Laurie Penny

This is a good response.

Temporarily Embarrassed Sex Criminals Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth: almost every man on earth has more in common with Jeffrey Epstein's victims than he does with any of the guests.

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‘Patriarchy is a pyramid scheme’

"Weaponising male rage against women’s supposed social-sexual dominance is a convenient proxy war. It’s a decoy for the rage… that comes with being in a putrefying world system. It is a stand-in for t unspeakable experience of class shame. For t indignity of loneliness & disappointment and decline."

Patriarchy is a pyramid scheme. Patriarchy funnels the rewards of male violence towards the elite while collectivising the shame, pain and frustration. Ordinary, alienated men & boys are left to stew in the self-loathing that says intimacy is something they have to tear from another human by force.

Brill “The story claims that the real power differential in society, the one that actually matters, is women’s sexual power over men.
… The power, specifically, to withhold sex and everything that is supposed to come with it: pleasure, care, intimacy, validation, belonging, status, self-respect.”

Temporarily Embarrassed Sex Criminals Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth: almost every man on earth has more in common with Jeffrey Epstein's victims than he does with any of the guests.

Patriarchy is a political system for making traitors out of men.
I wrote about organised misogyny and the Epstein Files.
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"Patriarchy is a political technology. It is designed to persuade men that their interests lie with a small elite rather than with the other half of the human race."

Temporarily Embarrassed Sex Criminals Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth: almost every man on earth has more in common with Jeffrey Epstein's victims than he does with any of the guests.

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‘Patriarchy is a pyramid scheme’

Temporarily Embarrassed Sex Criminals Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth: almost every man on earth has more in common with Jeffrey Epstein's victims than he does with any of the guests.

Patriarchy is a political system for making traitors out of men.
I wrote about organised misogyny and the Epstein Files.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

By ‘invent’ do you mean ‘enforce’?

Laurie Penny (@lauriepenny) This is the most practical, in-depth piece of writing advice of the series so far. Narrative Voice is such a basic technique that almost nobody bothers to explain it- which leaves a lot of writers...

This is the most practical, in-depth piece of writing advice of the series so far.

Narrative Voice is such a basic technique that almost nobody bothers to explain it- which leaves a lot of writers struggling without knowing why.

Here’s how it works. You’re welcome.

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They finally arrested the Arsehole Formerly Known As Prince.

They finally arrested the Arsehole Formerly Known As Prince.

Laurie Penny (@lauriepenny) This is the most practical, in-depth piece of writing advice of the series so far. Narrative Voice is such a basic technique that almost nobody bothers to explain it- which leaves a lot of writers...

This is the most practical, in-depth piece of writing advice of the series so far.

Narrative Voice is such a basic technique that almost nobody bothers to explain it- which leaves a lot of writers struggling without knowing why.

Here’s how it works. You’re welcome.

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How to Pick the Perfect Idea Every Single Time. The Tyranny of Potential.

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Part 4 of my new writing seminar.

How to Pick the Perfect Idea Every Single Time. The Tyranny of Potential.

‘Your problem is not lack of ideas. It’s not lack of originality. It’s about commitment.’
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What we’re watching is the enshittification of democracy. Milk it for profit, load it with liabilities, strip it for parts.

What we’re watching is the enshittification of democracy. Milk it for profit, load it with liabilities, strip it for parts.

Write Like A Person: prompt post #3 Everything happens so much

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My new writing seminar is really picking up. And current events are making an appearance.
Because creative work isn’t about shutting out what’s awful and overwhelming in the world. It’s about taking charge of your reaction to those things.

Write Like A Person #2: You're not a robot. You need to breathe. So does your writing. Featuring Tennyson, Eminem, and the absolute importance of pacing.

The latest installment of my writing seminar is out now! I’ve been so excited to see people joining this class.

It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.

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Write Like A Person #2: You're not a robot. You need to breathe. So does your writing. Featuring Tennyson, Eminem, and the absolute importance of pacing.

The latest installment of my writing seminar is out now! I’ve been so excited to see people joining this class.

It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.

open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

I came to Copenhagen to run a new game, and people are very polite here, but when the game ended I had trouble getting the players to stop screaming and fighting each other.
It was NOT a fighting game.
I’m just saying that if I had to pick a European nation to bully, I wouldn’t start with Denmark.

They’re VIKINGS, Chelsea.

How to Write Like A Person Announcing a new seminar for 2026.

As an intervention against hopelessness and AI slop, I’m running a new writing seminar over on my blog, and I’m unreasonably excited about how it’s going so far.
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.

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I’m in Copenhagen. It’s cold and foggy and the train station is full of people with Greenland flags and little placards saying ‘Make America Go Away.’
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.

How to Write Like A Person Announcing a new seminar for 2026.

As an intervention against hopelessness and AI slop, I’m running a new writing seminar over on my blog, and I’m unreasonably excited about how it’s going so far.
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.

open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

Well, have we met or not?

I’m actually fine with that sort of overwhelm, what are the foods I ask for research purposes

It’s the thing you call ‘Apple crisp’, with cheddar in it.
Also, hi :)

I unironically love Waffle House and may never get to go back because of fascism