" discourse every 6-8 months. Ceding ground on non-issues led to this headline.
It is your moral and intellectual obligation to have a normal take about working out.
It is your moral and intellectual obligation to have a normal take about working out.
In my quest to reclaim the DIY nature of audio equipment in the 70s and become a little more self-sufficient with my tech, I fear that I have become an audiophile (derogatory)
April 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
In my quest to reclaim the DIY nature of audio equipment in the 70s and become a little more self-sufficient with my tech, I fear that I have become an audiophile (derogatory)
Lincoln Avenue can (and should) always be like this
April 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Lincoln Avenue can (and should) always be like this
Thank you Redfin. Very helpful!
April 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Thank you Redfin. Very helpful!
"Our weirdness about AI isn't why we're shutting down. Please do not put in the paper that we're shutting down because of our weird statements on AI. Let the record show that it's the community's fault for not donating hard enough."
This is such an embarrassing way to go
This is such an embarrassing way to go
April 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Our weirdness about AI isn't why we're shutting down. Please do not put in the paper that we're shutting down because of our weird statements on AI. Let the record show that it's the community's fault for not donating hard enough."
This is such an embarrassing way to go
This is such an embarrassing way to go
It's hard enough to get a refund when a driver runs off with your Chipotle order, so I imagine this is going to go really well
March 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's hard enough to get a refund when a driver runs off with your Chipotle order, so I imagine this is going to go really well
Let him make a Substack and work on Civ VII UI mods. Bring back our hero
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Let him make a Substack and work on Civ VII UI mods. Bring back our hero
Amazing things happening on Twitter. People who never supported ending the genocide in Gaza to begin with now have feelings about having lost the election due to their apathy
With liberals like these, who needs fascists?
With liberals like these, who needs fascists?
February 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Amazing things happening on Twitter. People who never supported ending the genocide in Gaza to begin with now have feelings about having lost the election due to their apathy
With liberals like these, who needs fascists?
With liberals like these, who needs fascists?
Nobody who has purchased a Funko Pop will see the kingdom of heaven
December 17, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Nobody who has purchased a Funko Pop will see the kingdom of heaven
Holy shit it bled into his manifesto lmao
The sentiment is compelling, but his desire for a derivative title contradicts what he's saying. Could do without the sciolistic bullshit.
Semi-serious gripes aside, I do not wish the American healthcare system upon my worst enemy.
The sentiment is compelling, but his desire for a derivative title contradicts what he's saying. Could do without the sciolistic bullshit.
Semi-serious gripes aside, I do not wish the American healthcare system upon my worst enemy.
December 10, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Holy shit it bled into his manifesto lmao
The sentiment is compelling, but his desire for a derivative title contradicts what he's saying. Could do without the sciolistic bullshit.
Semi-serious gripes aside, I do not wish the American healthcare system upon my worst enemy.
The sentiment is compelling, but his desire for a derivative title contradicts what he's saying. Could do without the sciolistic bullshit.
Semi-serious gripes aside, I do not wish the American healthcare system upon my worst enemy.