Dr. Laura Robinson on X: "I think a huge part of the draw of tradwife content is that it markets the idea that we actually don't need social services, schools, or a government because everyone has an endless possibility of bootstrapping inside them. Tradwife content usually deliberately obscures or" / X
Josh Ellis on X: "Not everything good can make money. Very few good things, in fact, can show an infinitely increasing profit every quarter or year. In order to do that, you either make shitty products or you do shitty things to make em cheaper and sell em higher. And some things should be free." / X
— Josh Ellis (@jzellis)
charlotte bancroft a.k.a. austerity measures on X: "everyday life in the united states is psychologically punishing in such a unique way. we’re in the most advanced stage of economic development relative to the rest of the world, so even though material conditions here tend to be higher than they are elsewhere" / X
— charlotte bancroft a.k.a. austerity measures (@wifekisser303)
Chris Ward on Twitter / X
The Phillips head screw is a plague on industrial society and an affront to the dignity of man. Its persistence is entirely the result of a deference to the lower castes. The American design was originally developed as a solution to fast production at the cost of precision. 🧵 https://t.co/rK4b0vBiWM— Chris Ward (@MasterWambo) December 30, 2023
Judd Legum on X: "5. You can legitimately believe you won the election and there are legitimate ways to press that claim forward, like filing a lawsuit. Creating a fake set of electors and then pressuring your VP to declare them valid electors is not one of your legal options." / X
Bill D'Alessandro on Twitter
“Damn. This is the most unreal (and yet depressingly so real) story of unintended consequences I've ever read. "Why Do Employers Provide Health Care in the First Place?" Some excerpts... https://t.co/q1DFnfXvzl”