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Im sort of making a parallel observation
Oh I think what you're saying makes sense
we have this through-the-looking-glass situation where it's like the offensive shit means that i have to vote for them or else im being narrow-minded
Well it is a little tough in this context to disentangle "let back into the tent" and "vote for." Like if I say I'm not inclined to vote for the guy who said a bunch of racist shit years ago, is that not letting into the tent? It feels like it gets characterized that way and then
Sorry what's the Ohtani to toronto bit?
As a corollary if *i* discuss any of the above we can only conclude that it was so fascinating that i could not help but reluctantly share
things i, a 40-something man, do not care to hear about from my peers.
1) their fantasy sports teams
2) their gambling
3) their group chats
4) their (literal) dreams, ie the ones that happen while they sleep
I see the appeal of *being* in one for sure. I see less appeal in *talking* about being in one and much less appeal in *hearing* people talking about theirs.
I wouldn't be shocked if we found that this general pattern holds for prior generations and is another reason why 47 year olds are so miserable. The up-and-coming stuff is not for you but you're not ready to live purely for nostalgia
Yes there is something about the format that makes everything come across as both authoritative and glib
an 11-year marriage to tom cruise creates a sexual attention deficit that is impossible to overcome in one lifetime
Finally someone has illustrated one of my least favorite corporate-speak terms (scalable) in a manner i can grasp
If only he were as committed to her as he is to his 2002 soccer mom hair
For sure. Also if you're concerned about "regrettable posts" AI is not the way you want to go.
I'm sure there will always be some impact just due to nature of images but i think not going to be nearly what it was when we all had internalized moving images on tiny screens as being "proof" of whatever
I am probably overly optimistic about this and other sorts of fakery but I just feel like it wont take very long for now-unreliable video to lose much (even if not all) of its power
Like how heroin addicts more likely to overdose in unfamiliar settings--as I say this now that one feels a little made up
If anything this will get him more votes! (Not *many* more)
I'm probably off-base, and it wouldn't diminish your framing at all imo, but do you think you're projecting a bit?