Stephen Hampshire
@shampshire.bsky.social
Customers, psychology, music, history...
Totally agree, the texture’s all wrong in hipster sausage rolls.
December 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Totally agree, the texture’s all wrong in hipster sausage rolls.
I love this look.
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I love this look.
Exactly…but once it becomes the goal (and product) it‘s an increasingly poor proxy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Exactly…but once it becomes the goal (and product) it‘s an increasingly poor proxy.
Yeah, I certainly see the argument. It seems to me that the main problem is defining the goal of education in terms of degree certificates, but I can see a link between the two.
December 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Yeah, I certainly see the argument. It seems to me that the main problem is defining the goal of education in terms of degree certificates, but I can see a link between the two.
I don’t think it’s de facto wrong to see students as customers, but it is wrong to see a degree as the product for sale.
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I don’t think it’s de facto wrong to see students as customers, but it is wrong to see a degree as the product for sale.
I think the dark side of the parasocial thing that develops with creatives we support directly is that it can easily tip into entitlement and, frankly, borderline stalkerishness.
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I think the dark side of the parasocial thing that develops with creatives we support directly is that it can easily tip into entitlement and, frankly, borderline stalkerishness.
It’s better in that it cements my determination not to watch a single minute of this exponentially corrupt farce.
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It’s better in that it cements my determination not to watch a single minute of this exponentially corrupt farce.
It's a daft camp space opera, it's not supposed to make sense.
December 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's a daft camp space opera, it's not supposed to make sense.
Yeah, annoyingly mine was on cassette as well!
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Yeah, annoyingly mine was on cassette as well!
I’ve loved Zooropa since the day it came out out, and received constant pelters for it.
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I’ve loved Zooropa since the day it came out out, and received constant pelters for it.
Apologies, it is a bit of a niche (and dated) reference, but it’s what I always think when I see those lorries!
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Apologies, it is a bit of a niche (and dated) reference, but it’s what I always think when I see those lorries!
Just watch out for the fnords.
December 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just watch out for the fnords.
This is the most low-effort of bait.
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is the most low-effort of bait.
I really like Blaidd!
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I really like Blaidd!
“Playmobil approach” is a really good way of putting this.
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“Playmobil approach” is a really good way of putting this.
People need to learn the difference between taste and opinion. Do what you want and leave me to enjoy my garlic naan in peace.
December 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
People need to learn the difference between taste and opinion. Do what you want and leave me to enjoy my garlic naan in peace.
Ha! I know exactly what you mean.
a cartoon of a family guy in a bathtub with the caption it insists upon itself yarn
Alt: The family guy “it insists upon itself” meme.
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ha! I know exactly what you mean.
I have bid. Though admittedly not €1 jillion.
December 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I have bid. Though admittedly not €1 jillion.