Four-year-old: Dad, I don’t want you to watch what I’m doing. Me: Why? Are you doing something wrong? Four: I’m going to.
When I see another driver being reckless on the road, my instinct is to say “What an asshole!” But I always try to remember to put myself in their shoes, imagine what else might be going on, and reframe the situation: “I bet that asshole is dealing with some kind of emergency.”
‘Lukewarm regards,’ my latest from #Overmorrow. Whether or not it will replace you, AI is just another tool to commodify you and your work.
Once I build up a big enough following on Mastodon, I'm going to Monetize it. You know, start posting about Impressionism.
I’m generally pretty slow with the block button, and I’ve never blocked a whole server, but bsky.brid.gy might be my first. The Fediverse has enough “Things are not as they seem” problems without the added surprises and side-effects from bridged accounts. #bluesky #bridgy #fediverse
QAnon, PizzaGate, anti-trans propaganda, online safety bills—none of it has *ever* been about protecting kids. None of it. If it was, Republicans wouldn’t now be arguing about what age it becomes ok to traffick and rape someone.