it's a parasite economy. normally the parasites would be regulated out, or to the margins at least - but the fundamentally international nature of the internet makes that much harder. and the would-be stewards - the internet giants - are an oligopoly so have no competitive pressure to care

I think what gets me most about this stuff is how powerless it can make you feel, the internet felt like home for a very long time and people are now stripping away that home and there isn't a single thing we can do about it, we can only sit there and watch as it all gets destroyed

MRmaxread.infoSep 25, 2024 3:59pm

For New York mag, I wrote about the slop economy nymag.com/intelligence...

"I can’t quite shake the sense that Rutherford B. Hayes was not actually that fussed about becoming president..." Which makes the manner in which he did it all the more ironic. For this week's half-forgotten US election of the week, we're off to 1876 (paywall, soz)

A return, from London to Liverpool

This year: was Labour conference all that bad, really? Why does Liverpool have so many London place names? And Rutherford B. Hayes buggers up America.

Personally I think it should be funded publicly to avoid the donor culture. But the public hate that idea. Of course they also hate donations.

A woman at the barbershop was complaining that her ex-boyfriend got a new tattoo which is of a rooster hanging from a noose on his thigh. That way he can tell everyone that he has a cock that hangs below his knee. I feel compelled to share this. Hope that everyone's Sunday evening is going well

We are now one week away from Final Order Cutoff for ONE FOR SORROW #1 (the last date stores can order the issue before release). So I thought I'd introduce the main characters over the coming days.

I don't really understand why people think that being on the internet obligates you to listen to a stream of personal abuse every once in a while? no one would argue you're not allowed to walk away from unpleasant people in real life, but for some reason online...