“Culture” is perhaps a better word than “taste.” As long as corporate consumerist dreck is not substituted for culture.

Nobody should rein themselves in about AI.

I spent $353.00 to buy up every remaining copy of “The Starship and the Canoe” from Amazon to teach to my sophomores. They’ve been loving it and remarking it’s the first book they have enjoyed

I don’t find class size to be the main problem at all, at least within reason. 31 was the cap when I was teaching in Queens, NYC, and things went fine. Tiny classes make me feel like a comedian with no audience. There’s too little energy in the room. Curriculum. Books. Materials. These matter most

Because the press got completely overwhelmed and swamped by the hyper capitalist pressures of the early 21st century.

Yes! I sort of rotate social media scrolltime. Facebook gets to me and then I come back here. Busy teaching and being in a band and being the family point person for everything…

Well— I hear you! And like you!

I share that sense. I returned from the Thanksgiving table where I had to be polite about AI thinking the same thing

True. There is awareness among my high school students of the downsides — I see a shift happening. But we are in a before/after inflection point for sure

AI is such a nightmare.

This may be a matter of ICE intervening so that dad — the relative — can have custody and deport mom.

WOOLVERINES!!!!

Boldly to go where no man has gone before

It’s rough out there. I’ve gotten my sophomores to read one book though. And many report it’s the first time they have liked a book.

The outdoors is super stimulating and dopamine rich. If I still lived in the city I’d be outside every day. No need for a four inch glowing rectangle when there are sidewalks and bridges and parks and pubs and dog walkers and strollers and buskers and tourists and newcomers and trees and food and…