cats are spiritually Marxist

He’s spending millions for a ballroom while American soldiers go without pay…

America! Pay your soldiers! They work for you and you treat them like this….

I have been re-listening to old episodes of Reply All. Trying my hardest to listen to good radio without falling down the true crime hole. Any suggestions?

Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.

Feels like most of life is just chasing brain connections:
Laughter? Neural sync.
Love? Full-on rewiring.
A new way to make money? Dopamine-fueled clarity.

We're not after stuff — we're after sparks.
Agree? Disagree? or are you still buffering?

Emotional capitalism: you’re part of it.
And so am I.
And so is everyone with a notes app and a dream.

So, congrats. You've named the dystopia.
Now, what do you want to do with it?
Build something honest inside it?
Mock it from the outside?
Or both

Emotional capitalism asks:

“What’s the ROI on your inner child today?”
“Can your healing journey go viral?”
“How can you pivot this existential crisis into Q3 engagement?”

I build systems to feel in control. I write to remember I’m not.
Somewhere between burnout and meaning, I’m trying to make a life that works.

Found out today that my best friend from when I was 4 years old, took his own life earlier this year. Although it was nearly 40 years since I last saw this person, it still leaves me feeling sad and a little lost for words.

How nice does this feel? Like a clean slate a new beginning..