Cults fascinate me because they're one of the rare times people acknowledge how fucked up some very common social dynamics are. "Can you believe a charismatic jerk pressured people to act against their interests and no one stopped them because they didn't want to make a fuss?" Yep, I can.

"The truth is that Americans have effectively been living in a company town, in which most systems, including journalism, came into existence to preferentially benefit a narrow spectrum of the public—an owner class—and to further moneyed interests."

APandreapitzer.bsky.socialOct 14, 2024 5:30pm

I wrote about why the New York Times and many (many!) others struggle to address the threat of Trumpism. For this piece, I borrowed a term from @katharinehayhoe.com and the world of climate change to talk about the human tendency to believe in a world that no longer exists.

Trapped in a Company Town

Why is it so hard for legacy media, corporations, and tens of millions of Americans to address the threat of Trumpism?

You sub-skying me in the sweetest ways is also quite endearing 🥰

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Here's a pumpkin carving I did of an owl back in 2019.

You're so funny! I just love you xoxo

It's so funny you call this dating, like we don't know each other lol

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist - George Carlin

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying it 's true

ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying it 's true

Thank you, that all sounds spot on

I would very much love to read it when it's ready! xoxo