Outside Side

I’ve noticed this too and been raging about it on here, of course. I saw someone earlier (whom I’ve already picked on enough, so no link) who was like, “What is there to do other than have my kids stare at screens all day?”

GO. THE FUCK. OUTSIDE. The risks there are very, very minimal. FUCK. Most people have the risk assessment capabilities of a dimwitted diphtheria bacterium. Just be less of a dumbass. I know it’s hard. Just please try.

Cognizant

Most of the time when people think they are telling me things I don’t know, I am just pretending for the sake of social decorum. Took me a while to get used to doing that, and to get good at it.

“Oh, I had no idea.” Yeah, I did. I am a know-it-all, but no one likes a know-it-all. This is one way I realized pervasive lying was a necessary part of the social contract.

Narrowband

Seven TV channels now, were they actually independent, would seem remarkable. We’ve narrowed down to 2-3 platforms now and it shows in all sorts of ways.

Anomie

The largest rebellion possible these days is to be fit, to not be controlled by pervasive propaganda, to command you own body and to own your mind and its capabilities. This will make you an enemy of most but a friend to yourself.

If you think this sounds alt-rightish, there’s a reason. Not because I lean that way, even a little, but because they are correct to be rebelling — they just have the targets and methods wrong. And they are fucking Nazis in all but name.

Be fit, think for yourself, marshal yourself, and you automatically prevail over 90% of people with no other qualifications.

VPN

A lot of VPN software is essentially a spyware tool and should not be trusted. I restrict any VPN software and even conference software to company laptops or virtual machines. It cannot be trusted, and should not be.