And also because its very existence as a threat to some livelihoods stems from mass theft of those people’s hard work without agreement nor compensation.

Get rich quick schemes got too easy to spot, so big-tech came up with ‘bypass the ten thousand hours of work it takes to turn inherent appetite into inherent flair’ scheme instead.

remind me, when companies create an actual revolutionary technology that is going to change the world, do they usually have to beg users to adopt it, give it away for free for years, and at last resort force it on people with no way to disable it? Is that usually how revolutionary tech works?

Sometimes we need reminding that things that seem impossible only seem so until someone achieves them. And when someone achieves, even in an unfamiliar field, it can intrigue, it can instruct, it can inspire. Jasmin Paris, thankyou for the reminder. #smalleuropeanwoman#BM100

It’s a throwback to when social media wasn’t a place you went to sell yourself, but to learn about yourself, when it was more about connection and contact than clout.

One of the few pieces of advice I offer to anyone new or old to any artform is not to conflate suffering for your art, which is not only unnecessary but often counterproductive, with making the sacrifices that are almost always inevitable when striving for any artistic goal. 💙📚

Two decades ago, I acquired a hardback copy of Ночной Дозор (Nightwatch) by Sergei Lukyanenko. My Russian doesn’t go much further than asking for directions to a hotel and ordering a couple of vodkas.

Something like Hycote clear lacquer spray paint, the type you use on alloy wheels. Do multiple very light coats.

There’s a place in Swindon that sells ideas mail order. Old fashioned service; cutting edge ideas. You get a thick Manila envelope through the letterbox at the start of every month. It saves me from all that thinking and contemplating I used to do. Exclusive, of course, so can’t say much more 😉

Happy St. Dwynwen's Day to all my Welsh friends.