[iftadwascool]

[aardwolfpack]

@nightmaresyrup recently reminded me that digital encyclopedias used to be a thing. It's possible that some of my early "Internet" memories are really only C.D.-R.O.M. memories.

[vazhaithandu]

[gregtom]

[k-simplex-deactivated20241001]

Happy Pride

[vazhaithandu]

[wildnickk]

[keepingitneutral]

Vagabond Haven's 'Nature Pod'

[academic-vampire]

𝔯𝔢𝔴𝔦𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔰𝔴𝔢𝔢𝔱𝔢𝔯

[liberalsarecool]

Ownership meant a physical copy. Now you own nothing and can't find what you want across multiple streaming platforms.

Bring back headphones that plug in. Bring back expandable memory. Bring back owning media.

[aenslem]

Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001) 4.05 "Revulsion"

[vazhaithandu]

[escuerzoresucitado]

[escuerzoresucitado]

[vazhaithandu]

I often feel politically isolated in this country because even much of the left seems trapped in identity-based politics rather than serious governance thinking. More broadly, I have started to feel that modern left politics has failed to offer a compelling framework for mass mobilization except in a few scattered regional pockets.

The media environment has changed. Fast-paced, short-form content rewards outrage, tribalism, and reactionary narratives far more than nuance or policy depth. Serious discussions about governance reform, urban planning, institutional capacity, public service delivery, or long-term civic improvement barely register because they don’t generate emotional engagement at scale.

It often feels like the issues that materially shape people’s lives are the ones least likely to command public attention. Sometimes it seems as though only a tiny minority actually care about structural improvement, which makes the broader political situation feel deeply discouraging.

[vazhaithandu]

[dragon-in-a-fez]

what is happening. is it because the fish is naked

[thatsbelievable]

[thememedaddy]