David Locke

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I wonder whether this statue could be kept in place, if it were "modified" in some way… 🤔

Religion is the opium of the people…
And, now economics is the opium of the people.
Along with patriotism.

[ Hemmingway ]
The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio

"the hour of the BRAINWORM is upon us!"

A TOMB IN H-SECTION is social realism;)

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Capitalism struggles to erase the *possibility* of its own end.
The ongoing disintegration and reconstitution of the Spectacle is itself a spectacle.

Catastrophe Praxis
Louis Armand [ louisarmand.bsky.social ]
Alienist 9
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Yeah. I guess I should lose Google, and find an alternative…
They're like a 50-armed hydra, though. If you escape one arm by using another VOIP service, there are 49 more waiting to jam their way into your life, lift your wallet… Sell your soul to the nearest corporate-state agency, etc. 🙁

I never look at my phone while I'm away from wi-fi. I'll find wi-fi if I need to check a message or whatever. That's not a big deal.
A lot of times, I just leave the thing at home. Really.

One of the best decisions I've made recently is my choice to end my cellular service. My phone and tablet are wi-fi only now, and I'm so much happier for it that I just can't even describe just how much happier…
I can still make voice calls and text via Google Voice.
That's what I do.

This modern life kinda sucks.

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This story lands squarely in the midst of that elusive and rare intersection between hilarious, and infuriating…

Three (!!) keyboard levels.
You're, like, the Keith Emerson of typing!
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Mocking Mesoamerican deities in Mesoamerica — or anywhere else, for that matter, but especially in Mesoamerica — is definitely not recommended. Not advised.
Contraindicated.

I once foolishly insulted an icon of Maximón, a Mesoamerican deity who is popular in Oaxaca, by mocking it.

I haven't been the same, since.

Is it just me, or do these colorized MRI brain images resemble bread loaves?

It's unfortunate that one must be unconscious in order to offend capitalism in this way.
I propose a mass protest involving mannequins — or shaped clothing piles, at least — draped in bed covers everywhere, accompanied by audio loops of gentle snoring…

As protesters enjoy time away from the System.

This is an excellent idea — not only as a conceptual hypothesis, but as a practical matter.
It could be called International Nothing Day.
Each of us would be compelled to drop whatever we're doing on this day, to experience nothing.
To immerse ourselves in nothing.

Sensory Depravation Tank Day.
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Hear, hear.
I wouldn't mind it, in fact, if the story we're currently in were to end abruptly, before the last page…

Published in 1870.
You've had a long career, but I didn't realize just *how* long, until now…

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earth behavior [int. kitchenette — evening]

INT. KITCHENETTE — EVENING

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The avocado falls from the tree when it falls.

How does speaking while in this pose affect the quality of your voice? It must change your breathing. Does it chance your diction? How about the tone?
What happens to your sinuses while you're upside-down?
How long can you speak in this way, before needing a break?
???

Same.

Capitalism and Liberalism and Individualism (and narcissism and hedonism) all rely on controlling others.
Money is the totem whose allure seduces us to submit to power.
But it's all psychological.
A society which denied the value of money could never be seduced by it — and would end Capitalism.

Capitalism and Liberalism and Individualism (and narcissism and hedonism) all rely on controlling others.
Money is the totem whose allure seduces us to submit to power.
But it's all psychological.
A society which denied the value of money could never be seduced by it — and would end Capitalism.

"Everything Capitalism does isolates the person to remove anything that may give it pleasure, so all pleasure can be controlled and monetized."
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Or mis-recognizing wealth as a totem of stature…

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