No, you just said, the moment she lost her life, that she should have made different choices. I wonder if anyone could say that about you. I wonder whether they should say that in a public forum in which people are freshly grieving for you. I wonder if they’ll feel so, so, so smart for saying it, the way you felt so…

And she’s dead. I hope you get as much sympathy and respect as you gave her.

What you are doing is definitely wrong. But I guess, to you, displaying your brilliance is the most important thing right now. You’re so much smarter and more selfless than Ruth Bader Ginsburg! Your opinion on something that should have happened six years ago is so much more vital than anything else that could be…

Fuck you, you human garbage.

Ways to significantly increase Wellness:

I’m disappointed by the trailer, I won’t lie. It’s less wild gothic and more mean girls than I want, but at the same time, I’m glad that they’re making it noticeably different from the Hitchcock version.

I don’t believe in the text Daphne du Maurier ever says Mrs Danvers is old. She describes her as gaunt, incredibly pale, and having prominent cheekbones that give her a “skull’s face” but I don’t believe ever references her age, other than that she was a caretaker to Rebecca when Rebecca was a child.

One of the major problems of movies and tv shows is trying to use “mental illness” to explain why characters do what they do. They need to either go Crazy Ex-Girlfriend route and have a specific diagnosis that they write to, or go French Art Film and chainsmoke gauloises while muttering, “People are ineffable. We…

It’s a possibility, but having a volunteer who openly despises you in your community might be a burden for that community.

Community service might be a good option.  A year of weekends picking up garbage in a jumpsuit.

I’d be interested in what might shift if we changed from jail sentences to being rare (for white and middle class people) but punishingly long to more common but short. I went to a prison museum that showed data indicating that lengthy sentences had little to no impact on crime rate, so I’m for scaling down sentences,…

Thank you very much.  You have made me feel better, which is tough these days.  

Thank you.  I hope they do for everyone.  

Okay, we should, but are we? Have you? Can you direct me toward organizations that are doing it. Because I feel like we’re very much in a hypothetical world when it comes to “changing the system” but very much in the real when we’re shutting down businesses.

Oh my god! Someone has a problem that can’t be fixed with my tedious political screeds! What will I do? I guess I’ll say “fuck off” and go off and congratulate myself on what a great person I am.  

You’re right, I shouldn’t have said that. I don’t see any high-profile tech people who talk about that. That was mostly the result of me monitoring the endless twitter righteousness by people who can work from home who, in my area, mostly happen to be tech workers. The point is, I see a huge disconnect between their…

Oh great. A youtube video in which Noam Chomsky talks about socializing the fossil fuel industry and putting it out of business. Thanks. That helps me make rent. You’re so smart. Thank you for educating me.

Where did I blame the impoverished/immigrants? Oh right, I didn’t, but responding to what I write requires you to be compassionate rather than self-righteous. My problem is that “change the economic system” isn’t a solution, it’s a slogan. The only solution people are offering is “I’m taking away any chance you have…

I am beginning to side with people that want to end lockdowns. I don’t see lockdowns as a workable solution anymore. I understand that they bring down covid rates, but then what? I don’t think we can eliminate the virus completely and the US pandemic started with fifteen confirmed cases. So do we just keep forty…

I don’t feel any particular way about the show. I was mainly piqued at the idea of murdertainment fans making real pain a lucrative subject of coffee shop chat but unquestioningly being angry at not having enough warning about fictional crimes. The concept of triggering can be applied well and responsibly, but also…