The Fig Economy

Season 2 as the best? That’s the one where it felt most adrift to me, little bit of a sophomore slump (still a lot of fun IMO, this is all quibbling over details).

Yeah, IMO it manages to keep things fresh and fun throughout so far.

I get it, not everything’s for everyone. I just have such affection for Martin & Short, and through this & them for Gomez as well.

For a little while I started thinking of which seasons I liked the best, and then I realized that’s silly, because it’s just something I’m always glad to have around whenever it comes back.

Yep, and the supporting cast is wonderful and having the time of their lives.

Just finished Only Murders in the Building season 5. Good great show with immaculate vibes. I could just watch them hang out forever. Love it.

I’ve got a lot of kids and I love them but this shit ain’t for everyone.

West Point plaque: "Our code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law."

Yeah, there’s something of a Ninth Amendment-ish argument needed here, making sure that saying “congressmen are allowed to do this” is not read to imply “non-congressmen are not.”

It is totally fine to not like a food that I like or vice versa. But man, confidently asserting that *nobody* likes a food because *you* don’t like it? That presses a button in me somewhere.

Man I know.

So far so good! It was the pieces of an idea that’s been marinating in my mind for a while and I was listening to a podcast interview and reading a book that all made it gel at the same time, so it really flowed. Three full pages just kind of came out.

In between meetings at work today I just, like, started writing an essay? Longhand? Like about books? With citations and everything? Even though I’m not in school??? Just for fun???

If the person in the screenshot had ever pirated a book they might realize that Marxism doesn’t mean “steal everything as long as it makes your mom mad.”

And the people who try to make arguments about how actually they’re doing a moral good by pirating, those are the people who know the most that they’re doing wrong, because they’re desperately (unconvincingly) trying to convince themselves by convincing you.

Yeah, it all makes no sense. Stuff like Spotify is the ne plus ultra, where for a low monthly fee you get to feel like you own everything but if you stop paying you retain nothing; but streaming services are the same, and you’re subject to whatever they feel like yanking at any time.

Just a basic-ass apple pie, made with care, is an all time banger. Variations like hot buttered rum apple pie are great too but the OG is justifiably lauded.

I understand that you are technically allowed to lie confidently on the internet. I just don’t really understand why anybody wants to.

These people are all but explicitly declaring themselves enemies of the constitution, and their grip is brittle and they know it.

I mean it is a risible false doctrine so that’s ok. The problem is them pretending it’s real now.

The ceremonial first year Trump ousting of the FBI director.

I’m sure they’d do some hand waving to say that the executive is singular and the legislative power is distributed so the same analysis can’t hold and really it’s just worshiping consolidated power.

Yep. This isn’t “if it works this’ll be bad,” it’s “this is a warning not to cross the administration again.” Given what cowards they’ve tended to be im genuinely a little surprised they’re apparently pursuing it.

This is ridiculous, yes, but I continue to think it’s among the actually most serious of the attempted violations/seizures of power/chilling effects. This isn’t a “if this goes any further this will be bad” thing. What’s described below is *already* extremely alarming.

We’re out here looking for positive examples of masculinity and here’s Hegseth like “it’s crypto Nazi tattoos and sexual assault.”

Like sometimes I’ll laugh at a post and she’ll be like “what?” and then I’ll think of how it would take an hour to explain the background to a mild chuckle, and like what are we really doing here?

Yeah, how do I explain the Lore that is sitting in my brain ready to come to the fore at a moment’s notice?

But they also changed the rules so it would take nine of them to do it instead of one like before. Which essentially trapped him there.

Sometimes I’m like “maybe I can tell my wife about online” and then I realize some of online is like “the Netflix comedy lady’s villain origin story is being furious at Jeopardy Sam for supporting building more housing” and then I’m like nah.